Final score: All Blacks 15 Argentina 25
Fulltime - Argentina 25 All Blacks 15
Argentina 25 (Sanchez try, 1con, 6pens) bt
All Blacks 15 (Cane try, Mo'unga 1con, 1pen) HT ARG 16-3
Wrap - The best team won ... as simple as that. Right from the get-go, the Pumas were the better side and what a masterful performance form Nicolas Sanchez who scored all 25 of Argentina's points. Smashed at the breakdown, beaten up at set-piece and not one single line-break, the All Blacks were poor, but take nothing away from the Pumas. Magnificent win and the first win over the All Blacks in test rugby.
80+2mins - Try All Blacks - Caleb Clarke - Quick shift from the ABs and Barrett offloads to Clarke who beats tow to score his first test try. ARG 25-15
80+1mins - ABs lineout 10m out ... looking to savalge some pride .... but really it means nothing.
79mins - Weber shells a Cane pass with the line open ... Pumas working the ball out. Sanchez kicks.
78mins - Penalty for the All Blacks 30m out.
77mins - Penalty goal Argentina - Sanchez drills it from 45m. ARG 25-10
76mins - Another penalty ... this time in a kickable spot.
75mins - Matera wins a penalty at the breakdown and that could be the game.
74mins - Midfield penalty again for the ABs ... tap and go ... 15m out.
72mins - Try Bombed! Sotutu off the back and he could go all the way but he throws the pass to McKenzie and it floats over the sideline. No need to pass that.
71mins - Mckenzie creating some moments for the ABs .... under advantage and ABs have a penalty right in front and Cane says "scrum please".
70mins - Penalty for the ABs 30m out. Matera pinged for being off his feet. Mo'unga finds touch ... lineout 20m out.
68mins - 13 phases for the ABs ... Mo'unga kicks through but straight into the hands of Orlando and the Pumas clear.
65mins - Try bombed! Sotutu off the back gallops 20m. Weber shifts right and through the hands until Ioane spills the ball trying to offload to Clarke who probably would have run in to score.
63mins - Midfield scrum for the All Blacks ..... Carreras with the mistake .... The ABs are kicking a lot, looking to play the territory game. Weber replaces Smith and McKenzie on for Jack Goodhue.. ABs scrum 35m out.
59mins - Great box from Smith .... he's been the one standout today for the ABs. Imhoff pinged for sealing the ball off following Smith's kick. Lineout 5m, but Taylor's fluffs the throw and we reset omn halfway.
57mins - Penalty goal Argentina - Sanchez makes it five penalty goals. ARG 22-10
56mins - Mo'unga ruled offside in the midfield and Sanchez will add to the lead here. Sam Cane is struggling with a shoulder or neck complaint.
55mins - Poor touch-finder from Clarke ... Pumas lineout on the 22.
54mins - Nice box kick from Aaron Smith finds touch on halfway.
53mins - Try All Blacks - Sam Cane - That's a nice set play. No jump at the lineout catches the Pumas out. Savea with the take and the drive is fierce ... Sam Cane crashes over. ARG 19-10
52mins - Kremer is pinged for entry from the side of the maul. ABs lineout 5m.
51mins - Penalty for the All Blacks against the run of play ... Matera pinged for breakdown entry on halfway. Lineout ABs on the Pumas 22.
49mins - Codie Taylor on for Dane Coles who has probably just played the worst 50min stint of his All Blacks career. Ioane is on for Jordie Barrett and Sotutu is on for Frizell.
48mins - Penalty goal Argentina - Sanchez lands his fourth three-pointer of the test for a 16-point lead. ARG 19-3
46mins - Angus Gardiner just played a 30m advantage against the All Blacks ... like when is advantage over over? Anyway ..... Sanchez should extend the lead from here. The All Blacks look awful ... just awful. The Pumas look inspired.
44mins - Tyrel Lomax pinged for collapsing the scrum. Sanchez clears to halfway.
43mins - Backline move is fluffed ...... Jordie Barrett drops a Mo'unga inside ball. Scrum Pumas on their own 22.
