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It's not a conspiracy. The signals which were likely to come from an explosion were detected by an organization which monitors underwater seismic activity in order to detect secret nuclear tests. The international body is called Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organisation and is based in Aust...

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Miami-Buenos Aires (Ezeiza Airport) is where the best value is. Average cost with return flight included is U$D 860 (for June 2017, the value for 2018 isn't published yet).

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Final score

Japan 20
Argentina 54

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Absolutely awful from the Pumas. Last time they've finished scoreless was in 2000 losing at Twickenham vs England. And the last time they didn't score a single point at home was back in the 1940's. Pretty much sums up the game. Hopefully this is a wake up call to many of the players who look like th...

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Wrong thread.

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hey, we have to thank that 3rd world argentina country, the tours get that feeling from the past : - poor image from the TV - raw stadium and fans - poor sound - playing at 11.00 pm on a sunday french time So good... it's like an old english tour to the penitenciary colonies. Then save your time an...

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No more than 2 per-sport, otherwise the top-10 might get too football-heavy. No Gabriela Sabbatini or Luciana Aymar, men only, since that is the thread title. 1. Lionel Messi 2. Diego Maradona 3. Emanuel Ginobili 4. Juan Manuel Fangio 5. Hugo Porta 6. Guillermo Vilas 7. Agustin Pichot 8. Carlos Monz...

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* = While I proudly nod in agreement reading the likes of Roncero, Hasan, Pichot and Hernandez (Ledesma, Contepomi, Fernandez Lobbe anyone?), being mentioned in this thread, technically, the Pro era starts next year in Argentina. Or if you wanna stretch it, back in 2011 when the Pampas XV joined th...

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I would be right in saying not every province is represented in this? Are there complete non playing rugby areas in Arg? North east? Actually there's a fourth division (Developement) where the rest of the country is represented. The only provinces that aren't represented in the Argentine Championsh...

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Pumas scrum-half Tomas Cubelli has signed a contract with the Australian SuperRugby franchise, according to the Argentine Rugby Union: http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=4393 He's still eligible for the Pumas, who will call-up Argentinians playing in other Super Rubgy franchises. Onl...

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Do we need three test series vs six nation opposition each year. Drop that to two tests and give Japan a go against the each of the Rugby Championship sides. Actually, why limit that to Japan on the basis of the World Cup, it would be a chance to give more meaningful tests to sides like Fiji, Samoa...

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El problema de La Plata no es tanto ir, sino volver. Si los partidos terminan muy tarde, llegás a cualquier hora a tu casa. Ok, si es un sábado tal vez no hay problema. Pero un viernes o si llegan a haber partidos entresemana, le complicás mucho la existencia al público que no sea de zona Sur. Me ha...

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Before people starting comparing Japan to Argentina in terms of entry to TRC, let it be noted that between 1970 and their entry to TRC, Argentina had already racked up wins against Ireland, Australia, France, England, Scotland, South Africa , Italy, and Wales, and a draw against the All Blacks. The...

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No. There are plenty of Pumas in the squad, but some players have stayed in Europe for different reasons, mainly due to their age. Orlandi, Ayerza, Figallo, Galarza, Fernandez Lobbe, Bosch, Socino, Imhoff and Agulla won't play for the franchise (at least not in 2016). Camacho, who just missed the RW...

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What's with the double barrelled handshake? "double barrelled handshake" :?: ¿doble apretón de manos de cañón? (literal translation) Por la mano izquierda de Araujo, en inglés se le dice así al apretón con dos manos. Volviendo al tema estadio... el reloj está corriendo, pero esto es 100% culpa de l...

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Argentina's development side would probably revert to Argentina A or find another name (Panthers? Foxes? Ocelots? Condors? Yacares?). For the past 10 years South American XV -very creatively- has been called as...South American XV. Follow the convention of JABs (Junior All Blicks). JJs — Jaguar Jun...

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Squad: ALEMANNO, MATIAS BOFELLI, EMILIANO (centre / full back) CREEVY, AGUSTIN CORDERO, SANTIAGO DE LA FUENTE, JERONIMO EZCURRA, FELIPE (scrum half) GARCIA BOTTA, SANTIAGO GONZALEZ IGLESIAS, SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ, JUAN MARTIN HERRERA, RAMIRO ISA, FACUNDO LANDAJO, MARTIN LEZANA, TOMAS (flanker) MATERA,...

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Argentina's development side would probably revert to Argentina A or find another name (Panthers? Foxes? Ocelots? Condors? Yacares?). For the past 10 years South American XV -very creatively- has been called as...South American XV. Follow the convention of JABs (Junior All Blicks). JJs — Jaguar Jun...

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Aren't they the third Argentinian team to be called the Jaguars. the developmental side is also called the Jaguars and then there's the South American version on the Lions, who played the Boks in the early 80s... also called the Jaguars. If I were doing the schedule for any proposed Lions tour of t...

