Pumas played simple, straightforward, winning rugby. They have the win because of it. When they kicked, they did it with purpose. When they ran, they did it with purpose. Their set piece was accurate and boisterous, again with purpose.
Bloody well done them.
Best of all, they knew how the ref was going to do things, and used that to their advantage. Owens favours the side with the ball - if Link and his entire staff down to the dirt trackers didn't understand that after the last quarter of last week, then they're just not fucking paying attention.
Instead we committed minimal numbers to the breakdown and let ourselves get turned over or kick it away in frustration. Hardly a surprise we can't find the legs for a try at the end.
OK, Hooper's yellow card was borderline, but when you're 73 minutes into being the ref's worst enemy, you're not likely to get any tuggies from the bloke. Its no surprise Owens was looking for infringements on our part either; if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, ITS A FUCKING DUCK.
Its at this point, I'm done with Hooper as captain. A good captain keeps his fucking players in line, but most of all gets a rapport going with the ref in order to get his point across. It means little when you're winning handsomely, but is a great help when you're under the pump.
There were several rucks where we basically just gave away the ball or a stupid penalty because we weren't clinical enough in our cleanout.
Then there was the lateral running, like we were afraid of getting tackled. The whole forward pack has to take blame for that because they achieved jack fucking shit in close. The lineout was the only functional part of our game, and then barely.
The backs had bugger all to work with, and then when they DID get it, they fucking kicked it away, ran sideways, or otherwise made stupid decisions under the impression that the Argies weren't going to defend their home ground with a passion.
The coaching staff are the first lot under the microscope, and it isn't pretty. It was clear our forwards were fucked from last week, and yet the bench wasn't utilised until too late, for what was a long week after the stuffing was knocked out by the Boks.
After that, the players need their fucking heads examined. Why the fuck, knowing how Owens refs, wouldn't you let them have the ruck ball, then just fan out and smash the next runner?
Just basic fucking rugby.
Wallabies jersey going in the drawer. I doubt whether it will come out again this year. Fuck getting up at arse o'clock to watch them get smacked about like schoolboys.