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New-look England upsets Pumas
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 12 - 06 - 2017

An England side with 10 newcomers upset Argentina 38-34 with a last-gasp try by Denny Solomona on debut Saturday in the first of two Rugby tests.
Solomona, at the end of a string of short passes to the right wing, bumped off Pumas fullback Joaquin Tuculet, side-stepped another Puma, and fended off a third to run clear away down the middle for the winning score in the 79th minute.
That was just two minutes after Argentina broke a 31-31 deadlock with a composed dropped goal by replacement flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez.
England flyhalf George Ford converted Solomona's try to finish with a 23-point haul. He made seven goalkicks, failing to convert only his try.
The form and confidence of Argentina based on its season playing as the Jaguares in Super Rugby were expected to dismiss an England depleted of 16 British Lions. England, including 18-year-old flanker Tom Curry, its youngest starter in 90 years, made errors but grew into the match and wouldn't give up. The lead changed five times in a thrilling match.
A neat left-footed grubber kick by Pumas flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez was pounced on by new left winger Emiliano Boffelli for the opening try, then his opposite, Marland Yarde was put in by Ford after a turnover.
Argentina lock Tomas Lavanini appeared to be stopped on the line by England's Dylan Hartley and Alex Lozowski, but Lavanini received heftier help from fellow forwards Lucas Noguera Paz and Matias Alemanno to go over for a 17-13 lead at halftime.
England led a second time after a Jonny May try from Henry Slade's slick dummy and grubber.
Then Solomona replaced Yarde. He was wrong-footed by Pumas scrumhalf Martin Landajo then center Matias Orlando, and both times led to tries as Argentina went from 17-23 down to 31-23 up with more than a quarter to go. The Pumas were in control, and Sanchez and Landajo were replaced.
But Ford put England on level terms with his fourth penalty, then picked up a dropped Pumas pass and played give-and-take with Piers Francis for his try.
Hernandez's dropped goal appeared to put the Pumas in sight of a first win over England since 2009, but Solomona, like his teammates, kept looking to make amends.
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The second test is next weekend in Sante Fe. — AP


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