Australia suffered their biggest-ever Test defeat on Saturday, as Argentina came from behind to win 67-27 in the Rugby Championship.
And Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said his team simply “fell off a cliff” after taking a 17-point lead.
Having snapped an eight-game winless run in the Rugby Championship with their last-gasp victory over Argentina last week, Australia were looking to keep the momentum going.
Argentina overturned a 17-point deficit to condemn Australia to their heaviest Test defeat with a thumping victory in the Rugby Championship.
The Pumas’ 40-point winning margin surpasses the Wallabies’ previous 61-22 record defeat by South Africa in 1997.
Australia, who ended their eight-game losing run in the competition with a last-gasp penalty in Argentina last Saturday, were leading 20-3 this time before the hosts rallied.
Argentina amassed another 64 points in Santa Fe to ruthlessly expose their visitors, who were limited to a single Tate McDermott consolation try in the second half.
The Pumas, who also beat New Zealand in Wellington on 10 August, climb to second in the table.
BBC
