The oldest cliche in sport stands here, it was absolutely a game of two halves, and it was the best of times and the absolute worst of times, as the Wallabies ship their biggest ever score in their history.
The first half showed more pages of coach Joe Schmidt’s attacking playbook, and the Wallabies responded with exciting running, rugby going into a 17 point lead.
Argentina constantly threatened with the ball in hand, and in the second half, the absence of Angus Bell and Taniela Tupou was really felt as the forward pack crumbled like old chocolate.
A battered captain with a bloodied nose Harry Wilson captures the feeling speaking to Stan Sport.
“I guess it hurts all of us, I guess you’ve just got to take the feeling and really use it as motivation. Next game, we’re going to regroup have a few days off and really get ready to rip into the All Blacks.
“It’s a tough way to finish a tour after a really good win in the first game. And yeah, it’s going to hurt for a little while”.
It will take a long time to recover from a loss like this, with tackles not being made and the defensive system completely shot.
The task against the All Blacks has become even tougher.