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WALES
1. GETHIN JENKINS (C) A dainty chip to set up his team’s second try. Talk about old dogs and new tricks. Rating: 7 out of 10 2. KEN OWENS Went close to delivering the first try but hauled off after 45 minutes. Rating: 6.5 3. TOMAS FRANCIS Dropped anchor to justify selection ahead of Samson Lee in a sold scrum. Rating: 7 4. LUKE CHARTERIS Continues to be more than merely a commanding line-out presence. Rating: 7 5. ALUN WYN JONES Back with a Lions’ Test performance, even if he was lucky to avoid a second half binning. Rating: 8.5 6. SAM WARBURTON Another returnee who showed Wales what they had missed. Rating: 7.5 7. JUSTIN TIPURIC Nothing flashy but important component of the maul mechanism. Rating: 6.5 8. ROSS MORIARTY Followed up his best performance against the Aussies with another solid show. Rating: 7 9. GARETH DAVIES Good and bad. A ninth Test try but a few wrong decisions. Rating: 6 10. DAN BIGGAR A timely reminder that he can make breaks like the best of them. Rating: 7 11. LIAM WILLIAMS Started where he had left off against the All Blacks last summer. Electrifying. Rating: 9 12. SCOTT WILLIAMS One glorious outside break justified his choice ahead of Jamie Roberts. Rating: 7 13. JONATHAN DAVIES Nothing fancy but no costly mistakes either. Rating: 6.5 14. GEORGE NORTH Still a long way short of his best. Another blank. Rating: 6 15. LEIGH HALFPENNY More of an attacking threat but could still end up on the wing. Rating: 7 REPLACEMENTS 16. Scott Baldwin – for Owens 45 - Satisfactory 6.5 17. Nicky Smith – for Jenkins 63 - Dependable 6 18. Samson Lee – not used 19. Cory Hill – not used 20. James King – not used 21. Lloyd Williams – not used 22. Gareth Anscombe – not used 23. Jamie Roberts – not used
ARGENTINA
1. LUCAS NOGUERA Unable to depower Welsh scrum authority. Rating: 5.5 out of 10 2. AGUSTIN CREEVY One of the game’s true warriors. Tremendous in adversity. Rating: 8 3. RAMIRO HERRERA Upstaged by his tighthead substitute. Rating: 5.5 4. GUIDO PETTI Worked hard without coming close to his opposite number. Rating: 5 5. MATIAS ALEMANNO Also suffered by comparison to Jones. Rating: 5 6. PABLO MATERA Won early battles against Warburton but lost the war. Rating: 6.5 7. JAVIER ORTEGA DESIO Some big hits, never gave up. Rating: 6 8. FACUNDO ISA Main ball-carrying threat but made few dents. Rating: 6.5 9. MARTIN LANDAJO Smart thinking for first try, scored the second. Rating: 6 10. NICOLAS SANCHEZ Missed early penalty. Outshone by Biggar. Rating: 6 11. SANTIAGO CORDERO Brought in at the lastminute but made costly mistakes. Rating: 5.5 12. JUAN MARTIN HERNANDEZ Master of the spiraling re-start, opportunist try. Rating: 7 13. MATIAS ORLANDO Too busy tackling to pose any serious threat. Rating: 6 14. MATIAS MORONI Defended well but never threatened the Welsh line. Rating: 6 15. JOAQUIN TUCULET Early injury prevented him from making any real impact. Rating: 5.5 REPLACEMENTS 16. Julian Montoya – for Creevy 66 - Strong 6 17. Santiago Garcia Botta – for Noguera 50 - Powerful 5.5 18. Enrique Pieretto – for Ferrera 71 - No time 5.5 19. Leonardo Senatore – for Matera 63 - Worked hard 6 20. Tomas Lezana – for Petit 59 - Carried 5.5 21. Tomas Cubelli – for Landajo 63 - Snappy 5 22. Santiago Gonzalez – for Hernandez 75 - No time 5 23. Jeronimo De La Fuente – for Tuculet 36 - Solid 5.5