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La soule wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:23 pm Lavanini is injured, isn't he?

Yep. Broken jaw AFAIK.

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What does the starting XV look like for the Pumas, do you reckon then? With the current squad, and no injuries, I'd say: Tetaz Chaparro - Montoya - Gomez Kodela Kremer - Petti Matera - Bruni - Isa Cubelli - Carreras (Ledesma seems to be breeding him for 2023) Cordero - De la Fuente - Moroni - Delgu...

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I thought you were an insider Puma? Has Pichot never been interested in coaching? Ledesma seems a good coach, though he doesn't have outstanding results in France so far. I used to be part of the managing of a provincial Union quite a few years ago. For the past 6/8 years I've even quit refereeing ...

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Los Pumas are currently quite far from their potential best. The set pieces during TRC were abysmal, but the return of Gomez Kodela and Tetaz Chaparro could help anchor the scrum. Our 9-10 combos aren't seting the world on fire either. I don't know if Cubelli is back from his hand surgery, but Bert...

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Wonder whether Kremer will play in the backrow or as lock. Ledesma seems to favour having him at lock and moving him back to the backrow near the end. His favourite starters there seem to be ISA - Matera - Bruni, who are gelling quite well, in fact. Having a highly mobile lock isn't a bad option, b...

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Los Pumas are currently quite far from their potential best. The set pieces during TRC were abysmal, but the return of Gomez Kodela and Tetaz Chaparro could help anchor the scrum. Our 9-10 combos aren't seting the world on fire either. I don't know if Cubelli is back from his hand surgery, but Bertr...

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Might actually say we're ready-ish for it. Still think Italy or Argentina should get one first. If it were held in the usual timeframe though, we'd have to work around football season. Not happenning anytime soon, with the way our economy seems to be going. But Argentina and Uruguay are jointly bid...

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Down here it's either mouth to mouth (kids bringing friends along) or promotion at schools that don't play rugby.

Usually rugby playing schools form themselves as a club and retain lots of alumni...

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Basically the essence of the model is the ethos of the Club, not just as a place to go and play, but as a "second home" where you have a welcoming space. Most Clubs encourage the smaller kids to bring friends along, and make a huge point to make those newcomers feel welcome. When it comes to coachin...

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One thing I think is really important to point out about the rise of Uruguay and Chile is that they’ve done it entirely with a home grown squad. No grandparent qualifiers, no 3 year residency players, just quality development. That’s what makes results sustainable. It also grows rugby and contribut...

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Today's Australia - Pumas match showed how a dominant scrum shapes a match.

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Los Pumas aren't looking good at the moment... don't know if they've just had it with Ledesma, if their collective heads are elsewhere or what. They just look like they don't want to be there anymore. It's worrying. Even if some of the new faces haven't dissappointed, the established players seem s...

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Once again, it's the team's staff letting the players down IMHO. You have a pro managing staff, precisely in order to prevent this kind of mess, Players in a foreign land should not be expected to be aware of the evolving local legal framework on travelling, but to let their staff know about their p...

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Los Pumas aren't looking good at the moment... don't know if they've just had it with Ledesma, if their collective heads are elsewhere or what. They just look like they don't want to be there anymore. It's worrying. Even if some of the new faces haven't dissappointed, the established players seem st...

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Tl;dr? Précis: if you picked line-outs over scrums then you’re either a back, a loig oik, or have never even ralgexed yer rude bits! Nah, locks will pick line-outs all day long. I've played as a lock both in teams with no lineout ability whatsoever, and in teams where you felt you were scrummaging ...

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Changed school at 6th grade (12 years old), and I had to choose a sport amongst the ones on offer. I chose rugby without ever having seen a match before... I loved it but was awful at it (and still am). Two years later I had a classmate's father as coach. I made the mistake of getting into fistcuffs...

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Scrum.

The way getting badly shoved backwards at every scrum feels is heartbreaking. It does your head in.

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On the Argies, they will bring more in attack than the box-kick Boks and will give a better view on whether the Wobs defence is actually on the improve. You might be expecting a bit too much from LP. The team hasn't been clicking, the defense has softened (they spent the first 3 1/2 matches driftin...

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Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia 14 Santiago Cordero 13 Lucio Cinti 12 Santiago Chocobares 11 Emiliano Boffelli 10 Santiago Carreras 9 Gonzalo Bertranou 8 Pablo Matera 7 Marcos Kremer 6 Juan Martín González 5 Tomas Lavanini 4 Matias Alemanno 3 Santiago Medrano 2 Julian Montoya (c) 1 Facundo Gigena Re...

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Kiwias wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:20 am The date in the otherwise-great OP is still showing 12 Sept.

