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11/23 12:16 CST England holds off Argentina fightback to seal sweep of November
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England holds off Argentina fightback to seal sweep of November rugby wins
LONDON (AP) --- England completed a sweep of November victories by holding off
a second-half fightback from Argentina for a 27-23 win that was inspired by
late call-up Max Ojomoh on Sunday.
The center was drafted in on Friday for just his second appearance for his
country after an injury to Fraser Dingwall and took full advantage, starting
with scoring a breakaway try in the 10th minute to give England a 10-0 lead at
Twickenham.
Ojomoh then sent over a crossfield kick to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and the winger
sprinted over for 17-0.
Argentina, which came from 21-0 down to beat Scotland 33-24 last weekend,
powered back through center Justo Piccardo's converted try and three penalties
to make it 17-16 and threaten another amazing fightback.
However, Ojomoh burst through a gap and offloaded to Henry Slade for a key try
for England in the 66th minute and George Ford slotted over a conversion and
penalty to endure there would be no comeback for the Pumas despite Rodrigo
Isgro's 80th-minute try and a late onslaught.
England has beaten Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and now Argentina in successive
weekends, extending its winning run to 11 tests.
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