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There were seven different scorers, with Sione Tuipulotu, Pierre Schoeman, Rory Hutchinson, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, debutant Gregor Hiddleston and Kyle Rowe all crossing the line.<\/p>\n
After an encouraging Six Nations, which featured victories over England and France, Townsend hailed his players for demonstrating growth from November’s painful loss to the Pumas in Edinburgh, when a 21-0 lead was botched.<\/p>\n
“Looking back, we’re very grateful for that defeat,” Townsend said.<\/p>\n
“The week after, I felt that we became a much better team, we had more honest conversations and then during the Six Nations we were more prepared for momentum swings.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes your biggest growth comes from adversity and I’ve seen that with the team. Today was another step forward, coming to Argentina, who were playing so much good rugby and winning away from home, but I know there’s a lot more to come from the team.<\/p>\n
“I was so proud of some of the individual performances, but just the team too. <\/p>\n
“Argentina dominated possession for the first 10 minutes. Then, in the second half, they came right back into the game. We were able to change both scenarios around and really impose our game on them and get the points on the board.”<\/p>\n
Wright, who earned 21 caps between 1992 and 1996, agreed, saying: “For 30 minutes in the first half and 30 minutes in the second half, they did the right things at the right time. They knew how to wrestle the momentum back.<\/p>\n
“They were making good decisions while still playing exciting rugby, which is in the DNA of this team.<\/p>\n
“When you’re planning a defensive strategy against Scotland, it’s tough because they can score from anywhere, from multi-phases, from pick-and-goes, from mauls.”<\/p>\n
Martin picked up on the same theme, saying: “Yes, there were drop-offs in both halves, but it didn’t snowball. Scotland were able to reset and put the pressure back on to Argentina. <\/p>\n
“That’s an important learning from previous games. Gregor Townsend should be a very happy coach.<\/p>\n
“That’s going to be massive against South Africa because we know there will be moments when things don’t go to plan.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n