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'Bitterly disappointed' All Blacks rue execution blunders against Pumas

Damian McKenzie of the All Blacks. Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Los Pumas got the dream start to their Rugby Championship campaign on Saturday night, securing a win over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil for just the second time in history.

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It was a high-scoring affair, with a final score of 30-38 registered. The tally was the most the Pumas have ever registered against New Zealand.

But All Blacks midfielder Jordie Barrett insists his team’s problem-solving throughout the game was pointing them in the right direction, with execution to blame for the result.

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“We had good solutions throughout that game and our leaders led well but we just didn’t execute when we had those opportunities which is the disappointing thing,” he told media soon after the full-time whistle.

“We’ll go back, get better individually, look in the mirror first and control the way we prepare for these guys next week.

“They’re a good side, you’ve got to respect them and they’re getting better each week”

With some wayward passes getting intercepted and one particular passage even seeing the team go from halfway to their own in-goal purely from consecutive poor passes, Barrett was asked if the team’s confidence took a hit.

“Lack of execution can maybe hurt your confidence a wee bit, but we’re making no excuses, we didn’t execute when we needed to tonight.

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“We had few opportunities, and a lot of that was a lack of opportunity through Argentina’s good play. It’s Test match footy, you don’t get a whole lot of opportunities and I just think we had to apply a bit more pressure when we had those. It’s something we’ll certainly look at.”

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The Rugby Championship’s competitiveness has been criticised in recent seasons, but with three wins over serial tournament champions New Zealand since 2020, Los Pumas’ continued growth has made this year’s tournament anyone’s game.

If the All Blacks are to bounce back and claim another title win, it will take a much-improved effort at their stronghold of Eden Park.

“We’ve just got to go back and look at the way we prepared this week, Monday to Friday, and see if, individually, you can get better, what can change going forward this week and we’ll need a little bit of change.

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“Argentina are a good side and we respect them, but, we’re bitterly disappointed with what we put out there tonight.”

Barrett, a Super Rugby centurion with Wellington’s Hurricanes, said while the team didn’t take much notice of their recent record in New Zealand’s capital city, just one win in the past six years was a painful reality.

“It’s disappointing, being in Wellington we want to put on a performance we’re proud of in front of New Zealanders and fans that we care about.

“It’s not something we spoke about, it’s a bit of an inconvenient fact.

“It’s disappointing, we’re proud All Blacks and we want to put a performance out there that New Zealanders can be proud of and we didn’t do that tonight. So, we’ll get better.”

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“Explain clearly how that’s not an achievement?”

It is an achievement. It is less of an achievement than he managed with Barcelona. You said that ”He has gotten better with age. By every measure.” He hasn’t. Doesn’t mean he isn’t still extremely good though!


”I thought you don’t care what certain managers did 10 years ago…”

are you really this incapable of understanding the context of what I’m saying? My point is that Gatland was a good coach ten years ago, and isn’t a good coach now. So what he did ten years ago is relevant to whether he was good ten years ago - that is pretty basic stuff.

On the other hand, what Les Kiss did ten years ago isn’t relevant to how good he is now, just as what Gatland did ten years ago isn’t relevant to how good he is now.


”So you haven’t watched even a minute of Super Rugby this year?”

I was replying to your comment, given you have the memory of a goldfish and are unable to scroll up, I’m remind you what you said:

“Ireland won a long over due slam in 2009. The last embers of a golden generation was kicked on by a handful of young new players and a new senior coach. Kiss was brought in as defence coach and was the reason they won it. They’d the best defence in the game at the time. He all but invented the choke tackle. Fittingly they backed it up in the next world cup in their 2011 pool match against… Australia. The instantly iconic image of Will Genia getting rag-dolled by Stephen Ferris.”

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“Why are you so insistent on being wrong? Man United won in 2008 (beating Chelsea in the final). In 2009 Barcelona won, beating United.”

Good lad, just checking. So you’re not a bot! Chelsea bombed the 2008 final more than United won it. John Terry… couldn’t happen to a nicer fella.


“The gap between wins ignores the finals contested. 2 in 2 years with his City Triumph. The most recent put him in the elite company of managers to have won it with multiple clubs. Yet more late career success and history.”

Again - you’re not correct. City won the CL in 2023, and made the final in 2021. Those are the only two CL finals they have made.”

So the difference between 2021 and 2023 would of course be TWO YEARS. 24 months would account for 3 different seasons. They contested ECL finals twice in two years. The first in 2021 - which they lost - was still the first elite European final in the clubs then 141 year history. Explain clearly how that’s not an achievement? Guess what age he was then…


“I think your take on Gatland is pretty silly. Gatland was without Edwards in the 2013 and 2017 Lions tours and managed to do alright.”

I thought you don’t care what certain managers did 10 years ago…

Why would I address Eddie Jones? Why would he be deserving of a single sentence?


“I am aware Les Kiss has achieved great things in his career, but I don’t care what he did over ten years ago. Rugby was a different sport back then.”

So you haven’t watched even a minute of Super Rugby this year?


“lol u really need to chill out”

Simply frightful! If you’re not a bot you’re at least Gen-Z?

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