Juan González, author of the Los Pumas try against the All Blacks, will not start in the rematch. Press photo of the UAR
If during the week preceding the work routine for the Argentine rugby team had an extraordinary emotional component, the coach Michele Sheika took care of this The Cougars prepare the new meeting first New Zeland with his feet on the ground and the same care as always: who is in front is the All black. Nothing less.
The kick off in the FMG Waikato Stadium from the city of hamilton It will be at dawn in Argentina: at 4:05 on Saturday and with television from ESPN Y Star more. The main referee will be the Australian Nick Berry and his assistants: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia), Jordanian way (Australia). At the control of the TMO, it will be in the hands of the Irish Brian MacNeice.
Cheika has announced four news regarding the holders that last week, in the resounding victory for 25 to 18 in the city of Christchurch, for the third round of the contest that has The Pumas and Australia lead the positions with nine units. They are followed by New Zealand with five and South Africa with four.
Among the forwards, the third row Santiago Grondona will replace Juan Martín González -author of the goal, last week- and in the second row Guido Petti returns to the place of Matías Alemanno. Between the three quarters, scrum-half Tomas Cubelli will play from the start for Gonzalo Bertranou of Mendoza and winger Santiago Cordero for Lucio Cinti.
In this way, the XV of Los Pumas will be Juan Cruz Mallía; Santiago Cordero, Matías Moroni, Matías Orlando and Emiliano Boffelli; Santiago Carreras and Tomás Cubelli, Pablo Matera, Marcos Kremer and Santiago Grondona, Tomás Lavanini and Guido Petti, Joel Sclavi, Julián Montoya (captain) and Thomas Gallo.
The substitutes’ bench will consist of Santiago Socino, Mayco Vivas, Eduardo Bello, Matías Alemanno, Juan Martín González, Gonzalo Bertranou, Benjamín Urdapilleta and Lucio Cinti.
In the last two dates of the tournament, the Los Pumas will face South Africa on 17 September at the Vélez Sarsfield stadium and on 24 September in the South African city of Durban.
“This is New Zealand and it’s the All Blacks”
At a press conference, a reporter asked Cheika how Argentina is coming up and if the two consecutive victories – the 48-17 defeat against Australia and the historic one against New Zealand last week – place Argentina. Pumas as favorites.
“Dude, we’re in New Zealand, playing against New Zealand”told reporters without hesitation. “I know you like this kind of story, but we’re not the favorites yet. You win once and no one expects you to do it again,” she added.
“We don’t get any advantage by thinking this way,” he said, but he appealed to evil with a recent statistic, that of Ireland winning all three. test matches advantage of the All Blacks in July, also in New Zealand. “This gives us some hope,” he smiled.
The All Blacks, unchanged
The manager of the All Blacks, Ian Fostersurprised his critics by confirming the same fifteen starters in Christchurch’s defeat to Los Pumas, the local team’s third consecutive defeat.
“For those who want blood, I guess we didn’t give it to them, did we?”Foster wondered during the press conference announcing the team. The coach explained that he does not want his players to feel that their positions are constantly threatened, after four out of six defeats. evidence challenged this year.
“If you play with fear, you limit your options, you limit your ability to think and in the end what happens is that your game doesn’t flow. We believe that the best way to build confidence in these times of pressure is to put the kids and they’ve been there, they’ve heard it, “Foster said.
The team announced by Foster is: Jordie Barrett; Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, David Havili, Caleb Clarke; Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (captain), Shannon Frizell; Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock; Tyrel Lomax, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Ethan de Groot. Substitutes: Dane Coles, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papali’i, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Quinn Tupaea.
Foster relies on the experience of hooker Dane Coles, propeller Brodie Retallick, back row Dalton Papali’i and fly fly Beauden Barrett, who have 298 appearances.
Source: Clarin
