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[2014 TRC] Argentina v Australia in Mendoza (04/10/2014)
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 675046" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>hard to call. </p><p>In 2012, in their first participation the Pumas had all the enthusiasm of a dog let out of the car after a long trip. They were unleashed and pushed teams hard, everybody was loving them around the world, they then won in Cardiff, it was wonderful. This particular fixture, they made a close one to finish off the tournament, understandably from all the euphoria and promise. </p><p>This third, 2014 campaign is already a better one than last year's. No 60-point defeats, and no such internal issues. For me that means no 55 points laid down from the Wallabies in Argentina, and although the Aussies sensibly must remain the favorites considering this young tournament's history and successive outcomes, there's definitely a real chance the Pumas can win. The Wallabies are better though this year, they drew with NZ at home, beat the Saffers and Argies, and look a lot more resilient on the whole than last year's edition of the squad. But the Pumas also are much better, in <u>all</u> facets (but the scrum, been the same - DOMINANT), and are a much more cohesive group, and exit the internal headaches too. It's obviously relevant to bring up the Pumas' very good effort on the Gold Coast a couple of weeks ago, where they managed 25 points, a thin defeat, and tied the Wallabies in tries scored with 3.</p><p>I don't know which 23 the Pumas can field, injuries have come up - but they've got enough in the XV and bench too to - *FINALLY * - get that very first win. Because that's also what they're playing for, not just yet another test match. They're still chasing that motherfuccker. (yeah that's actually how I end this post)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 675046, member: 57076"] hard to call. In 2012, in their first participation the Pumas had all the enthusiasm of a dog let out of the car after a long trip. They were unleashed and pushed teams hard, everybody was loving them around the world, they then won in Cardiff, it was wonderful. This particular fixture, they made a close one to finish off the tournament, understandably from all the euphoria and promise. This third, 2014 campaign is already a better one than last year's. No 60-point defeats, and no such internal issues. For me that means no 55 points laid down from the Wallabies in Argentina, and although the Aussies sensibly must remain the favorites considering this young tournament's history and successive outcomes, there's definitely a real chance the Pumas can win. The Wallabies are better though this year, they drew with NZ at home, beat the Saffers and Argies, and look a lot more resilient on the whole than last year's edition of the squad. But the Pumas also are much better, in [U]all[/U] facets (but the scrum, been the same - DOMINANT), and are a much more cohesive group, and exit the internal headaches too. It's obviously relevant to bring up the Pumas' very good effort on the Gold Coast a couple of weeks ago, where they managed 25 points, a thin defeat, and tied the Wallabies in tries scored with 3. I don't know which 23 the Pumas can field, injuries have come up - but they've got enough in the XV and bench too to - *FINALLY * - get that very first win. Because that's also what they're playing for, not just yet another test match. They're still chasing that motherfuccker. (yeah that's actually how I end this post) [/QUOTE]
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