There were impressive performances from both players but they want to maintain that form to put their names firmly in the frame for the 2010 Six Nations.
"That's the challenge now," said Al in the Scotsman, "and all the guys want to get back to the clubs and start showing we can learn from these games.
"It was a massive disappointment not to get all three wins, but we have to give credit to the Argentine defence, especially in the first half.
"They ran themselves into the ground and tackled superbly. I suppose you could say they did to us what we did to Australia the previous week. But we stretched them and created definite chances.
"We had one late on when we broke out and Chris (Cusiter] was just ahead of me - I was screaming for the pass but he didn't hear me and it didn't happen. We should have won it in the first half.
"When we went down to 14 men in the second half we maybe took our foot off the gas when we should have put it on. Just because you are down to 14 men does not necessarily mean the other team should control those ten minutes.
"But we will learn from this and the test now is to come back stronger."
Moray shares Al's disappointment about Saturday's 9-6 defeat but he's pleased with his first starts and wants to get back on a rugby pitch and put the lessons into practice.
He said: "It's hard after that result to be positive. That was so disappointing. But as the week goes on I will be able to look back happy at the chance to start all three games, and the opportunity to learn as much as I have about international rugby.
"The wins over Fiji and Australia were great to be involved in, the Australia one in particular.
"You play the game to play at the highest level you can, to get challenged, and I was really pleased with the first game (he won man of the match], against Australia it was a bit scrappy, with free-kicks and penalties here, there and everywhere, and Argentina was the hardest, but probably the most enjoyable because there were a lot of clean scrums, real scrummaging, and it felt good out there.
"Scotland maybe hasn't been known for its scrummaging in the past, but the mindset has completely changed from going out there to hold on to actually looking to dominate every scrum in every game.
"If you just try to hold on out there, at this level, you are going to get smashed.
"For me it's about trying to make an impact on the game, and to do that you have to dominate.
"(Marcos] Ayerza was very strong, but we got a good hit on him a few times, and he came back at us, and then (Rodrigo] Roncero came on in the second half and he is someone I've grown up watching so it was great to play against him. He likes the chat, but that all helps with your experience.
"Everyone talks about experience, but you can only really get that from being out there playing and I've definitely learned a lot in these three games.
"It has been really enjoyable and given me a desire now to go back to Glasgow and work hard on my skills over the next two months, play well for Glasgow and put my hand up for the Six Nations.
"I know that I have a reputation to live up to now, a lot of expectations probably, but it's up to me to take that forward and work hard to improve."