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DarkestHorse says...

PR, your website is so crap at updating what is going on in the rugby world. One week out from the RC, would it not hurt to (a) finish off this match report and (b) bring people's attention to the fact that the two teams have played again with the Pumas triumphing?

I cannot believe that you haven't one newsworthy story about Argentinian rugby less than a week from the biggest day in its history of playing the sport. It's been the same in relation to other countries, what an awful service.

Posted 14:59 12th August 2012

melkdave says...

I dont think Argentina will be to bothered about the loss to be honest.As has been pointed out they where trying alot of combinations and new moves.They also lost their warm up matches before the RWC ,and still manged to give the ABs a very hard close game.The SF match should be seen as what it is a team building excersise to intergrate the new squad players and an oppotunity for them to try new things ,nothing more

Posted 11:25 09th August 2012

Scrumpoacher says...

While I don't expect them to beat Oz or SA they will provide good competition and can only get better. If only they could field a full squad all the time...I also hope they get given some time to adapt/improve!

Posted 13:29 08th August 2012

buba says...

I was there at the stadium. The Pumas used 28 players and try a lot of different set plays but they are not still in form, coming from a two week training camp at Pensacola. But they didnīt play well, they threw away a lot of possession and show a sort of disrespect for the ball.

Posted 23:41 07th August 2012

kybone says...

Its not all about this first championship for Argentina. The name of the game is improvement for the first couple of years, surely. I for one just hope that, if Argentina lose every game, the SANZAR unions (and fans) don't turn round and say ' told you they aren't good enough to play with us'

Posted 20:24 07th August 2012

KiwiLad says...

Markpat, I think the Pumas will beat Aus in Argentina.

Posted 19:46 07th August 2012

jonesy2 says...

oh dear. what happened here?

markpat- youre off your rocker you silly man you

Posted 09:09 07th August 2012

ArmchairGeneral says...

Agree in one sense; Boks lost fairly recently to Leicester with Leicester missing 12 internationals and lost to Saracens the week after without their England players... But then they went on to get beaten by Ireland. It's tough to beat good clubs but it's a bad tour ahead if you lose these warm ups. Like when Ireland lost before NZ tour; you know it's all over before its started.

Posted 17:46 06th August 2012

sirtidychris says...

too right Leicester beat the springboks!

Posted 16:57 06th August 2012

GoWalesGo says...

You say that but...

Posted 16:50 06th August 2012

markpat says...

The good news for Argentina is that they get to play both Australian matches last, so they will have hopefully adjusted to the step up in pace and intensity of the southern hemisphere competition.

I'm assuming they're targetting Australia as their most likely chance of victories and shocking some people by possibly not finishing bottom. They won't out-muscle South Africa, but they may cause Australia a lot of problems, as Ireland did in the World Cup (and Italy in the first half).

Posted 16:02 06th August 2012

markpat says...

The good news for Argentina is that they get to play both Australian matches last, so they will have hopefully adjusted to the step up in pace and intensity of the southern hemisphere competition.

I'm assuming they're targetting Australia as their most likely chance of victories and shocking some people by possibly not finishing bottom. They won't out-muscle South Africa, but they may cause Australia a lot of problems, as Ireland did in the World Cup (and Italy in the first half).

Posted 15:45 06th August 2012

rugby_lord says...

that's not a worry, playing against well settled club team can be hard.

Posted 10:27 06th August 2012

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