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I speculate that with the change of government in the country, the UAR will have a serious partner to address the construction of a home stadium. That would be ridiculous. There are ten of stadiums in Buneos Aires with capacity over 20,000, and like another dozen in the metropolitan area. And all o...

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Maybe if you'd carried on reading you'd have realised he was talking about the (much) lesser Contepomi, not Dr Phil Oups didn't see! But then, why did he pick Juan Martin Hernandez twice?? :shock: Because: Hernandez played as #10 in 2007 Hernandez played as #12 (except for the Namibia game) in 2015...

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I might be late, but I've read people comparing Pumas 07 vs Pumas 15... VERY different teams, in style, tactics and names. Just for argument's sake, let's do this... 15. Ignacio Corleto v. Joaquin Tuculet: Corleto is a Pumas all-time great, probably our best runner in a period when running the ball ...

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8 Nations. 4 games per matchday. Move the tournament to the European summer, after the club season ended or right before it starts. Put Portugal, Russia, Spain, Belgium and Germany in the tournaments Georgia and Romania were into. Moves away from a lot of traditions, but growing the game is much mor...

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Pumas are already qualified, but it's very unlikely they'll send anyone from the RWC squad. Probably, the team will be composed by those that play the Sevens Series, who won qualification in the Pan American Games. Not likely medal candidates, but we keep our poach-free policy, even between our own ...

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Amazing, it seems the Pumas have been beaten by Scotland in a match they never played. How long will NH fans keep judging Argentina by their international window test matches results? They've been doing this for the past 8 years, ignoring experimental line-ups, players scattered over different count...

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Lotta love for Cordero - and yes, he can run! - but his ball retention is very poor. :thumbdown: True. I think a lot of people, myself included, are pleased to see Argentina with such an electric young winger, but he still needs some polishing. Lost the ball three or four times against Australia. O...

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Sandstorm wrote:
PumaBoot wrote: 6. F. Louw
7. M. Hooper
8. D. Pocock
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I know, but this sort of dream teams aren't exactly a concept album.. more like a greatest hits collection. And I'm pretty sure they can play blindside if asked to.

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1. S. Sio 2. A.Creevy 3. O. Franks 4. E. Etzebeth 5. B. Retallick 6. F. Louw 7. M. Hooper 8. D. Pocock 9. A. Smith 10. N. Sanchez 11. J. Savea 12. D. De Allende 13. M. Nonu 14. J. Imhoff 15. B. Smith 16. M. Ayerza 17. S. Moore 18. R. Herrera 19. S. Whitelock 20. J.M. Fernandez Lobbe 21. D. Carter 22...

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So, any of us suffering post-tournament syndrome, here's a chance to watch every single match again and vote on this thread. You can vote in any category you want and leave others blank. You can explain your vote or just write it down. Gloves off, debate should go on for pages. No further introducti...

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On the other hand, former Pumas prop Omar Hasan Jalil sounds like the shop owner in a bazaar somewhere in Damascus.

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2007 certainly wasn't meaningless for the Pumas. Not the cherry on top, but a good way to end the tournament...as it started, beating France twice on their home soil. It gave the chance to some Pumas legends to have a winning goodbye from the sport.

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Argies, Do players from other South American nations not go to Argentina to try and improve their games? Chile just announced their player pool for the Americas 6 Nations and while they have players playing in France, USA, Spain and New Zealand not a single one plays in Argentina. It seems odd. Loc...

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Look at the stats for the number of new caps in the last 5 years for Arg, then look at what is average for the other top nations. Surprising. A link to view it? A priori, I think that is much higher than average 67 in the last RWC cycle. No other nation in the current World Cup had more than 50 new...

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Aye, you might try to please the mockers with the "we ain't favourites" routine, however:

All-time head-to-head, last 10 games, both RWC meetings, last RC winners, two times World Champions.

I reckon it's 90% Australia, 10% Argentina... maybe even lower.

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It's the nickname which supporters from other nations will baptise Argentina if we keep improving and beating their teams...

The Plumas

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Shouldn't the Oz-NZ spite thread be reserved for their inevitable clash in the final?

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Argentina will continue to change, as it has been for the past 8 years. Only players who play Super Rugby will be called up for the Pumas from 2016 and on. A few seasoned veterans, both currently in the squad or left out of it, won't play for the Pumas anymore. Ayerza, Figallo, Fernandez Lobbe, Bosc...

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For Argentina, Creevy, Petti, Fernandez Lobbe and Sanchez finished the Ireland game with different knocks on their legs. Too early to tell, but probably won't miss the match unless they're in some serious pain. The good news is that Bosch is back from suspension. However it remains to be seen what H...

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Not the major news in every paper, because there are only 2 matches remaining in the football league. Also, the next weekend the nationwide elections for president and both chambers of Congress will be held, so every paper trying to give the final push to its agenda.

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