Another clash between these two great foes, another epic, another England win. Eddie Jones’s youngsters have managed what only one other England rugby team have managed, a 2-0 series win in Argentina. A late try and even later audacious drop goal by George Ford pulled England clear in a game that had, once again, been locked up in the final quarter. With 19 wins in his first 20 Tests in charge, Jones has plenty to be proud of in his tenure as England boss, but this series win in a hostile land with 30 players missing and 11 new caps blooded must rank as impressive an achievement as any. “Those see-saw games are terrible,” he said with a great grin on his face. “It was only once George Ford kicked a field goal to put us 10 ahead that we had breathing space. I was really pleased at how we stuck at the game. It is a great achievement. I’m very pleased for the team, for the young players. We have to try to fit 61 players into a 45-man Elite Player Squad now. That’s the next big thing I need to do.” It will be a formidable challenge. More players have stepped forward, not least Sam Underhill, the 11th new cap on this tour, but so too Will Collier, the replacement tighthead, who scored the try that earned England the lead for the fifth and final time. Just as impressively, he anchored the Keith Tkachuk Authentic Jersey scrum that stood firm in the dying minutes as Argentina tried frantically to overcome the 10-point lead by which England won, the first time in this exhilarating series that either side had managed to engineer a lead of more than seven points. That they could enjoy such a buffer was thanks to Ford, who has looked more confident than ever on this tour. He landed an audacious drop goal from 40 metres with six minutes to go. “He had to find a way,” said Jones. “Kicking that field goal at the end was tactically brilliant.” Chris Robshaw, on his return from injury, was a titan at close quarters, stymying Argentina in some of their fondest areas, and his fellow Quin Mike Brown had a much better game this week, setting up two of England’s four tries. Around points of reference such as these, the youngsters were able to express themselves, holding off another ferocious assault of pace and physicality from their hosts and pouncing with deadly accuracy when they had the chance. Some place this was for youngsters. They call it the Elephant Graveyard, on account of the local football team’s appetite for a giantkilling. High fences, razor wire and a moat around the field ensure the crowd are kept at bay – or perhaps that the opposition cannot escape. England beat Argentina http://www.officialsstlouisblues.com/Adidas-Brian-Sutter-Jersey 35-25 to win second Test and series – as it happened Mike Brown set up tries for Piers Francis and Danny Care with dazzling breaks as England edged another high-scoring contest with Argentina to win the series 2-0 Read more But perhaps the biggest success of the tour, in his quiet way, has been the 21-year-old Charlie Ewels. The big lock forward capped his series with the opening try in only the fifth minute. Argentina, though, have been fearless themselves. Immediately they came back at the tourists, first pounding hard at close quarters, to the delight of the rocking crowd, then sweetly working Joaquín Tuculet into position to step and dummy past Marland Yarde for a swift reply. It looked already as if we had another epic on our hands. Advertisement So it proved. Piers Francis, making his first start, thought he had danced his way through for a try straight from the restart, but Joe Launchbury’s pass was forward, so Ford slotted a penalty instead, the first of http://www.officialdallasstars.com/Adidas-Brian-Bellows-Jersey his 15 points. Of course, the lead was short-lived. Two penalties from Nicolás Sánchez had the Pumas ahead by the end of the first quarter, but Robshaw won the penalty with which Ford drew England level again on the half-hour, at which point Francis finally claimed that first Test try. And it was a beauty. Brown snatched a cross-kick from out of the hands of Emiliano Boffelli to streak clear and combine with Francis on the Argentina 22. His support run on the switch was exquisite and he cantered over for the try. Alas, shortly after the break, Francis’s attempted chip yielded Argentina a try to level the scores yet again. It cannoned off Pablo Matera’s legs, and the flanker dribbled the loose ball to the line – 18-18, then seven minutes later 25-25. Again, England pulled ahead, Danny Care on hand for Brown’s inside pass; again Argentina replied, a series of robust carries creating the space for Jerónimo de la Fuente to beat Dylan Hartley on the outside and send Boffelli clear. Over to England, then, to reclaim the lead a fifth and final time with that Collier try and to extend it with Ford’s drop goal. The job was all but done, but there was just about time for two scores, and nothing in this extraordinary series could be ruled out. England women on top of rugby world after triumph over New Zealand Read more Sure enough, Argentina’s runners cut up England one last time to earn their fabled scrummagers a late shot. The five-metre scrum formed, the Pumas relishing the prospect of their very favourite pastime, but Collier and his mates stood firm. England, so young but bold, had prevailed in a Amos Youth Jersey riveting Test series. Argentina Tuculet; Moyano, Orlando, De la Fuente, Boffelli (Moroni 74); Sánchez (Hernández 61), Landajo (Bertranou 74); Noguera Paz (Tetaz Chaparro 47), Creevy (capt; Montoya 61), Pieretto (Herrera 51), Alemanno (Petti 47), Lavanini, Matera (Lezana 55), Ortega Desio, Leguizamón
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