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A bit inclined to agree - And I suspect others might have concluded similar. IMHO McReight was standing still, at least a metre behind the halfway line when he passed. He had no forward movement, so the ball's relative movement considerations are out of play. The ball landed on the halfway line, at...

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Even worse, there were two on the same sequence. The ref did his job, and sent the play upwards for review. This time IMO, it was the TMO who was ridiculously at fault. When Valetini failed to score, I think I heard the same TMO trying to call the ref's attention to an alledged offside by Pumas pla...

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So no real change since I was there 15 years ago. I get soccer/football is big but in a nation of what, 40m its shame rugby cant take a bigger slice. Feels like here, if we had more eyeballs/participants/investment/sponsors that other sports hoover up how dominant we would be. There's been a progre...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:53 pm
boere wors wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:47 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:46 pm
Really then the first test should be in Argentina?
Was the argies choice to hold that game in London
They probably didn't think they'd still have a chance of winning the whole thing by then!

Money?

Lots of it.

Puma

How are these wins being received back home? I see Arg got beat by Ecuador in soccer this week in a dead rubber, does it help rugby coverage? Completely different publics. Local football is everywhere, and the WQ qualifiers are shown on free to air to massive audiences. Rugby is still a relatively ...

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We're playing beautiful rugby. Next step is to convert that into points. We still have too many clear cut chances botched through silly errors or lack of patience. Still, this time, when we were 25-7 up and opted to go for the corner twice instead of keep on kicking penalties, I was up in arms... I...

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We're playing beautiful rugby. Next step is to convert that into points. We still have too many clear cut chances botched through silly errors or lack of patience. Still, this time, when we were 25-7 up and opted to go for the corner twice instead of keep on kicking penalties, I was up in arms... I...

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And there is no Aussie Rules football in Argentina. Isgró developed an outstanding aerial game in the 7s program. He was the chasing specialist, and with him on the field LP used to recover most of their own kickoffs (had the highest % of all teams in the series in that aspect for two years in a ro...

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We're playing beautiful rugby. Next step is to convert that into points. We still have too many clear cut chances botched through silly errors or lack of patience. Still, this time, when we were 25-7 up and opted to go for the corner twice instead of keep on kicking penalties, I was up in arms... I ...

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Just caught up with the game. Not sure how the last Straya try was given Ridiculous decision. Other than that I thought the ref had a very good game. Pumas were just too good - the score flattered the Wallabies. They are such a good team to watch and just impossible to hate. In this case, I think t...

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Firstly what a cracking game to watch, some of the counter attacking by LP was brilliant and the same for Aus when they eventually got an opportunity 👏 2 fantastic games last weekend and another today. Congratulations LP, you were really good, clever, controlled, powerful and very accurate. Fully d...

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Ok, I'll take the win but... can we ever finish a game without suffering so much?

Please.

Please, please.

Pretty please, with a cherry on top...

Puma

Wilson and White are all over the ref... he seemed to have enough of it in the end.

Ref's been impeccable so far.

Puma

I'm feeling exhausted just from watching that first half... Our backs are gaining good metres out wide, but we're failing to finish the plays. Set pieces are solid on both sides, we had one good steal in a lineout inside our 22, other than that, each team has their own put ins without much trouble. ...

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WHO CAN STILL QUALIFY? The three remaining vacancies will be claimed via (a) Pacific Nations Cup, (b) Sudamérica 2 vs Pacific 4 play-off series and (c) Repechage – Final Qualification Tournament. Either Samoa or the USA will qualify via the Pacific Nations Cup. World Rugby allocated three places to...

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Pumas team: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G0iUeEYaMAEq30J?format=jpg&name=small Three changes in the starting lineup: Petti in for Molina Oviedo in for Matera Isgró in for Delguy Molina and Matera go to the bench, probably in an intent to strenghten it. Backs have also a couple of changes in the bench...

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Good news is that there seem to be no injured players in the Pumas camp.

Puma

Also, would a ref that wanted Australia to win give Argentina a penalty to win the game with 2 minutes left? The ball was out and Tizzano was moving - a biased ref easily overlooks that. Also, a biased referee gives more than one YC for repeats of repeated infringements in the 22. Paul Williams is ...

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grievous wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 9:24 am Tonga, Uruguay and Canada all qualified over the weekend,

Yes, Chile won 21-18 in Montevideo, but Uruguay qualified on aggregate points difference.

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...Williams was awful as usual but for both teams, Pumas didnt close the game out so cant say were hard done by... We could've been ahead by a bigger difference, but starting at the end of the first half, every time we crossed into Aus territory we were marched back by some random call (the FK in t...

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Estas harto?! That's not like you either. I only saw the highlights, so I can't really comment. I've reffed myself for several years, in different countries, so I know how things can be misjudged, and that's why I tend to support referees. Today it was the first time I felt there could've been inte...

