2023-10-21 06:29:22
The Pumas left everything at the Stade de France, but were widely surpassed by the All Blacks 44-6 and thus were left without a final in the Rugby World Cup being held in France. After the defeat, the national team will play for third place next Friday against the loser of today’s match between South Africa and England.
Great expectations had been generated in Argentina by the clash between Los Pumas and New Zealand, after the Albiceleste’s 29-17 victory over Wales in the quarterfinals. However, Oceania’s powerful formation gave those led by Michael Cheika virtually no chances to score.
The All Blacks went from low to high, they deployed a strong defense and were lethal in attack, a fatal combo for Los Pumas, whose effort was not even enough to narrow the gap on the scoreboard and the game.
The match started with the national team playing in the opposite field and imposing pressure with their forwards; In this way they forced an early penalty that Emiliano Boffelli exchanged for the first three points of the match, while New Zealand saw themselves outmatched in the process of the game.
The All Blacks began to reverse the trend just after 10 minutes when, after a very good play by the forwards on the left, they opened the ball to the right sector and Will Jordan appeared unmarked to run alone towards the ingoal and score the first try of the match.
As the minutes passed, the New Zealand team began to take control of the game and surpass Los Pumas in fixed formations and at points of contact. In that context came Jordie Barrett’s try and to close the first stage a great conquest by wing Mark Telea, who with a pure feint and in the face of weak opposition from the Argentine defense eluded four players until scoring the try with which New Zealand managed to go away. at halftime 18-6 up.
The complement started with a splash of cold water for the Pumas: Aaron Smith played quickly after a ruck and, faced with Argentine passivity, he slipped through the middle of the defenders and purely feinted he scored the first try of the second half. Later wing Shannon Frizell scored the try that began to define the match.
New Zealand, second in the world ranking, went for more with Jordie Barrett, who along with Mo’unga and Jordan was one of the pillars in wearing down the Argentine defense. The three-time world champion prevailed in his accurate advance during the second half and in the first minutes he made clear the difference in level between one team and another.
The Argentine players tried to get into the match and defend fiercely, but none of the recipes they applied helped them stop the All Blacks who looked firm and irrepressible on the night of Saint-Denis and left no room for any type of reaction. albiceleste.
Puma pride tried to ensure that the win was not scandalous, aware of the inequality of forces with the three-time champion team. But all efforts were useless given the solidity of the New Zealand players.
In this tone of the match he reappeared on the scene with two more tries from Will Jordan, who signed off a spectacular night with a hattrick that will be remembered in the history of the World Cup. Los Pumas simply had to try to put their efforts to cut the score in some way, something they could not achieve.
This is the third time that Los Pumas reach a semi-final stage in a World Cup: the first was in France 2007 and the second in England 2015. The curious fact is that in three games of this type they barely managed to score a try: in 2007 by Manuel Contepomi.
Montoya: “We are sad, frustrated”
The captain of Los Pumas, Julián Montoya, said today that he felt “frustrated” by the crushing defeat against the All Blacks by 44 to 6 in the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup in France, which denied them the historic opportunity to play in a final for the first time. .
“We are sad, frustrated, because it was not the game we wanted. The dream of playing in the final is gone. We have one week left to go in search of a medal, but now I’m hurt,” Montoya told ESPN.
“I want to thank all the people from Argentina who came to the stadium, because it is very difficult being so far away. They gave us great support, during the game and the
world. And also to those who saw us from their homes,” Montoya added.
For the captain of the Argentine rugby team, New Zealand is “a great team” and he accepted the difference between one team and another.
“They were superior, they scored every chance they had. We made good moves, but they have a great defense. We fought for every ball and never gave up, although at times they scored easily against us,” he said.
For coach Michael Cheika, the defeat caused “great disappointment.”
“The players put enormous force and we suffered small details in the transitions. I feel sorry for the fans, who support us incredibly. “I’m disappointed, but this is rugby,” commented the Australian.
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