Jack van Poortvliet’s last-gasp attempt clinched England a 22-17 victory in opposition to Argentina of their second Take a look at in San Juan and a 2-0 sequence win.
Substitute scrum-half Van Poortvliet went over within the closing minute with the rating locked at 17-17 following Man Pepper’s good blind-side break as England adopted up final week’s 35-12 win in La Plata in model.
All sides scored two tries within the first half, with Argentina twice hitting again by way of centre Lucio Cinti and wing Ignacio Mendy after touchdowns from England pair Seb Atkinson and Freddie Steward.
In a quick and livid encounter on the Bicentenary Stadium, Santiago Carreras’ first-half penalty had edged Argentina right into a 17-14 interval lead, with George Ford’s penalty within the second interval hauling England degree earlier than Van Poortvliet’s thrilling late effort.
Atkinson gave England a flying begin along with his first attempt for his nation in his second look, despatched clear by debutant Luke Northmore’s offload after wing Tom Roebuck had brilliantly caught Ford’s cross-field kick.
Ford, making his one hundred and first England look, added the extras and after Carreras’ glorious penalty pulled Argentina again to 7-3, the vacationers have been diminished to 14 males.
Ben Curry was despatched to the sin-bin for his excessive deal with on Pablo Matera within the twentieth minute and the Pumas quickly made their further man depend.
Simon Benitez Cruz made a searing break after he had gathered a free ball and the scrum-half fed Cinti, who raced over for a transformed rating.
England gamers rejoice their victory in San Juan
However England’s response was good. Roebuck was held up within the nook after a sweeping assault and after the guests had spun the ball the opposite manner, wing Will Muir fed Steward to dash in for his or her second attempt.
The tempo was unrelenting and Argentina hit again to steer 17-14 on the interval when Steward failed to collect Carreras’s bouncing kick by the posts and Mendy pounced to the touch down.
England have been rewarded for territorial benefit early within the second half when Ford’s transformed penalty drew them degree at 17-17.
Argentina misplaced quantity eight Matera to the sin bin simply earlier than the hour for killing the ball at a maul simply yards from his attempt line.
England gamers rejoice their sequence success
Van Poortvliet thought he had made a decisive rating when touching down within the nook, however Steward had fumbled the ball ahead within the build-up.
Two tiring groups continued their ferocious battle, virtually totally in Argentina’s half, as the sport headed into the ultimate 10 minutes with the house aspect’s courageous defending retaining the vacationers at bay.
However heading into the ultimate minute, substitute flanker Pepper stole clear from a maul and after charging down the blind aspect he turned inside to ship the supporting Van Poortvliet over for the decisive rating.
Information tumble as Eire hit century in opposition to Portugal
Ciaran Frawley of Eire is tackled by Nuno Sousa Guedes
Eire ran in a record-breaking 16 tries in a one-sided 106-7 rout of Portugal in Lisbon to register their greatest Take a look at win within the first encounter between the 2 nations.
Connacht pair Hugh Gavin and Shayne Bolton went over twice on their debuts and there was additionally a brace every for membership team-mate and flanker Cian Prendergast and Leinster wing Tommy O’Brien.
With fly-half Jack Crowley touchdown 12 of his 15 conversion makes an attempt – Eire have been additionally awarded a penalty attempt – the margin of victory eclipsed their earlier greatest win after they scored 13 tries in an 83-3 defeat of the USA in 2000.
Eire’s interim head coach Paul O’Connell was with out 17 gamers, who’re all on tour with the British & Irish Lions, however his new-look aspect ruthlessly uncovered the chasm between them and their hosts.
O’Connell made six modifications following final week’s 34-5 win in opposition to Georgia in Tbilisi and the Irish went over for 4 transformed tries within the opening 14 minutes.
Centre Stuart McCloskey touched down within the nook after full-back Jimmy O’Brien’s break straight from the kick off and fellow centre Gavin stormed over for his first debut attempt within the ninth minute.
Calvin Nash scores Eire’s eleventh attempt
Tommy O’Brien completed off one other scything break within the nook and reverse wing Bolton sprinted in after breaking clear for a attempt on his debut, with Crowley including his fourth conversion.
Portugal full-back Nuno Guedes had a attempt disallowed for a ahead go earlier than the Wolves have been dealt one other blow when captain Tomas Appleton was carried off on a stretcher on account of an ankle damage.
Crowley despatched Tommy O’Brien in for his second attempt to prop Tom Clarkson bulldozed by way of a drained deal with for Eire’s sixth rating within the thirty third minute.
Bolton out-sprinted Portugal’s defence to the touch down Craig Casey’s kick forward and the latter’s miss go after hooker Gus McCarthy’s break despatched Gavin over for his second rating.
Crowley landed his seventh conversion to place Eire 54-0 forward on the interval.
Scrum-half Casey adopted up Bolton’s break to attain below the posts 90 seconds after the restart and Prendergast barged over for an unconverted rating to increase Eire’s result in 66-0 within the 51st minute.
Portugal got some respite when centre Vincent Pinto’s offload arrange flanker Nicolas Martins for a transformed rating however Eire hit straight again.
Replacements Calvin Nash and Cian Frawley touched down quickly after stepping off the bench and Prendergast then notched his second attempt.
When debutant flanker Alex Kendellen went over for one more transformed rating within the 73rd minute, Eire moved 92-7 forward.
Substitute scrum-half Ben Murphy’s attempt nudged Eire nearer to triple figures and Portugal’s distress was full after they conceded a penalty attempt within the closing play of the sport for bringing down a maul.
