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00:00Or perhaps a few of the locals an old Welsh settlement of course in that in Wales. They speak a
00:05version of Patagonian Welsh in Argentina
00:08So who knows how many of the locals might have come across to enjoy this one? Paul Williams is our
00:13referee from the New Zealand Union his
00:17assistants will be Angus Gardner and Nika Amashie Kelly
00:22Till trainee is our French TMO
00:30San Juan
00:33In Western Argentina
00:35The final game of round two of the nation's championship
00:40Will it finish with honors even to both hemispheres or could Wales force a 4-2 win to the northern
00:45hemisphere by the end of the A-team?
00:55Costolo gets us underway
00:58Oh hell, certainly went backwards to begin with almost
01:01Then went forwards through the legs, but
01:05Use it!
01:07Chice up
01:09Into the air
01:10From Gonzalo Garcia
01:14Just on the shoulder
01:16There's Ellis Mee
01:19Blair Murray
01:24Costolo considering changing the angle thinking he spotted a bit of room in that corner
01:28I'd have hoped it would skip on and give them
01:31A bit of a chance to put pressure on the Argentine line out a few meters from their line, but
01:36they've dealt with that well
01:39They made a decent clearance
01:41Yeah, Argentina certainly have you talked earlier about
01:43Sam Costolo being sort of more of a pragmatic selection over Dan Edwards
01:47And I think if you've just seen an example there that kicking game
01:50Dan Edwards has got a fantastic kicking game
01:53But Sam Costolo was a bit more territorial thinking
01:55We saw him there trying to pin the corners
01:57Unfortunately, a bit of an unlucky high bounce gave the opportunity for Argentina to clear it away
02:04Time and go
02:07Six on six as James Botham tried to get away, Santiago Grondona all over him
02:18Okay, use it, staying on, chaser
02:24Williams
02:2623rd start of the season
02:28Back by red, quite on
02:30That's nicely done though
02:35Excellent kick retention
02:37What's it going to allow Wales to do here?
02:39Running straight
02:41First order of the day, but that is Lucio Sinti over the ball
02:44And he is going to get, or is he going to get the reward?
02:49Offside advantage already being played
02:51Yeah, he would have got the reward then
02:52That was really good Jacqueline there from the Argentinian
02:55But unfortunately it was an offside infringement, so Wales get a little let off there
03:04Offside just didn't get all the way back
03:08Just another couple of steps guys
03:10Yeah
03:12San Juan it's not one of the more glamorous locations for international test rugby
03:19Former england scrum half danny care described it this week as tough place to play having been here with england
03:24in 2017
03:31Lovely bit of fielding there from Wales whenever you see now that kick up
03:35Watch the players in behind because they're the really important ones the fielders
03:40Yes
03:40Voice of former Welsh international philip patate who's with us
03:43Eddie james is adding his weight to this particular mall down from the line out
03:48It's there with dary lake as it crabs across has late got the route to find the line
03:52Yes, he has
03:54First blood to Wales
04:00Talk of needing the belief and sticking to the game plan from last week
04:04Well, that looks to be exactly what they've done inside the first four minutes of the match
04:10A ninth try for dary lake as a welshman
04:13And they take an early lead
04:16Fantastic way for Wales to start there
04:18We talked earlier about what Wales might need to do change the game plan from last week and they have
04:22to impose their game
04:23And look at that four minutes in and they certainly have argentina haven't been able to get out of their
04:28half
04:28Wales have been relentless pin in the corners and then using that ever so efficient driving line out more
04:35Generated three tries last week. They're going to be hoping for more of the same this week
04:50Flags are up two points from costolo got himself four against fiji
04:55Takes them up to 65 points for Wales
05:12Deep it goes wainwright
05:15Just sense as he caught it. He's knew where the space was he wanted to attack and run into
05:21Also as much
05:22About finding that width
05:25Last fate use it
05:35That'll do
05:38Yeah, great clearance clip there from thomas williams using that experience
05:42But like you say our brain right setting the perfect platform once they get close enough to the sideline
05:46To make it a slightly easier kick, but not too close because otherwise you're making it a very cute angle
05:53First chance really to see argentina ball in hand
05:57Missed it there
05:58Yeah, you missed it
05:59Had it and he missed it
06:00A bit of a clap of the hands from oviedo
06:02He wanted it now santi carreras and come straight through the gap
06:05Oh, this is super from argentina cutting wails open down the flank
06:10Defense was good initially, but there's nothing they can do
06:13To stop oviedo arriving
06:16I've got a very good look at that
06:18He hit it
06:18He lost it
06:20What a hit back from argentina
06:23An 11th consecutive test for oviedo
06:26And he's on the score sheet again
06:29Having got one against scotland
06:31We're a try apiece inside six minutes
06:35Well, it's been an absolute try fest so far today in the nation's championship
06:38And it looks like it's gonna continue look at that two tries within six minutes
06:44And what a good one that was for argentina the handling the support play
06:50Didn't look flustered at all when ball went to ground
06:53Initially a fantastic chase back from the welsh defense they really scrambled hard
06:57But what about that final line from argentina?
