Australia survive late Argentina surge
Australia captain Michael Hooper stars as hosts beat Argentina 32-25 in a tense Rugby Championship match.
Published On 13 Sep 2014
Captain Michael Hooper grabbed a brace as Australia held off a late surge from Argentina to register a 32-25 victory in the Rugby Championship at Robina Stadium, Gold Coast.
The home side looked to be cruising to victory when they took a 29-17 lead after Peter Betham scored their third try on the hour mark but the Pumas charged back in the last 20 minutes to take the game down to the wire.
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Centre Marcelo Bosch and fullback Joaquin Tuculet added to winger Manuel Montero’s first-half try but they were unable to get a fourth to give themselves a chance to square the scores.
The match ended when referee Glen Jackson awarded a free kick against Argentina replacement scrumhalf Tomas Cubelli for feeding an attacking five-metres scrum too early.
Source: Reuters