Argentina 17-17 England - Matera sin-binned as visitors press for score
Date: 62 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-17 England
Jack van Poortvliet is on at scrum-half. England have a man advantage.
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Date: 22:12 BST
Title: Get Involved
Content: #bbcrugby, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only – texts will be charged at your standard message rate)
England playing it all in the Pumas half this half. Got to turn this into points now and a fantastic series win awaits....
Richy B
This is classic England rugby, big strong heavy forwards dominating the opposition… but being useless at scoring tries
Chris
About time the ref did something about the indiscipline, I've never seen so many fouls before a card!
Gregg in Bristol
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Date: 60 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-17 England
The crowd are UP. Can Argentina see this out? They will be a man light for half of the remaining game.
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Date: 59 mins
Title: Sin-bin - Pablo Matera
Content: Argentina 17-17 England
Argentina are down to 14! Veteran Pablo Matera just lies across the ball with England a few metres out and kills the play. He's in the bin for 10 minutes.
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Date: 58 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-17 England
Curtis Langdon charges out of the maul and England look like scoring for a moment but Freddie Steward is wrapped up - there's then another penalty to England.
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Date: 58 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-17 England
Guy Pepper is on for England as George Ford kicks another penalty for a knock on into the corner. Curtis Langdon is secure with the ball and finds the England pack.
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Date: 22:05 BST
Title: Get Involved
Content: #bbcrugby, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only – texts will be charged at your standard message rate)
England do realise they have to hold onto the ball if they're going to score a try right? So many handling errors, it's so frustrating!
Catie
Update:
Date: 57 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-17 England
Brilliant from England at the breakdown after another good George Ford kick ahead. Can they find a way through?
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Date: 53 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-17 England
Half an hour left, the finishers off the bench could have a say in this one yet.
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Date: 53 mins
Title: Penalty - Argentina 17-17 England
Content: George Ford
Scores level! The Argentina penalty count keeps on rising and when they gift one bang in front the England number 10 laces through the posts.
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Date: 50 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
England's kick chase has been excellent all night but Santiago Carreras does brilliantly to nip one inside under heavy pressure. No scores since the break but plenty to keep an eye on.
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Date: 49 mins
Title: Replacement
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
Theo Dan is now hurt and limps away - on comes #getinvolved favourite Curtis Langdon at hooker.
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Date: 49 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
A minute of bedlam. Charged down kicks, knock-ons, turnovers, jacklas and steals, it's all a bit hectic but it's fun!
Argentina survive.
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Date: 47 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
The Pumas are defending like, er, beavers here and England come up against a striped wall time and again. George Ford puts in another lovely kick but Tom Willis is wrapped up. Still they come...
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Date: 21:52 BST
Title: Get Involved
Content: #bbcrugby, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only – texts will be charged at your standard message rate)
Lee Blackett is a brilliant attack coach and England would do well to have him as part of the coaching set up on a permanent basis
David Beckett
Have we just witnessed the 40 minutes that cost Theo Dan any semblance of an international rugby career? If only there was a position in rugby that didn't require any need to handle the ball, sadly I don't think hooker is that position.
Anon
Langdon should have far more caps than he does. Get him in for Dan asap
Adam
Update:
Date: 44 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
England get it back and wheel left, they have a man over and whip it wide but Tom Roebuck loses the ball in a crunching tackle. Argentina want this!
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Date: 43 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
England have the ball down to within five metres. Big pressure - but Sam Underhill loses the ball and Argentina can clear!
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Date: 42 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
Argentina prop Francisco Gomez Kodela gives away a second penalty in two minutes and is immediately replaced. We've seen enough.
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Date: 41 mins
Title: Post
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
Argentina are offside in the first 30 seconds and George Ford boots it into a good area.
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Date: 41 mins
Title: Kick-off
Content: Argentina 17-14 England
Here we go!
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