{"id":15334,"date":"2012-10-07T05:34:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T03:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/rugby-australia-tame-pumas-to-end-rugby-championship-on-high\/"},"modified":"2012-10-07T05:34:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T03:34:42","slug":"rugby-australia-tame-pumas-to-end-rugby-championship-on-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-australia-tame-pumas-to-end-rugby-championship-on-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Australia tame Pumas to end Rugby Championship on high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">ROSARIO, Argentina<\/span> Oct 6 (Reuters) &#8211; Winger Digby Ioane scored a try and fullback Michael Harris kicked 20 points as Australia finished the Rugby Championship with a 25-19 victory over Argentina in Rosario on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Australia finished the southern hemisphere&#8217;s elite championship second behind winners New Zealand, with South Africa third and the Pumas ending their debut season in the tournament with a draw and five defeats.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Australia struck their telling blow with Ioane&#8217;s try with 15 minutes remaining, right after surviving Argentina&#8217;s most dangerous onslaught that almost delivered the Pumas a try.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From a scrum on Argentina&#8217;s 22-metre line, the ball came out to Ioane who was in the centre and the wing cut through a gap in the defence to touch down under the posts with Harris converting.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Replacement wing Juan Imhoff scored a late try for the Pumas which was converted by centre Marcelo Bosch. Flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez slotted over three penalties and Bosch one.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s steady kicking from penalties gave the Wallabies a 15-9 halftime lead.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He put three over early as Australia went 9-3 up and converted his fourth from under the posts in the 23rd minute after an infringement by Argentina when Australia threatened to score a try.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Argentina lost lock Patricio Albacete to the sin bin two minutes later but the only advantage Australia were able to take was Harris&#8217;s fifth penalty. Hernandez then failed with two attempted penalties in the dying minutes of the half.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s replacement back Brett Sheehan was sin binned with less than six minutes remaining.   (Reporting by Rex Gowar in Buenos Aires; Editing by Ian Ransom)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROSARIO, Argentina Oct 6 (Reuters) &#8211; Winger Digby Ioane scored a try and fullback Michael Harris kicked 20 points as Australia finished the Rugby Championship with a 25-19 victory over Argentina in Rosario on Saturday. 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