07:01Good call in the angels
07:05Tomas albornoz
07:07And he's got that absolutely spot on
07:12Well two different styles of tries
07:15Between wales and argentina with the result the same seven oh
07:20Yeah, there we just saw the fantastic scramble defense from eddie james
07:23But just watch the supporting line now from the argentina forward look at that comes from an outer in angle
07:29So the welsh defenders wouldn't have even seen him come in they were ball watching they were watching the ball
07:34on the ground
07:34So an outer in angle is a fantastic one to choose
07:41Try a piece in san juan
07:43And go straight to oviedo
07:45The try scorer
07:48Don't use it
07:53They hold it
07:53They hold it
07:55They hold it
07:55They hold it
07:56They hold it
07:57What's that?
07:58Hold on
08:00Beck by read
08:01Ellis Mee
08:02Got up there and tapped a couple of key ones back already hasn't he
08:06Yeah, certainly he's been fantastic
08:07It was a lot of questions around louis re-sammit not being selected
08:10Ellis Mee coming in but
08:11You hear both coaches pre-game talk about the aerial game and how important that's going to be
08:16And s me has got a fantastic height on his jump
08:19Don't try and push it onto him please
08:23Solid thread of scarlet's players through that back line now
08:29Williams and cost alone no kids and james and me lee murray
08:41Josh Adams off the left
08:43I think the fleet of foot and the right channel, but that was just a little all too close for
08:50comfort
08:51Carreras
08:53He's trying to line up a few of his puma's mates on the outside and again
08:57Just managing to cut in on those weaker shoulders. It's worked a couple of times picardo the next one to
09:04truck it up
09:07Albornoz
09:08Wide ball again, mateo carreras
09:14English rugby fans will remember seeing him tear it up
09:19seeing thomas rapetti boulder his way through
09:25It's there now for grondona and again quick ball for garcia to play with albornoz
09:29Wasn't the easiest one to take for oviedo, but argentina with their tails out here
09:35Wales with some defending to do long one over the top well
09:38That wasn't the greatest delivery and we might just see a little bit of a recovery
09:42But it was loose from blair murray in a really critical part of the field
09:48That was nice from picardo
09:48Wenger with the carry the harlequins man albornoz
09:52Then it's there santi carreras the shorter line that was nice from picardo
09:57Is it still there grondona shows left straightens up?
10:01Go
10:03Garcia
10:04Six meters out now
10:06Oh, and it's lost forward this time by the pumas a chance for wales to breathe again
10:11Well, they perhaps just got to show a little bit more composure if they're gifted possession in their own 22
10:17philip and such
10:17Yeah, some of those argentinian carries were fantastic then every single one at pace with power two or three meters
10:25on every carry
10:26Wales were just running backwards a great intervention there by blair murray on the outside edge getting that intercept
10:32But he's got to keep hold of that ball, but look at the physicality on show
10:37That's just one of many
10:39Wales have got them front up. They're gonna have to go lower or put two in those tackles
10:45Because at the moment argentina argentina are getting some fantastic go forward
10:50No, your time is off. I'll ask for time off. Okay, let's go please guys
10:54Just keep time off and i'll put it back on when we get together
10:59Scrum here red ball
11:07Let's go boys obviously at the start of the week to argentina paul james was speaking during the week saying
11:13obviously with that travel time
11:14There's been a little less opportunity out in training went over the plan on
11:19Wednesday building the combinations in the back line and up front
11:24Space in the session that they had then on thursday time back on
11:29It's very pleased with the performance against fiji
11:32So given what fiji brought to it credit to our lads
11:36They were also pleased that set piece silver lining
11:41Success in this area here's the ball is nothing clear. Thomas williams is told to get on with it costolo
11:47from inside his own
11:48tryline
11:51Gets the exit
11:54Gets the exit
11:59Costolo starting standoff for enjoying the competition around the 10 shirt dan edwards
12:05Decent against scotland, but they are pushing each other. They're working hard in training
12:10That's what two for the same jersey can do pushing and rising those standards that looks a little forwards perhaps
12:14Maybe it's the angle that we're looking at it from
12:19A key turn over there dylan lewis was it not now not now not over the top
12:25thomas williams
12:26Doesn't want to play too much rugby inside the welsh 22 hammers it away for albornoz and then carreras arriving
12:33the santiago variety
12:37Garcia
12:39Rapetti coughed up in the tackle it's gone forwards argentina have their hands on it, but it will be a
12:43well scrum
12:44Okay
12:45Really good defensive set there from wales all came from that kit from thomas williams
12:49It was the line speed across the line every player got up sprinted up shut down the options
12:55So argentina had to carry it back inside
12:57And then that's the type of collision that the welsh fans are going to want to see
13:01Did they really need to give that tip on you could say could have just held on to that and
