FULL TIME: ARGENTINA 10-41 NEW ZEALAND
TRY, ARGENTINA, CREEVY, 10-41:
Creevy stretches to score and the Pumas do have some consolation.
An isolated Mo'unga coughs up a late penalty as he gets caught all alone and the Pumas will have one last crack.
McKenzie misses another conversion and is now three from seven from the tee.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, NARAWA, 5-41:
Narawa has scored on debut with a fine finish in the corner.
New Zealand win a scrum time penalty and they have been very good in the setpieces today. The All Blacks send the Pumas back into their 22 again.
A troublesome scrum needs to be reset but the Pumas have the ball looking for a big finish even if the game is gone.
Argentina set up the lineout and the referee stops the clock with players receiving treatment.
The Pumas attack with advantage but struggle to get out of their own half and have to come back for the kick.
The Pumas hustle to win the ball back but then very quickly knock on after they secure it from a curious clearance kick from McKenzie.
Bruni goes tit-for-tat as he now wins a penalty on defence with a great piece of jackalling that will allow the Pumas to shift play back into the New Zealand half.
The Pumas attack steadily but they just aren't making progress quickly enough and eventually Jordie Barrett wins a penalty as he gets over the ball.
A great kick from the Pumas has the All Blacks going back into their own 22. They secure their ball but the kick is charged down and goes dead. The All Blacks will drop out from the 22.
A penalty straight off the restart has the Pumas skipper tearing his hair out as he really did nothing wrong at all. Poor officiating.
McKenzie can't convert from the touchline.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, BEAUDEN BARRETT, 5-36:
Barrett is over in the corner after McKenzie shreds the Pumas defence.
An error off the restart has left the Pumas under pressure with a kick going out just five from their line.
The kick has gone awry and Argentina still have a lot of work to do.
TRY, ARGENTINA, MONTOYA, 5-31:
Montoya stretches to score as the Pumas win another advantage after the quick tap.
A surging run from Bruni gets the Pumas back within striking distance of the All Blacks line and they have advantage.
The Pumas lose it on attack and Barrett hacks it into touch but for some reason the All Blacks are given the lineout feed.
An illegal clearout halts the All Blacks attack with the line at their mercy and Argentina escape for now.
A handy kick has taken the All Blacks back into the Pumas 22 and their deadly attack will get another shot at the hosts.
Aggressive Pumas defence knocks the ball loose but they have also knocked on and have to come back for a scrum to New Zealand who then milk a scrum penalty.
New Zealand restart the match with a deep drop kick.
HALF TIME: ARGENTINA 0-31 NEW ZEALAND
CONVERSION, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE, 0-31:
McKenzie converts.
YELLOW CARD, ARGENTINA, BRUNI:
Bruni has to go to the bin despite the try scored by the All Blacks.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, SMITH, 0-29:
Smith dives over with Argentina having illegally stopped the maul.
It's another All Black penalty inside the Pumas 22 and the Argentineans get a lecture from the referee about slowing the ball down.
The All Blacks drive Argentina back into their 22 off a penalty kick and although they snatch the ball from the lineout, the Pumas then kick straight out.
Argentina have an overlap on the counter but they kick ahead and the ball goes into touch close to the New Zealand 22 and that really is a wasted opportunity to attack for the Pumas.
The Pumas knock on and then the All Blacks win a penalty at the scrum as their pack monsters Argentina.
For once the All Blacks make a mistake in their execution and the Pumas have an attacking scrum after New Zealand try to carry away from their 22.
CONVERSION, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE, 0-24:
McKenzie fires this one between the uprights to stretch their already imposing lead.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, IOANE, 0-22:
Ioane eventually powers over after multiple big attacks from the All Blacks close to the line.
The Pumas will have to defend a scrum from five out after they knock on in the tackle close to then line.
The All Blacks come at the Pumas again keeping the ball in hand but making ground incredibly quickly and the Pumas concede a penalty under pressure and will have to repel another attacking lineout.
The Pumas find some rhythm in attack at last, but New Zealand just keep them out at the corner after a big 'Hail Mary' pass to the winger.
The Pumas knock on with the line at their mercy and are then blown up at the scrum allowing the All Blacks to move away from their line at last.
The Pumas are stopped but illegally so and they will set up another lineout.
Cane has taken a Pumas player without the ball and the they can finally get back down into the All Blacks 22.
The All Blacks get another penalty soon after the restart and Argentina's heads go down again. The attack for the All Blacks eventually breaks down though and the Pumas hack a poor kick straight into touch.
CONVERSION, NEW ZEALAND, MCKENZIE, 0-17:
McKenzie slots the conversion.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND JORDIE BARRETT, 15-0:
New Zealand don't exit very well but then the Pumas present them with the ball off an up and under and the All Blacks launch another stinging counter.
McKenzie misses another conversion with a strange looking kick.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, SAVEA, 10-0:
Savea has bashed over from short range and the All Blacks have blitzed over again.
McKenzie misses the conversion from quite close to the posts.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, COLES, 5-0:
The All Blacks snatch the lineout steal and attack like lightning with the move finished off by Dane Coles.
A poor kick from the Pumas allows McKenzie to claim the mark and he clears up to the ten metre line.
New Zealand are being pegged back into their half by Argentina who are putting in some massive tackles. The All Blacks knock on just as they threaten with a dangerous counter-attack.
McKenzie has a kick charged down but he just about manages to ground it and the All Blacks have to drop out from their goal-line.
KICK-OFF: The Pumas send up a big old kick and chase well and the All Blacks are under pressure.
The first Haka of the season is laid down by the All Blacks as kick-off approaches.
Argentina have won just two of 35 Test matches against New Zealand with another ending in a draw and the All Blacks winning the other 32 many in dominant fashion. However, it is worth noting that both of those wins have come in this current decade.
The referee for this contest will be Angus Gardner of Australia who has compatriots Nic Berry and Jordan Way as assistants and another fellow countryman in Brett Cronan in the TMO's booth.
New Zealand: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Emoni Narawa, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane (captain), 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Josh Lord, 4 Scott Barrett, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: 16 Codie Taylor, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Tupou Vaa’i, 20 Dalton Papali’i, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Richie Mo’unga, 23 Braydon Ennor.
Argentina: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Lucio Cinti, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Rodrigo Bruni, 7 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Lucio Sordoni, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo.
Replacements: 16 Augustin Creevy, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Pedro Rubiolo, 20 Sanriago Grondona, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Nicolas Sanchez, 23 Matias Orlando.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Rugby Championship match between the All Blacks of New Zealand and the Pumas of Argentina from the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza.
