Contemponi notched up twenty-five points during the Pumas win, their first over Wales, with his fellow half-back Agustin Pichot pulling the strings at scrum-half. In spite of some impressive and assuring place kicks and passes Harris’s day of glory went wrong with two major kicking errors and in the end Wales were left scratching their heads in front of an expectant home crowd as they put in a disjointed performance. Contemponi charged down a Harris clearance kick to score Argentina’s first try in the first half, holding off Colin Charvis in the process, and a try for Gonzalo Camardon came from a mis-kick by Harris in the second half.
Argentina arrived fired up for the match and to that background Wales’s forwards failed to get moving. Harris may have been singled out losing the match through the concession of the two tries, however, he was also the leading light that had kept Wales in the match during poor periods of conceding possession by Wales, kicking three of Wales’s first half penalties to Contemponi’s five as the Pumas dominated possession and their forwards provided numerous platforms for the backs to launch attacking moves.
Wales did manage a consolation try through Darren Morris following a well-executed late first half move, but Argentina ensured spoiled play and forced handling errors to stifle any further Welsh assaults in an all-round forgetable day for the home fans.
