A night of woeful discipline saw the Wallabies snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against Argentina at Parramatta Stadium,and continue their horror start to the Rugby Championship under returned coach Eddie Jones.
The Michael Cheika-coached Pumas scored in the final minute to claim the win after the Wallabies had appeared to get out of jail with two tries in the last ten minutes.
After playing poorly for the majority of the game,the Wallabies trailed 27-17 with 12 minutes to go but tries to Samu Kerevi and Mark Nawaqanitawase - the latter coming via a 95-metre intercept - saw the Wallabies surge back and lead with four minutes remaining.
But as they’d done all night,the Wallabies conceded a penalty through an off-ball tackle by Kerevi,and the Pumas had one final crack at Australia’s line. No.8 Juan Martin Gonzalez dived over the pack to score,and despite pleas by the Wallabies for a held-up ruling,referee Jaco Peyper awarded it.
The defeat leaves Jones 0-2 in his return and to rub salt into the wound,star centre Len Ikitau was taken to hospital for scans on a potentially serious shoulder injury,raising doubts about his fitness for the Rugby World Cup.
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Mark Nawaqanitawase is tackled.Getty