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[2015 TRC] Argentina v Australia in Mendoza (25/07/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 735585" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>THIS IN SPADES!</p><p></p><p>The time to have gotten Argentina involved in SANZAR was when they were third in the world and finished third at the 2007 RWC. Instead, the suits at SANZAR sat on their hands or twiddled their thumbs for five years while all the the players who had made Argentina strong like the Contepomi brothers, Pichot, Roncero, Ledesma, Albecete, Corleto, Borges, the older Fernandez-Lobbe brother and Todeschini retired or had gone past their best.</p><p></p><p> As a result, their international match exposure to top opposition became limited, playing only six matches each year as compared with the top nations playing 13-15 matches each year. Argentina lost ground and free-fell down the rankings.</p><p></p><p>IMO, had the Rugby Championship started in 2008 instead of 2012, I'm sure we would already be looking at a couple of Argentine based teams in Super Rugby and a much improved Pumas team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 735585, member: 20605"] THIS IN SPADES! The time to have gotten Argentina involved in SANZAR was when they were third in the world and finished third at the 2007 RWC. Instead, the suits at SANZAR sat on their hands or twiddled their thumbs for five years while all the the players who had made Argentina strong like the Contepomi brothers, Pichot, Roncero, Ledesma, Albecete, Corleto, Borges, the older Fernandez-Lobbe brother and Todeschini retired or had gone past their best. As a result, their international match exposure to top opposition became limited, playing only six matches each year as compared with the top nations playing 13-15 matches each year. Argentina lost ground and free-fell down the rankings. IMO, had the Rugby Championship started in 2008 instead of 2012, I'm sure we would already be looking at a couple of Argentine based teams in Super Rugby and a much improved Pumas team. [/QUOTE]
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