Giving all the youngsters some regular international competition will only help strengthen the overall structure. If the Jaguares play well and get some momentum going it could mean that financially it becomes a good investment leading the way to the establishment of another franchise. That...
Honestly I don't think there was bias (or malice of forethought on the ref's part), but a massive amount of inconsistency for both sides I could see. Cubelli getting sin-binned that quickly was either a) to lay down the law early and tell the players that he would not tolerate that kind of...
Young team the Pumas, they need more exposure to learn how to play at this level consistently. It still does feel like the ref is giving the benefit of the doubt to the Boks and penalising us the second we're out of line. I still don't understand how that Bok that rammed Amorosino almost 5...
You have to understand that the bandwagon supporters are also the first ones to abandon the team and be the most vocal critics. The biggest cliche was due to the Pumas history of near-wins over the last 20 years and the accompanying slogan by detractors was always "a dignified defeat". And...
Like everything latino we tend to be a bit more fociferous than you anglo commonwealth folk. Also like many of the other Argentines in the forum have pointed out, our sociopolitical makeup is largely responsible for the many schisms and stereotypes that rugby/soccer has about them. Obviously...
Why is it that we fight amongst each other? It's like we're in a constant struggle of one-upmanship to see who's the most, and pardon the expression, "pija".
Christ lads! I'm off to training for two hours and you guys make such a fuss? Can't say we don't put on a good show. A bajar los decibeles muchachos y guardar la furia para los canguros.
Well you do have to admit that Argentina, without any sort of League influence, is playing pretty damn well with ball-handling and all that. I'm sure some of our boys could cross-code with no issues.
It's tough, also because there's still some ingrained class aspect involved where rugby, due to its amateur status, was considered to be a sport for the well-to-do and fancy people. I had hoped that the last 10 years had started wiping that facet away, as people start realizing that there are a...
Sorry if it came across like that, let me rephrase:
Having watched my fair share of League games, including a couple of State of Origin games and a good amount of NRL games I found the action in the games to be somewhat repetitive to what I'm used to seeing in Union. This didn't take away from...
Well depends on the media. Remember that Argentina is a soccer nation through and through (religious levels of devotion complete with wars and such) and because of this sometimes its hard to get people behind, especially considering our ingrained "victory-driven" populace. This means that...
It's alright. I'm geniuinely intrigued by this Union/League rivarly/bitterness that seems to be ingrained in the Anglo community. I've seen League games, a bit one-dimensional for my taste, but not a bad sport. :)
I know the rules behind League. But I don't think this is the thread to conduct this sort of discussion. Might I suggest we get back on track?
So from Argentina's side it looks like Creevy will play but he's on recovery for the time being.
Any confirmation that Pocock is definitely out or is...