Today’s rugby news as Argentina v Australia ends in overnight anger and Welsh teams return

Argentina v Australia ref controversy

Argentina were left incensed by referee James Doleman after Ben Donaldson kicked a last-gasp penalty to secure a 20-19 victory for Australia in La Plata.

Doleman had informed the Pumas players there would be a restart following Donaldson’s penalty but instead blew for the final whistle. Australia had been awarded the penalty at 78:48 minutes but the clock was not stopped until 79:12 minutes which was the cause of Argentina’s anger. The Pumas players confronted the official at the end of the game.

Australia were forced to overturn a 10-0 deficit after a try from Saracens backrower Juan Martín González and penalties from Gloucester’s Santiago Carreras. The Wallabies hit back with a well-crafted try from scrum-half Jake Gordo,n with No 8 Rob Valetini also crossing the line.

Argentina kicked their way back into the lead before Donaldson knocked over the decisive penalty to secure the Wallabies their first victory of the Rugby Championship.

Welsh regions kick off pre-season

The four Welsh regions played their first games of pre-season on Saturday.

Scarlets faced Carmarthen Quins, their feeder club at Carmarthen Park. Dwayne Peel’s side defeated their opponents 26-14 with many young players in action for the United Rugby Championship outfit.

Ospreys played an intriguing ‘Origin Series’ game against three of their feeder clubs: Bridgend Ravens, Aberavon and Swansea RFC. It was a 90 minute match where the Swansea-based region played a 30-minute game against each of the teams.

The results for this ‘match’ are listed below.

• Ospreys 33-0 Bridgend Ravens
• Ospreys 12-5 Aberavon
• Ospreys 21-12 Swansea RFC