Argentina can’t make much of the maul but their feisty fringe thumpers begin to gain ground, edging ever closer to the All Blacks line. Pablo Matera loses control in contact, but there’s another penalty to take.

Matera has a mull, wondering whether to give it another go. Eventually, a reluctant finger is pointed towards the posts.

Argentina may answer immediately. Pedro Rubiolo pounces on an isolated Jordie Barrett as Thomas Gallo cries “timber!”, swinging an axe at the centre’s ankles.

Well well well. Argentina turn down a shot at goal and instead prod the penalty to the corner.

Three from three from the tee for Damian McKenzie. This is tougher than his first two strikes, just right of centre and 40 metres out, but it’s nothing to unduly trouble a high-class kicker.

That is somehow Lucio Cinti’s first Test try. He’s bounced between inside centre, outside centre and the wing for club and country over the last couple of years, but I reckon he’s a man to build around in that 13 jumper for Felipe Contepomi.

That will annoy the Pumas boss, though – skipper Pablo Matera concedes a soft ruck penalty.

Ooh, this is a corker from Argentina! They turn over possession near halfway and switch rapidly in transition, spotting New Zealand are lighter than they’d like to be in wide channels. Pablo Matera picks his moment and his man, crabbing across and then sending Santiago Chocobares forth on a lovely angle.

Chocobares looks outside to his centre partner, putting it in the hands of the dynamic Cinti. Anton Lienert-Brown can’t snare the Saracen’s shirt, and in he goes. Delightful rugby!

Excellent jackalling from Dalton Papali’i, just about holding his feet as he latches over the top even as two Argentina clearers thump into him within ten metres of the New Zealand line.

The home side very nearly conjure another spectacular try, Anton Lienert-Brown busting through the line and hurling an ambitious wide pass that Sevu Reece looks favourite to collect. It just catches the breeze, though, forcing Reece to leap to try and take, and the ball spills in a tangle of limbs on the edge of the Argentina 22.

It hasn’t at all been a bad start from Argentina, either. They’ve looked spunky in attack and solid in defence, but that sort of score is always the danger against the All Blacks.

An extraordinary coast-to-coast try!

What a remarkable score! Argentina cough up possession on the fringes of New Zealand’s 22, and off the All Blacks go. Damian McKenzie chips, chases and beats a sluggish Thomas Gallo to the bouncing ball, connecting with Beauden Barrett.

There is no-one within 15 metres of the full-back as he advances up the right, but Barrett is so intelligent, dropping boot to ball and kicking some 30 metres infield where three teammates are chasing. Two of them are tight-five forwards, emblematic of the All Blacks’ all-court game, and though a horror bounce kippers Codie Taylor, lock Sam Darry is on hand to mop up and spin to the line. It’s a try, really, that only New Zealand would score – McKenzie converts and the hosts are into their work!

Lucio Cinti gets his big mitts to TJ Perenara’s attempted box kick, blocking it into touch. Perenara can be vulnerable to charge downs, not perhaps the best technical box kicker.

And again! Argentina are putting the pressure on the scrum half and there is a flick of Argentine fingers en route to the touchline. That will give New Zealand the throw, but Perenara will have to tighten up his technique or sort himself some more protection.