Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says they probably put three reasonable halves together then fell off a bit of a cliff after their 67-27 defeat to Argentina
The hosts conceded the first two tries before clicking into top gear with 10 minutes to play in the first half this morning and scored four of their nine tries in the last 9 minutes.
It's the most points the Wallabies have conceded in a Test, passing the 61-22 hammering they copped in South Africa in 1997.
The flogging followed a gritty 20-19 win over Argentina in driving rain seven days ago and leaves Australia rooted to the bottom of The Rugby Championship ladder with one win from four games.
Schmidt says the last 10 minutes, they were over-chasing the game with a young group and there's always the risk the score will blow out.
He says at 41-27 they were only one score away from picking up a couple of bonus points at worst and chasing another chance at the game.
The coach says they over-reached at the back end and it didn't look good.
Los Pumas began the TRC with a 38-30 defeat of New Zealand in Auckland, the most points the All Blacks have conceded in a home Test.
Australia's next assignment is New Zealand in Sydney on September 21.
Source: rugby.com.au
