Goodnightpublished at 22:24 BST 16 July 2022
FT: Argentina 34-31 Scotland
Not to be for Scotland.
15 points up with half an hour left - they had the series in their grasp, and let it slip away.
Argentina win to clinch series 2-1
George O'Neill
FT: Argentina 34-31 Scotland
Not to be for Scotland.
15 points up with half an hour left - they had the series in their grasp, and let it slip away.
FT: Argentina 34-31 Scotland
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has also been talking to Sky Sports.
"There were chances to be more accurate with our exits in the last five mins," he said. "I'm disappointed for the players because it was a chance for an historic win.
"If we hadn't been held up over the line it is different. It's the players that count, and you can see from their reactions how much it means to them.
"I'm proud of the effort away from home, but we dominated for large periods and we should have won. Each game we've got better on this tour. I thought Ollie Smith, Ewan Ashman, and Blair Kinghorn at 10 were all positives. There was a lot to be proud of tonight.
"This experience is invaluable for our players - it's now up to them to drive themselves in pre-season to be here in the autumn. We have to be better for those games.
"It would have capped off a fantastic tour, but we didn't win in the end, so credit goes to Argentina."
FT: Argentina 34-31 Scotland
A dejected Hamish Watson has been giving his reaction to Sky Sports:
"It's a very different feeling to last week", he said. "We were architects of our own downfall.
"We let them back into the game - when we were receiving, we couldn't get out of out half.
"Our set-piece wasn't good enough today - it's tough when your lineout doesn't work. We need to stick together, and build on this for the autumn."
FT: Argentina 34-31 Scotland
John Barclay
Former Scotland captain on Sky Sports
Quote MessageScotland had a kickable penalty with eight minutes left and kicked for the corner. It's not always about scoring tries, it's about grit and taking three points
FT: Argentina 34-31 Scotland
Stuart Hogg
Rested Scotland full-back on Sky Sports
Quote MessageIt's incredibly frustrating. All our mistakes in that game were in the last 20 minutes. We didn't manage it the way we'd like to. It's cost us in the end. Argentina took their chances, fair play to them.
Argentina 34-31 Scotland
Scenes of jubilation in the stands.
Emiliano Boffelli
Not to be. Gutting.
Scotland were 15 points up with half an hour to go.
Somewhat inevitably, it's the Edinburgh man Emiliano Boffelli who goes over in the corner.
Knocks over the conversion from the touchline to rub salt in the wound.
Argentina 27-31 Scotland
Argentina opt for a scrum.
One massive shove required here.
10 seconds left on the clock...
Argentina 27-31 Scotland
We go back for an Argentina penalty.
Ali Price somewhat atoned for his error with a wonderful last-ditch tackle.
Argentina 27-31 Scotland
This is the game right here.
Los Pumas are within 5m of the Scotland line.
Argentina 27-31 Scotland
Ali Price kicks straight out on the full from a ruck just outside Scotland's 22.
Pretty brainless rugby that.
It gifts Argentina a platform.
Argentina 27-31 Scotland
Argentina infringe at the breakdown - Scotland celebrate the penalty like a try.
Breathe everyone...
Argentina 27-31 Scotland
It's Argentina pressing now.
Huge defensive effort needed now - the series is on the line.
Argentina 27-31 Scotland
Argentinian inaccuracy from the restart this time.
Scotland kick a penalty into the corner, run a clever little disguised lineout move, but Argentina hold them up.
They'll come again from the goal-line dropout.
Gonzalo Bertranou
The replacement scrum-half snipes from a yard out, and Mark Bennett cannot get down in time to stop him.
The conversion from Emiliano Boffelli makes it a four point game with 12 minutes left.
Argentina 20-31 Scotland
Scotland and restarts - name a worse combination...
Argentina somehow have possession back from the kick-off, and are knocking at the door here.
Blair Kinghorn
No mistake from slap bang in front.
I've just called someone older than me son.
Argentina 20-28 Scotland
Here come Scotland again.
A huge carry from Pierre Schoeman takes the visitors to within 6m of the line.
Now a penalty goes the way of the thistle - Blair Kinghorn gestures at the posts.
Stretch that lead son.
Argentina 20-28 Scotland
Just a wee pause as Argentina make some changes, and a scrum is reset for the umpteenth time.
Argentina 20-28 Scotland
Scott Cummings disrupts Argentina's structure by flying into a ruck.
It results in a knock-on, and Scotland win a penalty at the resulting scrum.
Happy days.