Argentina rugby will host Australia for the second time in a week for The Rugby Championship, this time at Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in Santa Fe, Argentina.
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The teams come off a very tight clash in round three where the Wallabies only just claimed a 19-20 win with a penalty right at the end in a wet La Plata.
Argentina certainly will feel it is a win that got away after an assured performance for the most part where they kicked well out of hand and played the conditions relatively well. Ultimately, it was the never-say-die attitude of the Wallabies that forced a late momentum swing through some soft Los Pumas penalties in the back of the game that determined the result.
Joe Schmidt will be delighted to have gotten off the mark in the Rugby Championship but he is wise enough to know that the victory will mean little if it is not backed up this weekend.
Los Pumas boss Felipe Contepomi would have been frustrated that his side could not close out the game but he will at least have some positives to work with, in particular the kicking game of Argentina.
This weekend’s Test will be vastly different as weather conditions in Santa Fe look optimal for rugby which will hopefully result in a less error-ridden clash loaded with more running than the La Plata matchup.
The crowd and players alike will be pumped for this one as the hosts look to get back on track while the Wallabies will be desperate to underline the fact that they are ever-improving with another victory.
Where the game will be won
Many of the stats from last weekend’s Test ended up very even with possession at 50% a piece, territory almost level with Australia edging it on 52% to the number of carries where Argentina made one more than their opponents with 113.
However, there were a few gaps, notably, turnovers won where Australia’s six drowned the one of Argentina. Part of this could be owed to the conditions but the other bit is down to the hard-working Wallabies back-row and Carlo Tizzano in particular who dominated the breakdown in between his 22 tackles. Los Pumas failed to make an impression in this area and that will need to change this weekend with the likes of Julian Montoya and Pablo Matera needing to come into the game more.
The scrum is another area where the Argentines must improve after the Wallabies got some decent traction in this facet last time out. Thomas Gallo in particular had a tough outing and if the hosts are to win they need to ramp it up in the set-piece.
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The teams come off a very tight clash in round three where the Wallabies only just claimed a 19-20 win with a penalty right at the end in a wet La Plata.
Argentina certainly will feel it is a win that got away after an assured performance for the most part where they kicked well out of hand and played the conditions relatively well. Ultimately, it was the never-say-die attitude of the Wallabies that forced a late momentum swing through some soft Los Pumas penalties in the back of the game that determined the result.
Joe Schmidt will be delighted to have gotten off the mark in the Rugby Championship but he is wise enough to know that the victory will mean little if it is not backed up this weekend.
Los Pumas boss Felipe Contepomi would have been frustrated that his side could not close out the game but he will at least have some positives to work with, in particular the kicking game of Argentina.
This weekend’s Test will be vastly different as weather conditions in Santa Fe look optimal for rugby which will hopefully result in a less error-ridden clash loaded with more running than the La Plata matchup.
The crowd and players alike will be pumped for this one as the hosts look to get back on track while the Wallabies will be desperate to underline the fact that they are ever-improving with another victory.
Where the game will be won
Many of the stats from last weekend’s Test ended up very even with possession at 50% a piece, territory almost level with Australia edging it on 52% to the number of carries where Argentina made one more than their opponents with 113.
However, there were a few gaps, notably, turnovers won where Australia’s six drowned the one of Argentina. Part of this could be owed to the conditions but the other bit is down to the hard-working Wallabies back-row and Carlo Tizzano in particular who dominated the breakdown in between his 22 tackles. Los Pumas failed to make an impression in this area and that will need to change this weekend with the likes of Julian Montoya and Pablo Matera needing to come into the game more.
The scrum is another area where the Argentines must improve after the Wallabies got some decent traction in this facet last time out. Thomas Gallo in particular had a tough outing and if the hosts are to win they need to ramp it up in the set-piece.