Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has praised the unity within the squad after yet another last-minute winner against Argentina in Townsville.
Replacement prop Angus Bell proved the hero as the Waratah slammed the ball down well after the full-time siren to send a nearly packed crowd home happy.
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It’s the second time the Wallabies has scored either on or after the siren, beginning their year with a similar win over Fiji.
The win comes less than a month after the team clawed back a 17-point margin to blow away the Springboks to start the Rugby Championship.
“I'm really proud of the way the players came back. I'm a little bit disconcerted by these head starts that teams have taken. But Los Pumas, they're a very good team,” Schmidt said post-match to reporters.
“…But in a more euphoric moment at the end of 86 minutes or whatever it was, to come away with a win is reassuring, just that belief is there and we could build our way back from the deficit.
"I think the belief, it's not me, it comes through the leadership and their drive to make sure that they get what they need to get right in the second half.
“I'm not that keen on us being where we were but once we were there, I think if you can just build your way back into the game, you don't have to win it all the way back, as soon as you start the second half, you can just make sure that you build your way forward.”
Captain Harry Wilson showed remarkable courage to turn down an easy penalty to settle for the draw and instead back his team to find a way over the line.
“I would just back the captain,” Schmidt said on the decision.
"Harry's out there. He has a feel for what's happening and if he feels like there's momentum, they would have been on a warning.
“You know that if we do a good job, we can get the result. Thankfully, with Angus Bell going over, we got that, but there was a fair bit of work that had to be done to get that.
“It was really important to get a first-up win being back at home, and delighted with the finish and the confidence Harry showed in the pack and a couple of backs who carried pretty well in that sequence as well.”
Meanwhile, Argentina coach Felipe Conteponi was left wondering what could’ve been after his side had a 21-7 lead at half-time.
The former Test great was disappointed with how his team let the Wallabies back into the contest.
“We've done some good things, some others not too good and we need to learn quickly. There were too many individual errors, especially in the second half, which cost us highly. But well, that's the story,” he admits.
“I think we haven't been good enough and when you're not good enough at this level, you pay for it.”
