'The stadium was rocking' - Argentina secure first home win over All Blacks

Argentina 29 (13)

Tries: Gonzalez, Garcia Cons: Carreras 2 Pens: Albornoz, Mallia, Carreras 3

New Zealand 23 (13)

Tries: Proctor, Newell, Taukei'aho Con: McKenzie Pens: B Barrett, McKenzie

Argentina secured their first ever home victory over New Zealand as they beat the All Blacks 29-23 in front of a raucous crowd in Buenos Aires.

Juan Martin Gonzalez and Gonzalo Garcia scored tries either side of the break for Argentina, while there were 13 crucial points from the boot of Santiago Carreras.

Billy Proctor, Fletcher Newell and Samisoni Taukei'aho went over for New Zealand. However, they were left to rue an ill-disciplined performance that saw three players sent to the sin-bin - including two in the space of three minutes shortly before the break.

Damian McKenzie's last-minute penalty at least secured a losing bonus point for the visitors, who top the Rugby Championship table with six points from two games.

The Pumas finally broke their home duck against the All Blacks at the 16th attempt, 40 years after their first official Test on home soil against New Zealand in 1985.

It is their fourth win in total in the 41 Tests between the two, with their previous victories against New Zealand coming in a Tri Nations game in Sydney in 2020 [during the Covid-19 pandemic], in the 2022 Rugby Championship in Christchurch, and last year's Rugby Championship in Wellington.

The Pumas avenged last weekend's 41-24 defeat in Cordoba that had seen the All Blacks return to the top of the world rankings.

"The stadium was rocking, honestly it was amazing. I'm really proud of the team and the whole squad," captain Julian Montoya said.

"It's a team effort and a team sport. I'm really proud. We believed that we could win - we've believed for a few years now.

"We came back from a tough loss in the last game and we stayed in the fight."

"I think they showed more passion and intensity," New Zealand captain Scott Barrett said.

"They got over the gainline and they held the ball, while we gave away penalties which just fed their game. They're a quality team and we were outclassed."

"Test footie is tough when you get three cards and they dominate the aerial game. We just didn't get a lot of little things to go our way, which is earned off effort. It's that simple," New Zealand coach Scott Robertson added.

Argentina remain bottom of the Rugby Championship table but are now level on points with South Africa, who beat Australia 30-22 earlier on Saturday, with all four teams having won one game.