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There were seven different scorers, with Sione Twipulotu, Pierre Schoeman, Rory Hutchinson, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, debutant Gregor Hiddleston and Kyle Rowe crossing the line.

After an encouraging Six Nations, which featured victories over England and France, Townsend praised his players for showing growth from November’s painful defeat to the Pumas in Edinburgh, when leading 21-0.

“Looking back, we’re very grateful for that loss,” Townsend said.

“After the week, I felt like we were a better team, we had more honest conversations and then we were more ready for the momentum swing during the Six Nations.

“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 such good rugby and won away from home, but I know there’s more to come from the team.

“I was very proud of some of the individual performances, but also just the team.

“Argentina were in possession for the first 10 minutes. Then, in the second half, they came right back into the game. We were able to change both situations and really impose our game on them and get points on the board.”

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 get the momentum back.

“They were still making good decisions while playing exciting rugby, which is in the DNA of this team.

“When you’re planning a defensive strategy against Scotland, it’s difficult because they can score from anywhere, from multi-phase, from pick-and-go, from the maul.”

Martin echoed the same theme: “Yes, there were drop-offs in both halves, but it didn’t snowball. Scotland were able to reset and put pressure back on Argentina.

“It’s an important lesson from the previous match. Gregor Townsend should be a very happy coach.

“It’s going to be massive against South Africa because we know there will be moments when things don’t go to plan.”