He's corrected it now, but still lacks Buenos Aires' kickoff time. Clearly disrespectful.

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We're being demolished here. Possession stat should look around 70-30, and you just can't defend all time against these guys...

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-5GcSkXEAQ5pIa?format=jpg&name=900x900 Front row is a weak link in the pack, particularly the props. We might find ourselves giving away PKs all night come scrum time. I'd love to see how Muzzio does, he comes from French ProD2, where scrum is reputed as a refined art, ...

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Zakar wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:00 pm Thought about moving Argentina to the south Pacific?

With the way our economy is going right now, you could buy it and get it moved by a few quids.

Plus, you guys said you loved sunday morning matches with your vegemite toast.

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Very happy with this overall. No more conference systems. No more 3 am kickoffs. No more SA referees. No more bringing the competition to a screeching halt in June. Fewer also-rans like the Kings and Cheetahs. Good riddance. I'd have a few minor quibbles with the structure, but by and large, it's a...

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Hows this for an epic photo. Springboks and Pumas on the same plane on the way to Australia https://preview.redd.it/cju2qfaaoqj71.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ea9055d8c9056784d1a75bf1ce8f89356e68edb1 That’s a great photo. Looks like they are flying Jetstar all the way to Aus, the poor basta...

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Agustín Pichot and Hugo Porta.

Played huge roles to make rugby visible in a country (and probbly a continent) where it was only a minority thing.

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Topo Rodriguez (Arg - Aus) should be in as a prop.

J.M. Hernandez as FB (not as FH)

Levula and Charron shouldn't be in the list.

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2. Bananas You haven't lived until you've tried a banana with dulce de leche (my translator says it "caramel sauce" but I'm not sure) on top. PS: THIS is dulce de leche https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTf-7hrjfOt2B2uXcDqb6GrMbJSBMFe6rLQS57zG9mhbs7hUT2wS-bYrIm2-XRl31qRld0&usqp=C...

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blindcider wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:40 am Andouillette

This one, I agree too.

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johnuknow wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:16 pmI do enjoy kidney although I agree with Joyce on the faint urine taste

A day marinating in milk will eliminate that.

One thing I can't stand is cauliflower.

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... As a few have said, they should have coordinated with UN peace keepers to help transition out. I'm afraid I disagree with you regarding the effectiveness of eventual UN peacekeepers against the Taliban. With the equipment and experience the regular contributing countries have, and ROEs they're ...

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... As a few have said, they should have coordinated with UN peace keepers to help transition out. I'm afraid I disagree with you regarding the effectiveness of eventual UN peacekeepers against the Taliban. With the equipment and experience the regular contributing countries have, and ROEs they're ...

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Most of Jean Claude Van Damme's films Cyborg (1989) Kickboxer (1989) Lionheart (1990) Death Warrant (1990) Double Impact (1991) Universal Soldier (1992) Nowhere to Run (1993) Hard Target (1993) Timecop (1994) Street Fighter (1994) Sudden Death (1995) Tell you have not come home from the pub with a ...

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We have a 37 years old test debutant on the bench. Carlos Muzzio, coming from a Pro D2 french club.

At least he's not a Santiago...

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Can some of the bored's experts tell us what the fuss was all about? It was obviously a well executed fake, just another climate change fraud, shirley? I lived in Ushuaia back in the mid 2000s, and you would get serious sunburns even in mid-winter, if you weren't careful enough... it was a real thi...

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I tend to agree with the call.

When the ball hits the SA player, it is just ahead of the 10 m. line. When the Lions player touches it next, it is slightly behind that line.

Ball was lost by the SA player, but went backwards. No knock-on.

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Look at NRL if you want to see ‘honesty in refereeing’ and it’s consequences Refs are dropped, refs are criticised. It’s fixed nothing. Because you can’t ‘fix’ it Let the fans have a whinge about the game, but do not ever allow anyone, even directors of rugby, to bring the game into disrepute, by a...

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JB1981 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:23 am How does the Triathlon relay work? There are four in each team (looking at the NZ side) so they can’t be doing a leg each. Are they doing a triathlon each?

300 m. swimming, 8 km biking, 2 km racing by each competitor.

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That's a great looking squad Carfer, but it does look a little light in the 4 and 5 jerseys. If Lavanini's discipline deserts him they could struggle no? Kremer has been used several times as an option at lock, even starting. He started there, only to move to the back row a couple of years ago. It'...

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I've got a few mates who are still playing around 60, and I played rather regularly until I was 50, even if it was Golden Oldies rugby. So my first instinct would be to tell you to try it. But if you're going to play competitive rugby as a THP, just make sure to check your neck and spine beforehand ...

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