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...Williams was awful as usual but for both teams, Pumas didnt close the game out so cant say were hard done by... We could've been ahead by a bigger difference, but starting at the end of the first half, every time we crossed into Aus territory we were marched back by some random call (the FK in t...

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The two Pumas tries were lovely, the second I think is a try of the year contender. Suali'i's second also a nice score. I only caught the highlights but surprised Pumas didn't hold out when they kicked to win in the 78th minute. Bothced the reception,and Aus got a scrum. Dismantled it (all three Au...

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Yeah..you were definitely not getting any luck with decisions 2nd half I'm absolutely fuming. :x Estas harto?! That's not like you either. I only saw the highlights, so I can't really comment. I've reffed myself for several years, in different countries, so I know how things can be misjudged, and t...

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I don't usually comment on the refs, but this was too much. One sided reffing throughout the entire second half. :x Well done Australia, you took your chances well. The first yellow was bizarre and not a standard applied at the end. Very odd. Dumb comment. They'd given away 5 off-sides in the 5m in...

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I don't usually comment on the refs, but this was too much. One sided reffing throughout the entire second half. :x Well done Australia, you took your chances well. Yeah..you were definitely not getting any luck with decisions 2nd half I'm absolutely fuming. :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

Puma

I don't usually comment on the refs, but this was too much.

One sided reffing throughout the entire second half.

Well done Australia, you took your chances well.

Puma

A hell of a first half! Solid set pieces, good defense and slight hands in attack. A couple of silly turnovers firsthand, but then those two tries from first phase that were spectacular. The defensive alignement, hard tackling and good discipline are being key issues. I hope we can keep it up durin...

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Vivas holding his side of the scrum against Tupou is the biggest surprise for me!

Puma

Australia are winning the air duels, but we're contesting the drop zone well... I'd call that one even.

Puma

A hell of a first half! Solid set pieces, good defense and slight hands in attack. A couple of silly turnovers firsthand, but then those two tries from first phase that were spectacular. The defensive alignement, hard tackling and good discipline are being key issues. I hope we can keep it up during...

Puma

grievous wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 12:29 am
Puma wrote: ↑Fri Sep 05, 2025 11:55 am
Ogre wrote: ↑Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:07 am

Is that the ugly ass jersey you guys are wearing?
Yes, the "away" jersey...

Because marketing confirmed that horizontal stripes and full yellow aren't different enough.
Full gold m8, its gold

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https://preview.redd.it/argentina-team-to-face-australia-v0-ndi1nqe0s1nf1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8536f893b40e601559427637afc5bfbf91318327 Is that the ugly ass jersey you guys are wearing? x( Yes, the "away" jersey... Because marketing confirmed that horizontal stripes and full yello...

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And S. Carreras at 10 isn't my favourite choice... he's much better at FB, although he is talented and can have the odd superb game. Prisciantelli is likely getting his test debut as his reserve. he's been into consideration for a while, but got injured. He's been with italian side Zebre since 2022 ...

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I must admit, other than Montoya, the Argie front 5 is all new to me. Rest of the team is electric though. Our starting LHP would be Thomas Gallo, but he's nursing a knee injury and is unavailable. Same with Bello, the starting THP... Vivas is a journeyman IMHO. He can have a decent game like in th...

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Geez my mate in Aus has just told me this is an afternoon game, kick off 4.30 pm NZ time! Geez a man will be watching Ranfurly shield game!Hell I may have to just watch last half hour of this. Tough being a rugby man isn't it? It's a 1:30 AM kickoff down here... Not as bad as 4AM, but still rather ...

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Uruguay won the first leg of the South American Qualifier Final today: They've beaten Chile 28-16, away in Santiago. It was a tense affair, with several yelows apiece, but in the end the Uruguayans were best executing both in offense and -specially- in defense, where they tackled fiercely even when ...

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Last Line wrote: ↑Sat Aug 30, 2025 12:55 pm Is the US about to spread democracy to Venezuela? A huge naval build up in the area.

About 4000 Marines onboard... Not enough manpower to get into Venezuela. Much more than enough to block anything out of there, which seems to be their main concern.

Puma

This Puma team scares the bejesus out of me. It can be challenging in several aspects, but I'm afraid we have a key flaw. Our front row is the worse we've had in at least a decade. Only Montoya is a true world class player. With Gallo injured, the props on this tour squad are either average scrumma...

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Should be a tough couple of games for the Wobs. Sometimes the Argies don't travel too well, but they should be able to put together at least 1 good performance. Hopefully some of our recently injured are available - Lynagh, Wilson, Slipper, White, JAS could all be available. LSL in for Skelton. I'd...

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