13:06carried
13:09Let's get out
13:10Steve tally is uh what about five people down in the box
13:15Matt sherratt there as well
13:18Grouch
13:19James as we mentioned dan lyddiot's been involved lee halfpenny as well
13:26James as well
13:48James as well
13:52at a battle was out on the full just way too heavy from the Scarlet's man
13:58all good you did have 18 minutes off the bench last week thank you
14:06awesome excellent Angus Gardner marks the spot yeah it was very ambitious but
14:14look he's just within halfway so that would have been a 50-22
14:22that's the risk and reward that's the temptation isn't it you want to go for
14:25it but if you don't I will make sure they come in you must hold excellent
14:30to the front away from Garcia Alborno's into the middle Carreras running
14:42around the back but it was just going to be the short ball that time dummy
14:46carry was bling up
14:55into the hands of Matias Alamano let out the side in Cordova as the fifth Puma to reach
15:01a hundred caps in that loss to Scotland off to Van after six years with Gloucester
15:09me it's another super take it's a gentle little fist pump from Philippa Tati
15:15alongside me we're outside it's a vital skill is bringing back inside given the
15:21Pumas are wanting to put that aerial pressure on and it's going to be a
15:24similar return tracer on from Williams he's not going to look for the touchline this time
15:32okay move out Argentina here comes the returning kick
15:36Costolo dances the feet underneath it and calls the mark
15:39right where you are
15:41the mark here just can't play from Costello there he's on there knew
15:45exactly where he was on the field had the players around him but I think he just
15:49wanted to calm things down set the platform just take push Argentina back
15:54thank you now we're good yes please do
16:02okay moving you up
16:04chases on from Delghi oh it's a brilliant take
16:08potted off the floor
16:11Mateo Carreras
16:13no yeah spectacular from Bautista Delghi almost deserves to enter the score will it though
16:21ball inside to Picardo
16:28well he was on two tries in his last two tests against Scotland and then England in November
16:33and Justo Picardo gets his fourth to make it three tries in three games
16:40but that was all about the high kick and the take from Delghi
16:46yeah it was brave wasn't it up in the air
16:50fantastic aerial skills
16:53how efficient was that though from Argentina one mistake from Wales not making touch and they were straight back at
16:59them with the counter attack
17:01that fantastic kick but then the composure of the hands the skills the pace of the ball to get it
17:06out into the outside edge
17:13yes thank you
17:18crowd will tell you before the flags go up
17:21two from two
17:23one hundred percent from the tea Argentina were last week as well they were a hundred percent line out scrum
17:29two
17:34Argentina are getting a lot of joy here with a missed pass so they're just cutting out players
17:38Wales need to stretch that defence I think Wales are pre-empting a bit more of a tight game
17:42they're looking for those forward carries they're saying a bit too narrow in their defensive line
17:47you just saw two cutoff passes and they got into space and outside edge
18:01the pitch
18:05Moviedo always the chosen man to take the kick receipt
18:08Wales have gone to the same place every time so far
18:11use it
18:12onside red
18:14Garcia
18:16joining Pope after four seasons with Zebrae moving from the UFC into the top
18:2114. Backwards, backwards, with Zorbeck.
18:31Well that's come flying out and Williams just wasn't there Garcia happy to take it
18:35and so far the Pumas have shown that they love a bit of transition play they
18:40love the chance to just get going on a little bit of loose broken fields. Oviedo
18:44gives them the platform now Albonos lovely little grubber through. Was it
18:50knocked on? No referee says Kosolo did hold on to it before. It might have
18:54spilled. Ben Carter. Dragons man wants those players to get there and offer him
19:02the pod. Thomas Williams frees himself. Chaser. Chaser on.
19:13Williams to the skies. Well taken by Josh Adams. Wales just looking a little tentative
19:21momentarily there. Needed perhaps to take a leaf out of the Pumas book and have
19:25someone running fully on to pace. That's a bit more like it and that is a big
19:29missed pass from the Welsh to find Josh Adams.
19:3570th start for Josh Adams. Just watch behind you. Just see Montuja taking a little while to get back to
19:44his feet.
19:46That one tapped down from Adams. It looks like it's coming back on the Argentine side.
19:55Walloped away from Albonos. Blair Murray
20:01was harring to get after it. Try and avoid it hitting. Go Wales!
20:05Grass first.
20:09That'll do as a clearance.
20:12Just slow that down please Angus.
20:14I just saw Julian.
20:16Time off guys. We've just got some blood here.
20:20Montuja.
20:21Time off. We'll just get him tied it up.
20:22Might be just needing a little more attention.
20:29Awesome. Thank you, Eric.
20:30Wales trying to bring in Josh Adams on that left side then.
20:34Not much.
20:35Got to try against Fiji in round one.
20:36Very close.
20:37As I try and score it.
20:38I'm looking hard.
20:39The second test against Argentina.
20:41All of eight years ago when they were here in 2018 on the Sonata.
20:47Yeah, clearly.
