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Argentina secure second successive win in warm-up fixture against Rugby Australia XV
By AAP
A Rugby Australia XV including Wallabies Fraser McReight, Isi Naisarani and Joe Powell has been beaten 57-24 by Argentina in Sydney as the visitors gear up for their first test since 2019's Rugby World Cup.
In a game of three 30-minute periods, Mario Ledesma's Pumas piled on the tries at a closed Leichhardt Oval against a team of fringe Wallabies and a selection of players from the NSW Waratahs and other clubs.
No.8 Naisarani was a standout for Australia, scoring two tries and lending a powerful physical presence.
Argentina play their first match of the three-nation Rugby Championship next weekend against New Zealand in Sydney, having prepared for a month and completed a two-week quarantine under COVID-19 rules.
They will take on the Wallabies on November 21 in Newcastle, with a return match scheduled for December 5 at Sydney's Bankwest Stadium.
Australia and New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship campaigns last week, with the All Blacks thrashing the Wallabies 43-5 in Sydney to clinch the Bledisloe Cup.
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