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All Blacks beat Pumas with five-try blitz in Rugby Championship
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 03 - 10 - 2016

New Zealand recorded its 16th consecutive Test win Saturday after scoring five tries in a devastating 17-minute spell on the way to a 36-17 win over Argentina in the Rugby Championship.
The All Blacks, who have already clinched the title with five straight victories, came under pressure from the Pumas late on, conceding two tries and having two men sin-binned.
Centers Anton Lienert-Brown and Ryan Crotty, hooker Dane Coles, scrumhalf TJ Perenara and fullback Ben Smith went over for New Zealand between the 28th and 45th minutes with Beauden Barrett converting four tries.
Pumas No. 8 Facundo Isa and fullback Joaquin Tuculet scored tries in the last 22 minutes as Argentina hit back, with New Zealand's Joe Moody and Liam Squire earning yellow cards.
New Zealand is now one win shy of matching the record for top-tier nations held by the All Blacks (1965-69, 2013-14) and South Africa (1997-98).
Argentina had given a good account of itself despite losing 57-22 when the teams met three weeks ago in Hamilton and had planned to pace itself better Saturday to ensure it was not overrun late on.
However, that plan went awry when it conceded four tries in the last 12 minutes of the first half, two of them right before halftime.
A Barrett penalty was all that separated the sides until the 28th minute when Lienert-Brown found a gap from a scrum to dart through for his first test try.
Crotty scored seven minutes later after a poor lineout throw by Argentina and the hosts were then stunned by two more tries in the final minute of the first half.
A kick ahead by center Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias was charged down and Coles touched down, then from the restart and with the hooter about to sound, Perenara ended another break to go over for a 29-3 halftime lead.
New Zealand carried the momentum into the second half and Smith went over from Lienert-Brown's inside pass.
Argentina regained the initiative after a fine break by wing Santiago Cordero and Tuculet almost ended with a try.
Prop Moody was sin-binned for a foul and Argentina opted for a five-yard scrum. After several attempts to break down the All Blacks defense, the impressive Isa found a gap under the posts in the 58th minute.
Three minutes after Moody's return, New Zealand found itself a man short again after flanker Squire was yellow carded.
The home side was rewarded for its late pressure when Tuculet scored in the corner and Gonzalez Iglesias kicked a fine conversion from the touchline.
New Zealand tops the table with 25 points followed by South Africa on 10 after its 18-10 win in Pretoria against Australia. The Wallabies have nine points while Argentina is bottom of the standings with five.
In the last round of matches next Saturday, New Zealand visits South Africa and Argentina plays Australia at Twickenham in London in the first Championship Test to be played outside the southern hemisphere.


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