Cheika and Montoya: the coach and the captain talk in training. Photo: UAR Press
After the defeat in Mendoza for the debut of the Rugby Championship 2022the coach of The Cougars, Michele Sheikawill have some changes to deal with Australia on the second date of the competition, this time in Saint John. There would be two, although in the attempt he organized himself on the property of University rugby clubarranged three.
The XV that Cheika planted in the tests of the second round this Wednesday – the first was physical, albeit light -, had a formation similar to that of the debut, but with some changes. Although the team will confirm this on Thursday morning, there would be no news in the first or second row.
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro won the arm wrestling match again Tommaso Gallo and will leave for San Juan, together with the captain Giuliano Montoia Y Francisco Gomez Kodela. In the second line, German Matthias, Tommaso Lavanini and in the third, Giovanni Gonzalez with Marco Kremer but, unlike the first game, with Rodrigo Bruni instead of Paolo Materawho is still recovering physically.
Marcos Kremer will once again be starting in Los Pumas. Photo: Andres LARROVERE / AFP.
Tommaso Cubelli was the scrum-half alongside Santiago Carreras, defined as opening. in the center of the court Jeronimo de la Fuentewith Lucio Cinti instead of Mattia Orlando. In the last line, Emiliano Boffelli, John Imhoff -instead of Lamb- e John Cruz Mallia. In this way there have been three changes in practice, but there would be two that coach Michael Cheika announced on Thursday morning.
The selected one has been divided into groups. In the morning the attackers worked the mallet and the melee, determining factors in the previous Saturday’s defeat against Australia, as due to the Los Pumas’ shortcomings, the Australian team took advantage of those actions. For his part, three quarters were requested by the assistant Filippo Contepomi in tactics in attack, face up to and getting the ball and finally playing with the opposition.
The afternoon round was directed by coach Cheika and in the segment he commanded he emphasized the ability to play with and without the ball, and with offensive plays put together between the three quarters and the forwards.
The Pumas on their debut lost to the wallaby 41-26, in a match played last Saturday at the Malvinas Argentina stadium in Mendoza. In San Juan, where the second game will be played, the team has played four more times: two wins against Italy (37-22) and Georgia (29-18) and two defeats against England (34-38) and Wales (10 – 2. 3).
The probable team for Saturday’s match, therefore, is the following: Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Julián Montoya (captain) and Francisco Gómez Kodela, Matías Alemanno and Tomás Lavanini; Juan Martín González, Marcos Kremer and Pablo Matera; Tomas Cubelli and Santiago Carreras; Juan Imhoff, Jerónimo de la Fuente, Lucio Cinti and Emiliano Boffelli; Juan Cruz Mallia.
In the first game, the Los Pumas failed to maintain the lead against the Australian Wallabies. Photo: Andres LARROVERE / AFP.
The lowest in Australia
The Australian national team suffered another defeat in their squad, from their second row Allan Alaalatoa He returned to his country for personal reasons. They had done it the week before Michael Hopper Y Dave Porecki for similar reasons. In this way, the coach Dave Rennie will have to reformulate the formation of his forwards after the injuries suffered by Taniella Tupo Y Quad Cooper at the Mendoza meeting.
Rennie, who will also announce the starting lineup on Thursday, will nominate James O’Connor or Noah Lolesio as possible replacements for Cooper. Also, the center Paisami hunter He is also excluded because on Tuesday he suffered a blow to the head in one of the training sessions held in the city of Mendoza.
Source: Clarin
