US EditionSaved by the Bell: Wallabies Deny Pumas with Late Try to Win Thriller
Australia rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to win 28-24, securing their second Rugby Championship victory under coach Joe Schmidt with a decisive try by Angus Bell.
- On September 6, 2025 Australia beat Argentina 28-24 in Townsville after reserve prop Angus Bell scored the match-winning try in added time.
- Trailing by 14 at the break, Australia mounted a second-half rally that builds on momentum Joe Schmidt has fostered after recent shock wins, including the South Africa upset in Johannesburg.
- Discipline swings favoured Argentina early with a 9-3 penalty lead and a Santiago Carreras yellow card, while Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii's two second-half tries and Nic White's score sparked Australia's comeback, and Harry Wilson said, `There was a lot happening there`.
- The victory left Australia with two wins from three in the Rugby Championship, securing crucial world-rankings points ahead of the 2027 World Cup draw.
- Australia travel to Sydney next week for the return leg as the Pumas arrived fresh from a 29-23 win over New Zealand but faded badly in the second half here.
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Five minutes had passed from the 80 when Australia reached the try and left empty-handed a team of the Pumas who had everything to win and could not resist the end. In advantage by 21-7 at the end of an excellent first time and from 24-21 to a minute of closure, in the end was the insistence of the Wallabies to get a penalty with the time served, which multiplied by three, which brought about the conquest that sentenced the final 28-24.The Pumas…
Saved by Bell, Australia edge Argentina in Townsville
Angus Bell scored the winning try six minutes after the final hooter as Australia overturned a 14-point halftime deficit to beat Argentina 28-24, in a Rugby Championship thriller in Townsville on Saturday. The Pumas led 21-7 at the break, after stunning their hosts with tries from Bautista Delguy and Mateo C
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