20:50Remember you can make a sub and bring him back.
20:54You think you can do it quickly?
20:55Okay, okay.
20:56We'll do it quickly, you know.
20:56A bit more claret from the Bonts of Juan Julio Montuja.
21:05Sideline.
21:05Could I get my water as well, please?
21:09I don't know where he found that glass of red wine,
21:10but he certainly didn't drink any.
21:14It's all over his shirt.
21:16Yeah.
21:16Bit of a chicken.
21:17No, I'm fine.
21:17Thanks, mate.
21:18Bit of a chicken.
21:18Of course, led Leicester Tigers in the 25 Gallagher Prem final in England.
21:22They're lost to Bath.
21:24He'd lifted the title three years earlier.
21:27Led Argentina in that World Cup semi-final in France in 2023.
21:35Honour's pretty even in terms of tackles made.
21:37Wales just missing a few more.
21:39The first one, but after that, they've been excellent.
21:41I think they've been exemplified by some of the lines that have been run where
21:45slightly diving at shadows.
21:49Yeah, absolutely.
21:50You have to say, especially in the earlier part of the game,
21:52Argentina looked far more dynamic with their carries.
21:55A couple of just changes, subtle changes in the angle of their runs.
22:00Wales being a little bit more straightforward, just, you know, straight up,
22:03just going through the process of the carry, where it kind of feels like,
22:06Argentina feel like every single player could score.
22:09When they run at the line, they want to run to a gap.
22:11It's just a second difference, but it can mean, you know, metres in metres made.
22:17Good change.
22:19New to the tail.
22:21Transfer to Oviedo.
22:24Driven to the floor by Dowie Lake.
22:28OK, ball's on this side.
22:29It's over here.
22:30Guido Petit.
22:30Nine, it's over here.
22:31Over the top of it.
22:33Stay on side, please.
22:34Paul Williams pointing out where the ball is for Garcia.
22:40Marcus Kremer getting after it.
22:42Ellis Me.
22:44Tackle away now, Argentina.
22:46Again, solid.
22:48Use it.
22:50Wayne Raps.
22:51Yeah, you're inside there.
22:53You're right on the line.
22:54He's got the blonde tips job done again.
22:56Inside, guys.
22:57Use it.
22:58Looked to play good.
23:00He's inside there, guys.
23:04In from Carreras.
23:06Albornoz fancied a run.
23:09Went into the trap of Ben Carter,
23:10who managed to just dive and get around the feet.
23:13Lockdown from the second row on the flying fly-half.
23:18Garcia.
23:19Transfer from Alamano.
23:23Petit queuing up on the left.
23:27On the left side.
23:28Oh, it just wasn't accurate enough from Adam Baird.
23:35Ah, sorry.
23:36There's the penalty, Wales.
23:37You should have had it on the first one.
23:38Holding on.
23:43I'd rather see you lift it and turn it over than Fallen anyway,
23:46so it's holding on first.
23:48Right there.
23:49Little apology from Paul Williams.
23:56Great work on the ground, though, from Wales.
23:58Initially by Adam Baird, he caught the steal,
24:00but unfortunately, offload wasn't there.
24:03But then the second time round,
24:05Wales managing to get hold of it.
24:07Widow.
24:08Widow.
24:09Can you get numbers from your side, though?
24:11Numbers.
24:12They're hands-on.
24:13Let's make these numbers.
24:14He just loses his feet, but he only loses his feet
24:16because the Argentinian player sort of takes him out.
24:20Swap at the front.
24:23Break from both of Williams.
24:26Crash ball for Eddie James.
24:30And then Rhys Carey.
24:33No, no, no.
24:34It was up to all sorts of things during that
24:36Kinnisman Six Nations.
24:38Rhys Carey, three tries in three games,
24:40including that 30-metre run-in against Ireland.
24:43Loosehead props don't do that sort of thing.
24:46No, no.
24:48Wainwright.
24:51Trying to catch a lazy defender.
24:53He won't do that
24:55as we head into the second quarter of the first half.
24:58Or the match, I should say.
25:01Wainwright again.
25:02Quicker pick there.
25:04Trying to keep the tempo high.
25:05Carre.
25:07Now an advantage for Wales to play with Thomas Williams.
25:10Looks right, looks left.
25:12There's got to be a hole there, is there?
25:13For James.
25:14Just shut down by Ruppetti.
25:15They could go again.
25:17Williams is scragged as he looked to do it himself.
25:20Wales still with this advantage.
25:26Who's it going to be?
25:28Ben Carter.
25:30Well, he was under there to place the ball.
25:32Jack Morgan, too.
25:34Jack Morgan, too.
25:35He's going to go time off.
25:36Now then.
25:37Has Jack Morgan scored this?
25:39I think he's actually bound into that ruck, isn't he?
25:44He's bound into that ruck, so he can't pick up that ball and score.
25:47And make sure he's off.
25:48I think he's going to be able to do it, isn't he?
25:49Yeah.
