New Zealand blended set piece dominance with stonewall defence to trounce an undisciplined Argentina side 39-0 and claim their third successive win of a perfect Rugby Championship campaign on the Gold Coast on Sunday.
With a string of key players absent or rested, some fringe All Blacks had their chance to shine, with number eight Luke Jacobson grabbing two second half tries and recalled winger Sevu Reece scoring one in the first half of a menacing display.
"We found a lot of space with the Wallabies the last few weeks but we had to wear down at set piece and with our carries. Winless after two opening defeats to South Africa, they have only six days to turn things around before another All Blacks test."We must see what we have done wrong ... Now I think we must be hard on ourselves."
Dogged defence and uncharacteristic errors kept the All Blacks at bay for 20 minutes until the Pumas' resolve crumbled. Barrett kicked for the corner rather than take the shot and another bout of pressure saw Argentina reduced to 14 with blindside flanker Pablo Matera given a yellow card.
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