The Argentine rugby team lost 28-13 against France in Mendoza. Next week they will have their revenge on the Vélez Sarfield pitch.
In a friendly match played in Mendoza, they lost 28-13 against France, one of the powerhouses of this sport.
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It was not the expected debut for Felipe Contepomi, the new coach of The Pumas and historic of the rugby team. In a friendly match played in Mendoza, They lost 28-13 against Franceone of the powerhouses of this sport. “It was far superior in several aspects of the game. We have another week to work“Contepomi said.
The start was even for both teams. The score was only broken after 20 minutes, with a penalty from the Frenchman Hastoy. Shortly afterwards, in the same way, Santi Carreras managed to score for Los Pumas and make it 3-3. It seemed that everything would remain the same until France took the lead. First a great try with pure dribbling from Serin and then, again, Hastoy made the score 10-3 in favour of the Europeans at the end of the first half.
The second half continued with France’s superiority. They soon increased their lead and Los Pumas were only able to reduce the deficit with a try from Montoya. Halfway through the match the score was already 20-8, with no great expectations. There was one more try for Argentina, but there was no time or physical strength to come back. The final score was 28-13.
The captain of Los Pumas, Julian Montoyaat the end of the match he was self-critical of the team’s performance. “We have to be better. The scrum was bad. “Every opportunity we had, we were not clinical enough. There were passages that were good, but they were not enough,” he said.
Coach Contepomi He spoke along the same lines as Montoya.They were more efficient when they passed or entered at 25. “They scored points more easily. And in certain set pieces, the scrum, the maul. Physically they were superior at times. We have to improve,” he said.
Next week they will have Revenge on the Vélez Sarfield pitchin Capital Federal. The July 20th They will face each other for the last time in Uruguay.
Source: Ambito
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