25:51Eric, I'm going to come upstairs to you on this one.
25:53Just one second, please, Julian.
25:56On-field decision is try because we have a grounding.
26:00But I just need to check and see whether or not that red seven was bound into that ruck
26:04and supporting his body weight when he reached out and scored that try.
26:07If it's a no-try or we're going back for the advantage for the offside.
26:14So what we're ultimately looking for here
26:20is because you can't have someone that is sort of over the ball picking it up to go forwards.
26:25It has to be someone who is at the back of the ruck, not involved in the ruck,
26:28that then goes with the next pick.
26:29So if the argument here is that Jack Morgan is already bound on and the ball is at his feet,
26:35well, he's going for it wherever it is.
26:41Not sure whether it's clear that he's bound on that.
26:45No, I don't think it is.
26:46It used to be back in the day a fingertip would be almost be essentially you're bound in
26:50if you're touching the player that's on the floor.
26:52But now they need to see clear contact with the chest
26:54to show that you are actually bound into that ruck.
26:57I don't think he is.
26:58It's almost like the outside shoulder is in contact with the opposition.
27:02Well, he's ultimately digging for the ball at this point, isn't he?
27:06Not right now, mate.
27:07Not yet, mate.
27:13Now, will the fact that Carter behind him has started to try and play it back with him
27:18influence the fact that he's in front of him?
27:20Just might.
27:22You see now Carter isn't bound there.
27:23Hand on the back is not bound.
27:27Now he goes to get the ball there.
27:29Yeah.
27:29And at that point,
27:31Jack Morgan is in front of him, but
27:35our TMO is going to earn his corn.
27:37He'll be flicking through the law,
27:39but next to him, you hope he's up to speed.
27:42Of course, we're under advantage, so
27:47we'll come back if this is not a score.
27:50Let's listen in.
27:51Yeah, I hear you.
27:57Go ahead, Eric.
28:09Eric, can you hear me?
28:11Yeah, it's clearly behind the wall.
28:13Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm just waiting for silence.
28:18Eric, can you hear me?
28:20Yes, Paul.
28:22Yeah.
28:23I have no evidence to overturn your on-field decision.
28:27So, there's no evidence.
28:30So, for us on the field,
28:32I'd like to see one more angle that last one, please, mate,
28:34because for the three of us on-field,
28:36we believe that he's bound onto that ruck
28:38and he's not supporting his body weight,
28:39therefore he can't play that ball.
28:41So, one more angle, please, mate.
28:43Okay, give me your nose, I'll go.
28:47You're clear on that, aren't you?
28:48No try.
28:49You're clear on that, aren't you, Angus.
28:51Same.
28:52Yeah.
28:54Yeah, the on-field team have this.
28:56Not entirely sure whether our TMO was saying
28:59your decision on thinking it's no try is right
29:02or whether he's saying your decision
29:03having awarded the try already is right.
29:05So, he's not supporting his body weight.
29:08If he's not bound, he can pick that ball up, no problem.
29:10But he's in the ruck, so it's going to be a no try.
29:12Bear with me.
29:13We are trying to find the best handball.
29:14Oh, look, come back to me, mate.
29:16I've got more decision.
29:17Oh, here it is now.
29:19It sounds like Eric Gaussin might be overruled,
29:24but the three on-field.
29:26He's using his hands in the ruck.
29:28We've got it.
29:29We've got no time.
29:31No, no.
29:32He's clearly shoulder-on.
29:33I mean, ultimately, while we appreciate the role of the TMO,
29:37we're very happy if the man in the middle is making the decisions
29:39and Paul Williams is going to do that.
29:40It's going to be a no try.
29:42He's clearly bound into that ruck.
29:44He's not supporting his body weight.
29:45He cannot use his hands in there and score the try.
29:48We're going back for the advantage for the offside.
29:51Back here for the penalty.
29:53So the outside shoulder was deemed to be bound in,
29:57but I think the real niche part of that was supporting your own body weight.
30:00The fact that he was leaning into the ruck.
30:02So basically, if you took everyone away, would he fall down?
30:05And the referee said yes, he would fall down if there was no one in front of him.
30:08So he's not supporting his own body weight.
30:09That's why I said it.
30:10We're going to have a tap.
30:11Just wait, just wait.
30:12I haven't brought time back on.
30:13That will let's over the ball then.
30:15It wasn't Wales' second try.
30:17But they're certainly eyeing that up right now.
30:20Lake head down straight forwards.
30:23Then it's there.
30:24Now the drive for the line.
30:25Rhys Carey over.
30:30Well, we could have saved ourselves a few minutes and gone straight to this about four minutes ago.
30:35But it is Wales' second try.
30:38It's Rhys Carey scoring for Wales again.
30:42Three tries in three in the Guinness Men's Six Nations.
30:45One against Fiji last week.
30:47Got a better conversion rate than most wingers.
30:51Super.
30:51And how brilliant was that movement there.
30:55So easily someone with Rhys Carey's power.
