World Champion All Blacks stay composed despite Argentina threat

New Zealand had to be as composed as ever to hold off a determined challenge from Argentina at Wembley. The World Champions were under immense pressure, but as seems to always be the case, held their nerve to claim a hard-fought 26-16 victory. A mammoth crowd of 89 019, a world record for a RWC match, witnessed both Richie McCaw and Conrad Smith being sinbinned by referee Wayne Barnes as Argentina had their tails up and looked on track for perhaps another upset. But the introduction of Sam Cane and Beauden Barrett made a difference, and New Zealand got ten points ahead and it stayed that way …