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Dylan James

Argentina rugby star pulls hamstring, deceives defence and still scores but people thought he was faking it

Fake pulling your hamstring, the defence freezes, a quick change of pace and you're in for an incredible score. Well, that's not quite how it went for Jeronimo De La Fuente on the weekend, even if lots of people think it did.

Argentina put Australia to the sword on Saturday night, with their biggest ever win against a Southern Hemisphere side. The incredible 48-17 victory was hugely entertaining from a neutral and Argentinian perspective, but there is one moment that sticks out from the rest.

With 23 minutes gone, Los Pumas had already made a great start, with the score locked in at 14-10. Scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou peeled off the back of a rolling maul and fizzed a pass into De La Fuente.

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