30:57They could have just set him up on a hard straight angle.
31:00But they specifically put Aaron Rainwright, another threatening carrier, in on the angle.
31:05Catches all the Argentinian eyes.
31:08They look in at him.
31:08And then behind the back comes Rhys Carey.
31:12Brilliant bit of movement from Wales.
31:15And in the meantime, conversion successful from Costolo.
31:2024 minutes played.
31:2214 all in San Juan.
31:24Last match of a busy day of Nations Championship action.
31:29Yeah, I agree.
31:30I agree.
31:31Yeah.
31:32Okay, use it!
31:39Use it!
31:41Clearly on.
31:42No, he's on.
31:43He's on, he's on duty.
31:44Thomas Williams.
31:47Went on that Lions tour.
31:49Well, apologies.
31:50In 2025.
31:52Just got injured in that first game in Australia against the Western Force.
31:56Wasn't able to take a further part.
31:59Go and sit there.
32:03Yeah, such a shame for Thomas Williams.
32:05He was running in a try as well.
32:06Pulled his hamstring.
32:08So as part of every Welsh fan is screaming,
32:10Go on, Thomas!
32:11And then you see him just pulling up.
32:12But it was like jubilation and then hit with absolute sadness.
32:16You knew as soon as he pulled up, grabbing his thigh.
32:18That was it for his tour.
32:24Catch and drive with Montoya at the back.
32:31Six!
32:32Six!
32:33Six!
32:33They do.
32:34Still moving.
32:35On the side!
32:36Still going forwards.
32:37Garcia then will play it.
32:40Alborno's headed on the outside of Picardo.
32:43Mateo, Mateo Carreras, now Wales momentarily fancy the chance to try and hold this up.
32:49But it's, uh, they kept the go forward.
32:52They got the ball to ground, Argentina.
32:53And it's Sinti.
32:55Come on now.
32:58Garcia.
32:59He's got a great whip of service, hasn't he?
33:02The Pumas nine.
33:03Have they got the numbers here?
33:04Oh, they're just going to step through.
33:06Alborno's, that was decent.
33:08And now Delgui.
33:10We've already seen his aerial skills in the set-up for Argentina's second try.
33:15Then it's Montoya.
33:16Montoya.
33:18Cosolo fanning out to the left because the threat is still there.
33:22Garcia knew it.
33:24As did Wales.
33:27Montoya.
33:28Repetti accompanies him.
33:31Not a knock on to stop the foot.
33:32Oviedo, man who opened the scoring for the Argentinians, continues to drive.
33:36Look at the strength of the number eight when accompanied by his teammates.
33:41Missed pass.
33:42Is there going to be room for Picardo?
33:44To get in.
33:45Tipus here, he's trapped.
33:47Both sides on.
33:51Low drive held up.
33:53Easy, easy, easy.
33:54Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
33:56It was nothing.
33:57It was nothing.
33:58It was nothing.
34:00Boys.
34:01It was nothing.
34:02It's clearly held up.
34:03It's a goal line drop here.
34:05Paul Williams.
34:06Don't need to inflame things like that.
34:07Sounding a little like he's breaking up a...
34:08Goal line drop out, guys.
34:10...pub car park fight.
34:13Nothing to see here.
34:14Moving on.
34:21Argentina fans will feel quite aggrieved from that.
34:23They had all the momentum.
34:25They really had Wales backs up against the wall.
34:29Just the discipline.
34:30They needed that one extra carry.
34:33Player support there.
34:34One player running on his own.
34:35Just got turned over.
34:36Held up on the line.
34:38Satisfying one.
34:39As far as Peter Murchie will be concerned, though.
34:41Wales defence coach.
34:48Kido Petty.
34:51Advantage.
34:52Penalty advantage.
34:54Yeah, just slipped up.
34:54Just a penalty.
34:55Just a little bit high.
34:57Just slipped up.
34:58It's only a penalty.
35:01High tackle.
35:03Red nine.
35:08He's got a good manner.
35:10Ball, please, guys.
35:10As an official, hasn't he?
35:11Paul Williams.
35:12He's just got that non-inflammatory communication style that's so valuable in those white-hot environments
35:19down on the field with testosterone levels high.
35:22Clearly behind the mark, please.
35:24Let's go.
35:25Clearly behind the mark.
35:27Clearly behind.
35:28Behind.
35:29Behind.
35:31Njalpornos.
35:32Move from Benetton to Toulon.
35:35Over Christmas, after the French club lost Melvin Jaminet to injury.
35:40Got 13 points last week.
35:45Jack Morgan in there.
35:47Of course it is.
35:49And both of them doubling up on that.
35:53Really good defence, like you say.
35:57That was the rip as well.
36:05Defensively, Wales are keeping themselves in this game because you have to say, collision-wise,
36:10Argentina is certainly the more dominant at the moment.
36:15It certainly feels like quite a while that the Welsh have been having to deal with the Argentinians
36:19coming at them in their 22 as they do so again.
