Van Poortvliet’s Last Minute Try Seals Dramatic Series Win For England In Argentina

Replacement scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet scored a effort successful nan last infinitesimal arsenic England claimed a 22-17 triumph complete hosts Argentina astatine nan Estadio Bicentenario successful San Juan connected Saturday to return nan bid 2-0.

Argentina led 17-14 astatine half-time and contempt dense England unit successful their 22, George Ford’s punishment was nan only points scored successful nan first 39 minutes of nan 2nd play until Van Poortvliet scampered complete from a good break by Guy Pepper.

Centre Seb Atkinson and full-back Freddie Steward scored tries arsenic England, without a big of regular players who are connected circuit pinch nan British & Irish Lions successful Australia, completed a memorable bid win.

England had mislaid hooker and co-captain Jamie George connected nan greeting of nan crippled aft he was called into nan Lions squad.

Centre Lucio Cinti and helping Ignacio Mendy scored tries for Argentina, who had to upwind dense England unit successful nan 2nd half and could not spot nan crippled retired for astatine slightest a draw.

Argentina No 8 Pablo Matera did go nan astir capped subordinate successful his country’s history successful his 111th appearance, though it was marked pinch a second-half yellowish card.

The visitors made a accelerated commencement and had a effort wrong 4 minutes. Ford’s pinpoint crossfield footwear was plucked shape nan aerial by Tom Roebuck, who fed debutant Luke Northmore earlier nan second put chap centre Atkinson successful for nan score.

England were reduced to 14 players erstwhile Ben Curry was penalised for a precocious tackle and aft Santiago Carreras landed a punishment for nan location side, they deed backmost pinch a try.

Scrum-half Simón Benítez Cruz managed to clasp connected to a loose shot and pursuing his darting run, he released Cinti to dot down.

England showed fantabulous handling skills to people their 2nd effort arsenic they moved nan shot first 1 measurement and past nan next, pulling Argentina defenders into a constrictive statement and allowing Steward to canter complete successful nan near corner.

Argentina scored their 2nd effort connected nan changeable of half-time arsenic Steward grounded to woody pinch a spot complete nan England backline arsenic nan shot nicked nan station and fell kindly for Mendy to dot down for a 17-14 lead.

Ford’s punishment was reward for dense English unit early successful nan 2nd half arsenic he levelled nan score. Argentina were having trouble pinch their exits from their ain 22, which meant they were perpetually nether pressure, and it tolled arsenic Pepper collapsed and fed Van Poortvliet to snatch triumph astatine nan death.