Saturday 8 October 2016 23:27, UK
Australia fought off a spirited Argentina to run out 33-21 winners at Twickenham and finish second in the Rugby Championship.
Argentina were in the game up until the very end, with four points separating the teams before a Bernard Foley penalty and Dean Mumm try handed Australia a seemingly comfortable win in the English capital.
Tries from Adam Coleman and Samu Kerevi as well as poor kicking from Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias meant Australia had a 10-point lead going into the break.
The Pumas fought back after the break, with Iglesias' goal kicking showing improvement and Jeronimo de la Fuente adding to Matias Alemanno's first-half try, but Kerevi scored a second and Mumm added the finishing touches to hand the Wallabies second spot as the southern hemisphere competition came to a close at Twickenham.
Australia were fortunate not to concede a second-minute try when scrum-half Will Genia's clearance kick was charged down by Pumas No 8 Leonardo Senatore. Gonzalez Iglesias recovered the loose ball and went over but as the fly-half had been in front of Senatore, the try was ruled out for offside by the video referee.
Dane Haylett-Petty then burst down the right and sent in second row Coleman. French referee Mathieu Raynal called for replay assistance to determine if Haylett-Petty had lost possession in the tackle, but the try was awarded following deliberation. Foley's conversion and subsequent penalty gave Australia a 10-0 lead. Gonzalez Iglesias then pulled a kickable penalty to the left of the posts.
Australia were a man down when flanker Hooper was set to the sin-bin in the 17th minute for a high tackle on De la Fuente. Argentina capitalised with a strong drive only for lock Matias Alemanno to lose control as he tried to ground the ball for a try. But minutes later the second row did score following a drive from a close-range line-out.
Gonzalez Iglesias again missed the kick at goal.
Foley made no mistake with his second successful penalty and then, from a central position 40 metres out, Gonzalez Iglesias was off target once more. Hooper had not long returned when Australia were again a man down, with Coleman penalised for catching scrum-half Martin Landajo round the neck. Yet it was Australia who scored next with a try a minute before half-time.
Argentina captain Agustin Creevy's poor line-out throw gave Australia possession on the Pumas' 22 and quick hands saw the ball worked right and then back left again before Kerevi, holding off Senatore, went over. Foley missed the awkward conversion and there was still time for Gonzalez Iglesias, on target with his fourth attempt, to cut Australia's interval lead to 10 points.
The Pumas were back in the match in the 45th minute when a charging run by lock Pablo Matera set up a quick tap penalty from which De la Fuente, twisting through several would-be tackles went over for a fine try.
Gonzalez Iglesias converted and Australia's lead was down to three points. But, in an open match, Argentina were themselves caught cold minutes later when centre Kerevi intercepted lock Gudo Petti's loose pass for a converted try.
Gonzalez Iglesias's penalty took Argentina to within seven points and they ought to have equalised when Creevy charged forward only to knock on in sight of the posts. Gonzalez Iglesias then sent a penalty attempt over after a clash between Wallaby replacement Nick Phipps and the Argentrina physio, before Foley added one of his own.
Mumm, again making the most of an Argentina mistake, then picked off Landajo's pass for a 77th minute try.
