Injury cost Tim Horan a farewell match for Queensland last week and it again nailed him tonight in his final game at his beloved Ballymore.

Horan badly wanted to continue in the Test match against Argentina but the star Wallaby centre finally relented in the 49th minute, hobbling off to an impromptu standing ovation from the Ballymore fans.

He returned after the final whistle, when the Wallabies had thumped the Pumas 53-6, to complete a lap of honour with longtime team-mate David Wilson, also playing his final home Test.

Horan was left with two souvenirs of the match - a giant Wallaby jersey signed by hundreds of wellwishers and a throbbing foot injury which could keep him out for up to six weeks in his final international season before heading for a club stint in London.

"It was disappointing because I wanted to stay out there because the atmosphere was fantastic," Horan said. "You can have 20,000 people at Ballymore but it still seems like they can make the sound of 100,000 people."

They threatened to scream the roof off the McLean Stand when Horan went close to scoring in the second half but they still had six second-half tries to cheer in the Wallabies' only appearance in Brisbane this season.

Horan expects to return to Ballymore in later years, probably to play Golden Oldies matches, after 12 seasons at senior level with Queensland. Unable to finish without a joke, Horan reckoned Wilson had been playing at least 15 years at the ground and might play more yet, with the brilliant openside flanker yet to decide on his provincial future.

But, in a sign of the times, the Ballymore faithful were shown they could have another exciting player to watch for plenty of years yet.

Fullback Chris Latham, who already has an impressive highlight reel from his Super 12 matches, raced in a record-equalling four tries to continue an outstanding year. It silenced some of the doubters who thought World Cup fullback Matt Burke would have retained the No.15 jersey if he was fit, but the Wallabies will certainly squeeze Burke in somewhere when he recovers in the coming weeks.

His goalkicking skills are badly needed after debutant winger Stirling Mortlock missed all five of his shots at goal.

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