The Pumas, after three seasons, will play again in the local Rugby Championship tournament. Next Saturday they will do it from 3:05 p.m. against the Australian “Wallabies” at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza.
A week later they will play the rematch at the Del Bicentenario stadium, in the province of San Juan, at the same time.
The Argentine rugby team carried out a light activity this morning that had the full participation of the players from The Cougars.
While in the afternoon they carried out different activities in a gym near the hotel where they are staying, to finish with the technical staff with the analysis of different videos of the selected Australian.
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro from Tucuman told the UAR official website that “Australia’s last matches are being analyzed. We must improve the level of play in the last three matches played against Scotland (two wins and one loss) so as not to commit the same mistakes”.
“It will be essential to take the initiative from the start of the match against the Australians, as they make up a very compact team and we are aware that there will be no margin for error”I add the Tucuman pillar.
The Cougars They will carry out a double-shift training tomorrow at the facilities of the Los Tordos club, in Mendoza, while on Thursday they will enjoy the day off.
Coach Michael Sheika will announce that same day the starting team to face Australia.
The Cougars in his last nine appearances in the tournament Rugby Championship and Tri Nations reached only two draws and nine losses, with an average of 10 points scored.
Last home win The Cougars in the country for the Rugby Championship It was against South Africa 32-19, in a match played on August 25, 2018, also in the city of Mendoza.
The Argentine team will play again in the province of Mendoza after five years, with Saturday’s clash being the fourth match against the Australian team.
In 2014 Los Pumas won (21-17), while they lost in 2015 (34-9) and 2017 (37-20).
The last game played between the two teams was in 2021, with an Australian victory at home by 32-17, in a match played in the city of Gold Coast.
For its part, the Australian team trained this morning at the San Isidro Club (SIC) facilities, to then stay focused and travel tomorrow to the city of Mendoza.
The Australian rugby team became World Champion twice: in 1993 in Wales and in 2003 at home, after having played four finals.
Those selected from Argentina and Australia they faced each other 36 times with a balance favorable to Australia of 27 successes against six Argentine wins and three draws.
In the “Wallabies” his center will not be present on Saturday, Sam Kyiveriwho injured his right knee playing for the Australian sevens team that participated in the Commonwealth tournament the previous week.
Also, the New Zealand coach Dan Rennie will not have the players either Isaac Rodda, Andrew Kellaway and Tom Banksalso ruled out due to injuries.
Source: Ambito
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