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Argentina added to Wales\u2019 woes with another defeat to start Steve Tandy\u2019s time in charge on a low. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n11 November 2025<\/p>\n
Good Morning GAGRs, and welcome to another Tuesday rugby news. We are closing in on the end of the year, which seems to be merciful for us Wallabies fans as it has been tough going in recent Weeks \/ months. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s remembrance day today, and I will leave it to others to write about the reasons we acknowledge the day, the sacrifices that were made in the past, the sacrifices that all men and women who have served, or do serve make for us, and not least of all, the price paid by civilians across the globe as their countries and their lives were torn apart by war. <\/p>\n
I would like to be able to point towards the Wallabies game on the weekend and the games coming up over the coming weeks and feel like the Wallabies are continuing to improve, but unfortunately, it feels like the Wallabies have hit the wall and need the season to end soon. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a Tuesday, so we will do player ratings from the Wallabies game on the Weekend, but before we do that we\u2019ll look at some news from around the grounds. <\/p>\n
Wales vs Argentina <\/p>\n
Well, despite beating Japan recently, Wales still have a lot of work to do as they seek to climb their way back up the ladder and challenge higher ranked teams. The final score was 52-28 in favour of Argentina, but it wasn\u2019t all one way traffic for the visitors as Wales showed good early play, and scored 2 tries to draw level with Argentina at 14 all after 20 minutes. The Welsh second try included some great handling with offloads in contact, and good support play, and shows that Wales have some very good players. <\/p>\n
Argentina added to Wales\u2019 woes with another defeat to start Steve Tandy\u2019s time in charge on a low. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n
The highlight of the first half has to be the try on half time, with Pablo Matera taking the kick off, breaking the line, and then propping just before half way to put in a perfect left foot kick for the winger Mateo Carreras to race onto, beat two defenders, and score an amazing try. What is it about number 8s who kick left footed, Matera, Harry Wilson, (Bobby V), John Roe, spring to mind, and I am sure there are others, that I can\u2019t recall. <\/p>\n
It was 31-14 to Argentina at half time, with Los Pumas delivering a hammer blow just before oranges. <\/p>\n
Wales scored another 2 tries in the second half, and at one stage got the score back to 45-28 to before Argentina scored a they scored a late try to rack up their half century and continue a long run of home losses for Wales. <\/p>\n
For the Welsh, their captain Jac Morgan was excellent, before he went off with a dislocated shoulder after scoring a great close range try. For Los Pumas, Matera was incredible, and the backs were sharp. One of the features of the match was the quality of the goal kicking, with the teams notching a 100% success rate including 7 conversions and 1 penalty to Argentina, and 4 conversions to Wales. <\/p>\n
The final score was a record for Argentina over Wales, and it reflects the gulf in experience between the two sides, with Argentina having more than 900 test caps in the match day squad. <\/p>\n
Wales will be looking to bounce back against Japan this weekend, but then they face Zealand and South Africa to round out the year. <\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Italy \u2013 Wallaby Player ratings <\/p>\n
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As usual, in the week after a Wallabies test we\u2019ll do player ratings. As a reminder, these are my ratings, based on watching the game on Sunday and rewatching the ball in play replay on Monday night. There was obviously some commentary on the match review on Sunday, and in the Monday news which I\u2019ve taken into account. As always, we\u2019re using the G&GR scoring system:<\/p>\n
10 \u2013 A legendary performance to go down in the history books
9 \u2013 Outstanding performance: Man of the Match shoo-in
8 \u2013 Excellent all-round game
7 \u2013 Good game with a few sparkles
6 \u2013 Solid performance
5 \u2013 Average \u2013 a pass mark
4 \u2013 Below par
3 \u2013 Had a bad game
2 \u2013 Tell your story walking pal
1 \u2013 A complete joke
0 \u2013 Didn\u2019t make it on, or no meaningful involvement.<\/p>\n
Italy vs Australia <\/p>\n
Angus Bell \u2013 Bell scored a very good try from close range, but looks to have hurt his shoulder in the process. We can only hope that it isn\u2019t too serious and he doesn\u2019t miss too many games. 5<\/p>\n
Matt Faessler \u2013 Scored the first try of the game and did his job around the field and in set piece. It\u2019s good to see Faessler back in Wallaby Gold after an injury disrupted season. 5<\/p>\n
Taniela Tupou \u2013 The big man is continuing to build on recent good form in Gold. 5<\/p>\n
Nick Frost \u2013 Played the full game, and tried hard, but we didn\u2019t get to see any of his trade mark pace and athleticism in attack. 5<\/p>\n
Jeremy Williams \u2013 Was replaced in the second half but did his best to disrupt lineouts and mauls. Was replaced in the second half. 5<\/p>\n
Tom Hooper \u2013 Was one of the Wallabies best, with dominant carries, tackles, and an 80 minute performance saw him switch into the second row. 7<\/p>\n
Fraser McReight \u2013 With Hooper, one of the Wallabies best on ground. His presence over the ball for defensive turn overs and his link play were on display. 7<\/p>\n
Harry Wilson \u2013 Not up to his usual standard. a knock on, some penalties conceded, and couldn\u2019t lift his team when needed. Looks tired and in need of a rest. 4<\/p>\n
Jake Gordon. Like Wilson, looks to be trying, but should have been replaced earlier in the second half. A couple of kicks out on the full to compound the performance. 4<\/p>\n
Carter Gordon \u2013 A mostly positive return to rugby for Carter Gordon, as he looked good leading the attack for 54 minutes before succumbing to a leg injury. Some signs of rust, with kicks out on the full in the first half. 5<\/p>\n
Harry Potter \u2013 Not his best game in gold, looked to get involved, but couldn\u2019t find a way to make a difference, a couple of errant kicks, and limited opportunities with the ball. 4<\/p>\n
Hunter Paisami \u2013 Was attributed a lot of the blame for the attacking play in the comments on Monday. Was relaced by Daugunu who was very good. 4<\/p>\n
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii \u2013 Saw yellow for a high tackle, and couldn\u2019t find a way to dominate with carries. Some good cover defending tackles but,<\/p>\n
Corey Toole \u2013 Chased everything, including making cover defending tackles. Needs to find a way to win more high balls, and find space to uses his pace. 4<\/p>\n
Andrew Kellaway \u2013 Tried to get into the line as the second playmaker, with little effect. 5 <\/p>\n
Billy Pollard \u2013 was on at 63 minutes for Faessler, but couldn\u2019t help to turn the tide as Italy won the replacements duel and the second half. 4<\/p>\n
Aidan Ross \u2013 was on early to replace Angus Bell and earned his second cap. 5<\/p>\n
Zane Nonggorr \u2013 was on at 46 minutes. Made some good runs, must have been ok because was confused for Bob Valetini a couple of times during the call. 5<\/p>\n
Rob Valetini \u2013 Came off the bench and tried hard to make a difference, but in the end, the benches and second half performance belonged to Italy. 5<\/p>\n
Pete Samu \u2013 Got 10 minutes on the field late. Was busy in attack and defence but couldn\u2019t turn it around. 4<\/p>\n
Ryan Lonergan \u2013 Needed more time than 5 minutes off the bench at the end of the game. 5<\/p>\n
Tane Edmed \u2013 Was on earlier than expected with the injury to Carter Gordon, but couldn\u2019t turn around the result once the subs starting coming on. 4<\/p>\n
Filipo Daugunu \u2013 Made a positive impact with some strong carries. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s a Wrap. <\/p>\n
As always team, thanks for reading this far, have a great Tuesday, and look forward to the comments. <\/p>\n
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