36:25There's the ball.
36:31Petit for Cremor.
36:37It's just a simple little tip-on to proving to undo Wales from moment to moment.
36:43Matthias Alemano at that time, then Delghi.
36:50Now he'll be late considering the counter-rock, just put a little bit of weight through it, then Petit to
36:55Alemano.
37:01Torviedo, just darting and winding and finding a way through, Santi Carreras then on for Picardo.
37:07Score of the second try.
37:09After the acrobatics of Delghi, shipped on from Rapetti.
37:17The fans have seen something they didn't like, perhaps the high nature of that collision.
37:23Albornoz now, they know they've got advantage.
37:24Loose ball.
37:27Just a penalty, Niko.
37:30OK.
37:31Just wait.
37:33I don't know where the marker's, Tim.
37:34I think Paul Williams got the signal from the Georgian assistant, Niko Amashikeli.
37:41Penalty here.
37:42Clear tactic from Wales, trying to get under the ball every time in that collision.
37:46They weren't going for the chops, they were just looking to hold up the ball,
37:49trying to slow down the ability for the players to get that ball down to the ground.
37:54You see an example of it here with Adam Beers.
37:57It just slows things up, trying to stifle the momentum that Argentina are managing to create with these quick carries.
38:04Instead of going for the chop, they're looking to try and hold up.
38:07Adam Beers does just need to be careful there with that forearm near the head.
38:1330-second match of this season for Adam Beers.
38:1819th start for club and country going back to mid-September.
38:22That's what happens when you play rugby in France, isn't it?
38:27Starting two out of the four Guinness Men's Six Nations matches that he featured in, Adam Beers.
38:36But now...
38:40Argentine attack has come in, fits and starts.
38:44Julian Montoya might need a stitch or two at half-time.
38:47Oh, and Wales spoil the line-up brilliantly.
38:52OK, use it!
38:53Stay on, please!
38:55No, no.
38:56They are interfering and upsetting enough
39:00to thwart what Argentina are trying to throw at them here.
39:03Just make sure you put on quickly.
39:04Not the biggest clearance.
39:06Just make sure you put on before you go.
39:07Yeah.
39:12Thomas Williams is just feeling that right shoulder.
39:15This is not the right time, sorry, mate.
39:16I wonder if that was in perhaps, the high shot.
39:19Put in a few moments ago.
39:23Argentina again through Montoya.
39:27OK, we're off.
39:33Moving.
39:34It's crabbing.
39:35It's going a little towards the touchline.
39:37Certainly not going to want it to head in that direction.
39:39Wales certainly would, but they reset.
39:41Paul Williams is happy that it keeps going forwards.
39:43He's had one look and now penalty advantage
39:46so the Pumas can play with a little bit of freedom here.
39:48Albornoz.
39:49How did Carreras hold on to that right on the fingertips?
39:54You got the advantage, Argentina.
39:57Change has been made onto the field.
39:59Has come Franco Molina.
40:02Easy, easy.
40:07Good job.
40:08Jack Morgan tried to get in and get that turnover ball.
40:11Cinti on for Garcia.
40:13Petit coming back where the ruck came from.
40:17Somebody in there has lost a boot.
40:18Garcia popped up for Repetti.
40:22One more Paul Williams doing that disadvantage isn't coming.
40:24Guys, you don't know where we're actually going backwards.
40:25We're going to go back to the advantage.
40:26It's a compliment to the Welsh defence that he senses
40:28there's nothing doing just yet.
40:30Number one, was it?
40:32OK.
40:32From the penalty at mall time.
40:35It's Mateo Carreras who's lost a boot.
40:37Number one entry at the mall.
40:41He steps his way around most people.
40:43Little surprise, he's stepped out of his rugby boot.
40:47OK.
40:47It was number one mall entry.
40:50He's carried the man.
40:52He's been pinged.
40:53Just behind the man.
40:59Carreras into the corner.
41:02Thomas Williams is still feeling that right shoulder.
41:10Angus, penalties.
41:12High tackle, high tackle, more.
41:14Just an awareness.
41:16Now, you may have just heard the referee mentioning to Angus Gardner.
41:19That's been a high tackle, a high tackle, and a mall penalty from Wales.
41:22That suggests that he is conscious of the penalties in this area that are mounting up.
41:28He's not offered a warning to the Welsh just yet.
41:31But you sense that that might be coming, or he might be thinking of a yellow card if there are
41:35further transgressions.
41:36While Argentina are trying to get go forward, which they're not struggling with in this mall.
41:40And now they've got another penalty advantage, but it splinters.
41:44And they've got the line at their mercy.
41:45Have they managed to ground it?
41:47Not quite.
41:48Another penalty advantage.
41:50That looks close.
41:52That looks like a try.
41:54And Argentina eventually get their third, despite the efforts of the Welsh.
42:04It's the conversation here around...
42:07Marcus Kremer, the one who comes up.
42:10Fourth try for Argentina.
42:14We just need to be better down here, please.