41mins - All Blacks through six phases, but Tuipulotu coughs up the ball and the Pumas counter. Sam Cane wins the ABs a penalty seconds later with superb work at the breakdown. Lineout for the ABs on the Pumas 22.
Second-half - The All Blacks out very early for the second-spell. The boys in black are going to need to pull out a perfect 40mins from here.
Halftime - Argentina 16 All Blacks 3
8:08pm - ABs Twitter pulls out the most 'Captain Obvious' statement of the day.
40mins - Scrum for Pumas ..... Cubelli bangs the ball into touch and Argentina are in total control as the two teams head to the sheds.
38mins - Penalty for the All Blacks. Pumas front-row pinged for wheeling the scrum. ALB has passed his HIA and will return shortly. Mo'unga kicks the ball dead-in-goal. Criminal.
37mins - Sanchez kicks deep .... Beauden Barrett replies with a nove touch-finder midway Pumas halfway and 22. All Blacks win themselves a scrum ... Tuipulotu contests the lineout and Matera loses the ball forward.
36mins - Caleb Clarke knocks on and the Pumas have a scrum just inside their half.
33mins - Penalty goal Argentina - No mistake from the Pumas No.10. ARG 16-3
32mins - Matera opts for a shot at goal with the ABs under the pump. Moody pinged for a scrum infringement.
31mins - All Blacks survive ... just. Cubelli breals through the middle of the ruck. Off he runs and offloads to Imhoff, but Smith makes a try saving tackle to behold. The Pumas 2m out .... through seven phases ... they go close through Matera but Mo'unga and Savea hold him up. 5m scrum Pumas. Lienert-Brown off for a HIA.
29mins - Frizell pinged for illegal clean out and the Pumas have a clearing penalty.
28mins - ABs win a mini kicking duel and have a lineout 30m out.
26mins - Penalty goal Argentina - Sanchez drills it from 30m. And Santiago Carreras has made a miraculous recovery, so his mum and dad can be pleased to know he's all good. ARG 13-3
25mins - Late tackle ruled against Jordie Barrett on Carreras whose 'Hollywood' job will win him an Oscar. Carreras is really selling it ... like he's been shot. ABs on a team warning now.
24mins - Sanchez pushes the kick just away to the right. 22 restart.
22mins - The ABs look rattled. Tuipulotu coughs up a Mo'unga pass. The Pumas head off up field. On halfway now through six phases. Penalty now for the Pumas - Dane Coles on a warning after slapping a Pumas player on the face after a penalty was awarded to NZ. Dumb from Coles ... really dumb. Sanchez will have a crack from 40m out.
19mins - Try Argentina - Nicolas Sanchez: 16 phases and the Pumas are in. Under advantage Sanchez chips 12m out .... ball bounces horribly for Beaudy and rebounds off the legs of Sanchez ... he collects and dives over next to the posts. ARG 10-3
17mins - Penalty against Ardie Savea at the ruck. He got over the ball well but couldn't hold his own weight. Lineout Pumas 30m out.
16mins - Great work at the ruck by hooker Montoya. Beaudy runs hard at the defensive line, but Montoya is over the ball first and wins his side a penalty.
15mins - Marcos Kremer offside at the ruck on halfway. Lineout for the ABs midway 22 and try line.
14mins - Good phase play from the ABs. Smith's box kick is collected well by Clarke ... Mo'unga chips ahead but it's too long and Carreras claims the mark.
12mins - Penalty goal All Blacks - No mistake from the ABs No.10. 3-3
10mins - Mo'unga will have a shot. Several Pumas players offside in the midfield.
9mins - Penalty for the All Blacks 5m out ... to be honest Alemanno should have sat for 10mins. Same offence as Scott Barrett last week - knocking down the ball at the ruck. Lineout 5m.
8mins - Great up and under from Beauden Barrett .... Imhoff can't collect. Cleaned up by Orlando, but his pass is wayward and floats out. Lineout 10m for the ABs.
7mins - Jordie Barrett still on the park. Sanchez clears from the restart ... ABs have a lineout on halfway.
6mins - Penalty goal Argentina - Sanchez drills it without a worry. ARG 3-0
5mins - Sanchez will have a pip from just indside ABs territory.
