The Cougars They will face this Sunday England in Twickenham, London, from 11:15 (Argentina time). This match will open the November window for the national team which includes the match against Wales on Saturday 12th and Scotland on 19th. They will be the last matches against the powers of the Northern Hemisphere before the 2023 World Cup in France. after a promising year.
It is that 2022 was marked by the arrival of Michele Sheika as head coach, which motivated a good performance in the Rugby Championship, the tournament in which he faces the other powers, those of the southern hemisphere.
The three test matches in the UK they will be instrumental in consolidating the coach’s work throughout the year, highlighting the team’s playing idea and seeing how their players react to a tough rival.
Another seasoning? The Rose will be Argentina’s first rival at the World Cup on 9 September next year at the Velodrome of Marseille, for the first date of Group D.
The November window is a litmus test and this Sunday’s game is important because it means returning to the ring after participating in the Rugby Championship for Los Pumas, where they reaped historic triumphs, but ended up in last place after 2 wins Y 4 defeats.
Decisive for the substantial improvement that the Argentine team has seen during this year. In dialogue with Guardianthe head coach confessed that “the team is fine”.
Led by Michael Cheika, the Los Pumas were the protagonists. In the July window they challenged three test matches against Scotland, where they achieved two wins and one defeat.
In the last edition of the Rugby Championship the team got up, was the protagonist with a historic victory in New Zealand against the All black and a landslide victory over Australia.
It is clear that compared to last year, where the Los Pumas lost all their games and were mere spectators in the international tournament in the southern hemisphere, the improvement is substantial.
In the victory against wallaby for 48-17 in San Juan, for the second round of the Championship, the team was strong and decisive in attack, solid in the fixed formations and quiet in the brand. He did not fall for systematic fouls when the Australians were gaining ground, nor did he despair when he had to press.
The five tries in that match and the confidence that emanated from each of the players were the key to victory. That day, Cheika’s premise came true, which she has been repeating since she took office: channel the passion with which the Argentines play and achieve goals based on teamwork and discipline.
But some shortcomings were also noted that led the team to lose points along the way: unexpected infractions that have dragged yellow cards and players to minutes out and penalties that could have been avoided.
On the third date of the same tournament, the Albiceleste team beat the All Blacks 25-18. That historic victory was the first for the Los Pumas in New Zealand and the second against the men dressed in black.
The conviction of those who led Cheika was decisive for a team that had been down in the dumps. The New Zealanders spent a night full of mistakes at Christchurch’s Orangetheory Stadium.
After the historic day, Argentina closed their participation in the tournament that brings together the rugby powers of the southern hemisphere with three defeats in a row. First against New Zealand and then twice against South Africa.
We insist, the duel against La Rosa and the next two will be decisive to see what the team is made of. After the November window, Los Pumas will have to participate in the 2023 rugby championship with a reduced schedule.
Francisco Gomez Kodelatalking with the UAR, he confessed how he lives the training from London: “We are very happy to face the window, both the players and the staff always with good energy”.
“We have high expectations for Sunday, we want to win on Sunday and we will do everything we can to win at Twickenham, which has not been done for many years,” he completed the prop.
After Sunday’s game the tour of The Cougars will continue with a test match against Wales, Saturday 12 at 2.30 pm, at the Principality Stadium in the city of Cardiff, and will close against Scotland, at 12:15, Saturday 19 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.
The probable team
The XV that the Albiceleste team should face England: Thomas rooster, Giuliano Montoia, Edoardo Bello or Francisco Gomez Kodela, German Matthias, Tommaso Lavanini, John Martin Gonzalez, Paolo Matera, Facundo Isa or Santiago Grondona, Gonzalo Bertrano, Santiago Carreras, Matteo Carreras, Jeronimo De La Fuente, Mattia Moroni, Emiliano Boffelli Y Juan Cruz Mallia.
Source: Clarin
