We go again, says delighted Argentina coach Cheika

Michael Cheika was clearly delighted with his Argentina team after their maiden victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand on Saturday but said it was vital they were ready to go again against the same opposition in Hamilton next week.

The former Wallabies coach was unapologetic about his enthusiastic celebrations of the Pumas' 25-18 victory at Christchurch Stadium, which put them top of the Rugby Championship after three rounds.

"For those Argentina boys, that's historic for them and I want them to enjoy it," he said. "It's a first for me too, I've never won a test match in New Zealand.

"I'm looking to grow the team, particularly towards the World Cup, and what's important for us now is getting ready for next week.

"Because they're going to come back with every piece of artillery they've got and we've got to find a way to handle that and give something back."

Cheika, who has now overseen four wins from six matches in his first season in charge of the Pumas, said he had not held back in his pre-match and halftime team talks.

"They are guys who haven't won a lot of Rugby Championship games and maybe not a lot of self belief," he said.

"So you've got to bring (emotion) as well as the technical to make them believe in themselves.

"We knew we had to bring intensity, we knew they had a bit of pressure on them so we had to try and build on that, and then just take it from there and see where the game lands."

Like their first ever victory over the All Blacks in Sydney two years ago when Cheika was a consultant with the team, Saturday's victory was built on an incredible defensive effort.

Cheika paid credit to his new defensive coach Dave Kidwell for what he had brought to the team.

Kidwell was born in Christchurch and has a mural in