42:15And a key one after all of that pressure.
42:18Yeah, absolutely.
42:19And we could just hear in the background the referee having a word with the Welsh captain about the discipline.
42:23And that's really where this try came from.
42:26It was given the opportunity for Argentina to have another go, have another go.
42:30Here's the ball again.
42:32And that final chance, they took it.
42:37Happy here?
42:40Oh, sorry, mate.
42:42Kicks come.
42:44I'm clearly happy with the ground.
42:45I need one more.
42:47Conversion decent.
42:50Hasn't put a foot wrong, Thomas Albornoz.
42:56Argentina up to 21.
42:59Can't have Wales got a reply before the break.
43:26So, Argentina have decided now to finally make the change and replace Julian Montoya.
43:33So, Ignatio Ruiz is onto the field.
43:37As Montoya gets that blood seen to a little bit more meaningfully.
43:41Take your step, take your step here.
43:42I'm doing it at this point.
43:43They will get that extended period over half-time to continue that treatment.
43:48And it's me backtracking, having to get that high ball again.
43:52He's done phenomenally well.
43:53He's up, he's up.
43:54No, he was up first.
43:55That is not an easy skill.
43:56Ball coming over your head as you're retreating.
44:00He hasn't dropped one yet.
44:02Kostolo into midfield.
44:05Carter.
44:07Go counter-up.
44:08Don't play it there, really.
44:09Counter-up from Argentina is strong.
44:11But then it was not forwards, I thought.
44:14But there was already an offside penalty being blown.
44:16Number 12 on the far side.
44:17Not quite populating those midfield breakdowns strongly enough at the minute, Wales.
44:21Or at least certainly not coping when Argentina decide they want to wrestle it back.
44:26You know, and that was a set-piece move as well.
44:28So all the players would have known exactly who was carrying then and who should be supporting.
44:32So it's not like it was an off-the-cuff play.
44:35They're the ones that the coaches really be annoyed about when you don't get that ball back because there's no
44:40excuse.
44:40Everybody should know where they need to be.
44:44Yeah, just beat into the race there.
44:46But, you know, I don't want to take anything away from Argentina.
44:48What a counter-rack there.
44:50Brilliant work.
44:50Two against four.
44:52Yeah.
44:54Boys, just watch out.
44:55Arguably have no right.
44:58Yeah, yeah.
45:00Well, Wales need to bring that best defence again here.
45:05Certainly took a lot of knocking on the door to get try number three.
45:14With two minutes left, can Wales continue to be that red wall as best they can?
45:19Can't work.
45:20The replacement.
45:23Molina.
45:24Okay, one.
45:27Carey holding on for dear life.
45:29It's a tackle.
45:30Waiting until the tackle was complete.
45:33Cinti.
45:34Inside for Oviedo.
45:37Garcia.
45:40No, Jack La.
45:41Yeah, good, because your tackle is still here.
45:45Argentina.
45:46It works so nicely between forwards and backs.
45:49Albornoz sensing that there might be this passive line out the back for Argentina to be able to make.
45:54And it's the sort of ball that Santiago Carreras absolutely loves.
45:58Then it's the more crash ball for Picardo.
46:00Already got one try.
46:01Here they come again.
46:02Again, the Pumas looking for the fourth try and bonus point before they go in at half-time.
46:09Popped up then for Wenger, who can't quite get there, the youngster.
46:13Albornoz.
46:14Now the chance to set the backs free on it.
46:16And it is going to be a walk-in in the end.
46:20Santiago Carreras.
46:2451 starts for Argentina.
46:29A ninth try.
46:33Critically the fourth try and the bonus point inside the first 40 in San Juan.
46:39No, no, no, no, no, no.
46:40And from a coach's perspective for Argentina, they'll be so happy with how clinical they've been there.
46:45Wales gave them one in with losing that ball in midfield.
46:49And Argentina executed, got themselves into the 22 and created loads of space on that outside edge.
46:56They were two players that could have walked that try in.
46:58So brilliant composure from Argentina.
47:01But I think the changing rooms are calling for Wales.
47:10Four out of four from Albornoz.
47:14They've doubled the Welsh tally.
47:16Argentina 28, Wales 14 as we tick into the last 20 seconds of this first half.
47:21Although at this point, Wales were so shorthanded having to deal with what was coming at them up front.
47:27It was a walk-in for Santi Carreras, English rugby fans.
47:32Bath rugby fans.
47:33He's a year into his three years there.
47:37Six tries in Bath colours in the Gallagher Prem and Champions Cup over the course of the season.
47:42That one of the easier ones he will get to finish.
47:48Yeah.
47:49Huta goes then.
47:51Costolo.
47:52He's looked to make that one a little bit more competitive.
47:55Mee did well to get up for it.
47:58Nikito Petty just cramps his way to the floor.
48:00And Garcia's not going to play any longer over that first 46 tries in all then over the first half.
48:07But four of them critically coming to the hosts.
48:11Wales having...
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