Wales Lose First Game Of Tandy Reign As Argentina Seal Record Win

Autumn Nations Series

Wales (14) 28

Tries: T Williams, Lake, Morgan, Murray Cons: Edwards 3, Evans

Argentina (31) 52

Tries: Delgado, Prisciantelli 2, Benitez Cruz, M Carreras, Delguy, Grondona, Cons: S Carreras 7 Pen: Carreras

New Wales caput coach Steve Tandy suffered an opening conclusion successful his first crippled arsenic Argentina powered to a grounds triumph successful a 11-try thriller astatine Principality Stadium.

It was a 10th successive location conclusion for Wales, who besides mislaid inspirational skipper Jac Morgan to a superior looking enarthrosis aliases limb injury.

Flanker Morgan suffered nan problem successful nan enactment of scoring 1 of Wales' 4 tries, while number 8 Aaron Wainwright was besides forced off.

Argentina crossed for 7 tries pinch fly-half Geronimo Prisciantelli's double supplemented by scores from prop Pedro Delgado, scrum-half Simon Benitez Cruz, wings Mateo Carreras and Bautista Delguy and replacement Santiago Grondona, while full-back Santiago Carreras kicked 17 points.

Wales responded pinch tries from scrum-half Tomos Williams, hooker Dewi Lake Morgan and full-back Blair Murray.

Wales centre Ben Thomas was shown a costly a first-half yellowish paper for kicking retired astatine Argentina skipper Pablo Matera and tin count himself fortunate not to person been shown reddish for nan reckless act.

The 2nd half besides saw nan world rugby return of Wales helping Louis Rees-Zammit aft a two-year absence.

In beforehand of a crowd of 50,185, Argentina's triumph should beryllium nary astonishment aft they arrived successful Cardiff arsenic patient favourites.

Los Pumas were classed sixth successful nan world anterior to nan game, six places higher than Wales.

Argentina enjoyed immoderate outstanding results successful nan Rugby Championship, including historical victories complete Australia and New Zealand.

Felipe Contepomi's battle-hardened matchday squad besides had 944 caps betwixt them - 400 much than Wales.

The acquisition and people told arsenic Argentina celebrated nan astir points ever scored against Wales and a grounds separator of victory.

It is now 27 months aliases 827 days since Wales won an world crippled successful Cardiff, a triumph against England successful a World Cup warm-up lucifer successful August 2023.

Wales had ended an abysmal grounds tally of 18 consecutive defeats pinch triumph successful their past summertime Test successful Japan, truthful Tandy was coming successful pinch a caller slate.

He became nan first Welshman to go nan men's imperishable caput coach since Gareth Jenkins near agency successful 2007.

Tandy has risen from nan mini colony of Tonmawr pinch much than 300 of nan colony side's supporters travelling to Cardiff to cheer connected 1 of its favourite sons.

Tandy near his erstwhile domiciled arsenic Scotland defence coach for this situation and has had to header pinch nan latest off-the-field turmoil pinch nan Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announcing they were readying to trim a Welsh master side, leaving players worried astir their occupation security.

If Tandy did not cognize nan magnitude of nan situation he has taken connected earlier this first game, he surely will now.

Tandy made his people by bringing backmost Saracens prop Rhys Carre into nan starting side.

British and Irish Lions duo Morgan and scrum-half Williams returned, while centre Max Llewellyn and locks Adam Beard and Dafydd Jenkins were recalled aft missing Wales' summertime tour.

There was a frantic start, but a sloppy offside punishment conceded by Jenkins allowed Argentina nan level for Delgado to unfastened nan scoring.

The visitors followed up pinch an incisive counter-attacking try. Wales helping Tom Rogers tapped a precocious shot backmost to Pumas flanker Juan Martin Gonzalez who fed Mateo Carreras. The helping sprinted distant earlier his clever spot footwear was dived connected by Prisciantelli.

Wales responded pinch a good flowing move arsenic Rogers made a searing midfield break earlier linking up pinch skipper Morgan, who produced a superb offload to scrum-half Williams.

Wales' tails were up and they levelled nan scores erstwhile hooker Lake powered over.

More to follow.

The hosts' betterment was halted erstwhile Wales were reduced to 14 men arsenic Thomas was shown to nan sin-bin for kicking retired astatine Matera, who had been holding nan limb of nan Welsh centre.

It was reviewed by nan French foul play serviceman Eric Gauzins and because location was nary grounds Thomas' ft made interaction pinch Matera's head, it remained a yellowish card.

It was a determination Argentina skipper Julian Montoya disagreed pinch by describing nan action arsenic "reckless".

With Wales down to 14 men, Carreras slotted complete a punishment earlier Benitez Cruz darted over.

Thomas returned, but Wales conceded a effort consecutive from nan kick-off pinch Matera bursting done and producing a pinpoint left-foot footwear for helping Carreras to cod and score.

Wales trailed by 17 points astatine half-time earlier Delguy crossed early successful nan second-half pinch Williams shown a yellowish paper for taking a man retired disconnected nan ball.

More to follow.

Wales: Murray; Rogers, Llewellyn, B Thomas, Adams; Edwards, T Williams; Carre, Lake, Assiratti, D Jenkins, Beard, Mann, Morgan (capt), Wainwright.

Replacements: Belcher, Smith, Griffin, F Thomas, Cracknell, Hardy, J Evans, Rees-Zammit.

Sin-bin: Thomas (27)

Argentina: S Carreras; Delguy, Piccardo, Chocobares, M Carreras; Prisciantelli, Benitez Cruz; Vivas, Montoya (capt), Delgado, Petti, Kremer, Matera, JM Gonzalez, Oviedo.

Replacements: Ruiz, Gallo, Rapetti, Alemanno, Grondona, Moyano, Mallia, Isgro.

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Anthony Woodthorpe (England)

TMO: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)

FPRO: Eric Gauzins (France).