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The 67 points is the record conceded by Australia in a Test, while it was the second-heaviest loss they've ever experienced; Argentina claimed a 67-27 victory to secure their biggest-ever Rugby Championship win
Argentina handed Australia a record-breaking Test defeat after a stunning turnaround saw them overturn a 17-point deficit to win 67-27 in the Rugby Championship.
The 67 was the most points the Wallabies have ever conceded and the 40-point losing margin was their second biggest, with only a 53-8 loss to South Africa in 2008 a heavier defeat.
The Pumas scored nine tries, including seven in a second half where they scored 50 points. At one stage, the Pumas scored 38 consecutive points as Australia wilted in searing heat.
"We played some really good footy in the first half but in the second Argentina got a roll on and we couldn't stop them," Wallabies captain Harry Wilson said.
Australia opened a 17-point lead with first-half tries from Carlo Tizzano and fullback Andrew Kellaway, as fly-half Ben Donaldson - who kicked the last-minute penalty that gave the Wallabies a 20-19 win last weekend in La Plata - had a creative role in both tries.
Argentina slashed the margin to three points by half-time, with tries to winger Mateo Carreras and captain Julian Montoya in his 100th Test, before they then opened a 31-20 lead with tries from five-meter scrums to back-rowers Juan Martin Gonzalez and Pablo Matera in the first 17 minutes of the second half.
The Pumas dominated in the hectic, high-tempo nature of a match played in hot, dry conditions which contrasted with the gale and driving rain last weekend. They constantly ran the ball at Australia, keeping it alive with slick handling between backs and forwards.