Australia survive Argentina scare
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Australia survived a late rally from Argentina to win their Rugby Championship match 32-25 on the Gold Coast and move into joint second.
Captain Michael Hooper scored a try in each half for The Wallabies and fly-half Bernard Foley kicked 17 points.
Argentina picked up a bonus point, but were unable to record their first win in the competition despite scoring three tries.
Earlier
New Zealand beat South Africa 14-10
to stay top of the table.
Hooper gave Australia the perfect start as he ran in from 22 metres for the opening try in the second minute.
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Captain Michael Hooper scored a try in each half for The Wallabies and fly-half Bernard Foley kicked 17 points.
Argentina picked up a bonus point, but were unable to record their first win in the competition despite scoring three tries.
Earlier
New Zealand beat South Africa 14-10
to stay top of the table.
Hooper gave Australia the perfect start as he ran in from 22 metres for the opening try in the second minute.
…
