2024-08-17 13:56:47
After the unforgettable debut in the Rugby Championship 2024 with the victory against the All Blacks in Wellington, by 38 to 30, The Pumas They visited Eden Park this Saturday to play their return match but were not so lucky. It was 42 to 10 in favor of New Zealand.
In the midst of the heavy rain, the Argentine team made many mistakes and was never able to gain a foothold in the match. The try of Juan Cruz Malliaeight minutes from the end, was just a decoration on the scoreboard.
The men in black arrived with an unbeaten record of 30 years and 49 matches at Eden Park, the cathedral of New Zealand rugby. A venue where the Pumas had only played one Test Match, in the 2011 World Cup, and where they had never been invited.
After 13 years in the Rugby Championship, after three successes in five years against the most powerful team in the sport, they finally earned that honour. Unfortunately, they could not escape irregularity.
The next match that Felipe Contepomi’s team will have will be against Australia, scheduled for Saturday, August 31.at the Unique Stadium in La Plata.