Argentina vs. Australia: Score, Reaction from Rugby World Cup 2015 Semi-Final

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Published: October 25, 2015

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Australia beat Argentina 29-15 at Twickenham to set up a mouthwatering final with New Zealand in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. 

Rob Simmons and a hat-trick from Adam Ashley-Cooper helped the Wallabies reach their fourth World Cup final.

The Pumas were ruthlessly punished for two early mistakes, but they were otherwise able to keep pace with the Wallabies for much of the contest thanks to five penalties from Nicolas Sanchez.

Australia scored their first try inside two minutes after Simmons intercepted a careless pass from Sanchez, per ITV Rugby:



An offside allowed Sanchez to somewhat redeem himself with a penalty, but just three minutes later, the Wallabies doubled their tally.

Ashley-Cooper went over on the right, charging home with impunity after Australia drew Pumas full-back Juan Imhoff infield before quickly working the ball across to the space:



Sports journalist Nick Howson praised Argentina's open approach to the match, but he believed it made proceedings all the easier for Australia:



The Pumas pushed forward in a bid to reduce the deficit and came up against Australia's strong defence, but were able to win another penalty for Sanchez to convert.

Argentina lock Tomas Lavinini was sin-binned for a no-arms tackle, and things got worse for the Pumas when Agustin Creevy went off injured.

Australia capitalised on their man advantage, dragging Argentina over to the right side of the pitch before quickly working it left. Matt Giteau threw an exquisite pass to Ashley-Cooper, who duly went over in the corner for his brace:



The Pumas refused to give up, and after scoring another penalty, they almost grabbed a try in the dying seconds as Santiago Cordero burst forward magnificently and offloaded to Juan Martin Hernandez, but Joaquin Tuculet knocked on the back's own offload.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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