4mins - Penalty on half way against the ABs. Frizell diving in at the breakdown. Jordie Barrett is down and receiving attention. Looks like it could be a HIA assessment. Bit of push and shove after the play broke down .... comes to nothing.
3mins - 10 phases for the Pumas .... Sanchez drops back into the pocket and has a stab but he pushes it well wide. 22 restart.
1min - Deliberate knock-down by Clarke and the Pumas have a penalty. Lineout will form 10m out from the ABs line.
Kick-off - Nicolas Sanchez gets us underway for the the 30th test between the All Blacks and Pumas.
7:12pm - Ka Mate won the Haka coin flip .... led by halfback Aaron Smith ... the first time since the infamous toilet tryst a few years back, that the little No.9 has had the honour.
7:09pm - NZ anthem sang by Maybelle Galuvao - wife of former Kiwis international Joe - she had a deep run in the 2014 edition of The Voice Australia. #research
7:07pm - Pumas up first and their anthem is a real banger .... has a 90 second-odd prelude before the lyrics kick in.
7:04pm - Players and officials are out in the middle .... all set for the anthems.
7:01pm - Just the second rugby test to be played at Bankwest Stadium - the first saw Australia top Samoa 34-15 in 2019.
6:51pm - Looks to be lovely conditions in Sydney, so that would suggest we could see some exciting code this evening.
6:35pm - Hey folks - a little over 30mins away from kick-off.
Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of theTri Nations clash between the All Blacks and Argentina at Bankwest Stadium in Western Sydney.
Ian Foster's men can put the disappointment of a week ago behind them with a dominant win today, that will go along way to securing the Tri Nations crown.
The All Blacks are back to near full-strength tonight, following last weekend's humbling 24-22 loss at the hands of the Wallabies.
This will be the first match for the All Blacks at the spectacular Bankwest Stadium, which houses the Parramatta Eels, and the A-League's Western Sydney Wanderers.
The venue has hosted several New South Wales Warratahs fixtures as well as the 2019 men's and women's World Rugby Sevens Series.
The Wallabies played Samoa in 2019 in the only other rugby test to be played at Bankwest Stadium.
TAB head-to-head
New Zealand $1.02, Argentina $12.00
Sam Cane warns Pumas to expect clinical NZ performance
Sam Cane has sent a stern warning to Argentina ahead of their Tri-Nations clash in Sydney on Saturday as the All Blacks look to avoid rare back-to-back defeats.
Coach Ian Foster has named his strongest possible side for the test at Bankwest Stadium, which comes a week after the All Blacks' 24-22 loss to the Wallabies in Brisbane.
The All Blacks have not lost in back-to-back tests since 2011, prior to the Rugby World Cup.
They have also never lost to Argentina, whose best result in 29 meetings was a draw in Buenos Aires back in 1985.
Last time the two teams met, the All Blacks won 20-16, although they fielded an under-strength side which featured four debutantes.
Cane says the team is determined to avenge last week's loss and he's champing at the bit to get back out on the field.
"We obviously weren't overly proud of last week's performance and we came out of the review at the start of this week with some pretty clear focuses. So we'll be going out there for sure to put in a much-improved performance and one that we can be proud of.
"I don't feel I have to try and motivate the team as such to try and play well. They've got a bit of an edge about them already."
Along with having never lost to Argentina, the All Blacks also have match fitness under their belts having completed an entire Super Rugby Aotearoa season, along with four tests against the Wallabies in the last five weeks.
Compare that to Argentina who have not played a test since last year's World Cup, while lots of the players haven't featured in a competitive match since the COVID-19 outbreak in March.
To prepare for the Tri-Nations, Argentina have played two warm-up games against Australia A .
Despite their lack of preparation, Cane is wary of the threat Argentina poses.
"We've definitely got a little bit of an advantage over them in that area having played four test matches in the last five weeks," says Cane.
"They'll be very fresh and having had four weeks together training for this game, they'll be well structured and know how they want to play the game so that might even it out a wee bit.
"Any time a team has had a lot of preparation going into a test match and so much has gone into it they're always going to be a dangerous side.
"They'll go out with immense pride and we know how passionate they can be, so we'll be expecting the first 20 minutes particularly for it to be all on."
