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<blockquote data-quote="Melhor Time" data-source="post: 283874"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Juan VdS @ Oct 20 2009, 12:08 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=417378" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Aramburu plays for Dax not Perpignan, meaning he is in the French second division. I honestly doubt he will be picked at all. He had his chance last year and in June vs England at Manchester and never did well. Santiago Phelan dropped him for Leonelli who got injured after 7 minutes of the Salta test and was replaced by Lucas Gonzalez Amorisino. Amorisino has played the past 2 games for Leicester on the wing and scored a try in each game. Phelan has his eyes on him. Borges (Albi) should be picked before Aramburu too. In any event, Camacho should play shouldn´t he?</p><p></p><p>Phelan has said he is delaying selecting his team / squad because he needs more game time from more players. he is anoyed that Lalanne is not playing much for London Irish. Same for Carizza (Biarritz), Figurola (CASI), Scelzo (Clermont), Basualdo (Toulouse), Figallo (Montpellier) and, of course, Contepomi (Toulon) and Leguizamon (SF Paris). He does not want to pick any player who has not had sufficient game time or is not playing at the top level, i.e. French pro d2.. Scelzo returned last week vs Ospreys and has this weekend to show why he should be picked. 4 props will be chosen. Scelzo should be picked on the bench with Figallo, Henn or Orlandi as the fourth prop. </p><p></p><p>Here is a recent interview with Arg coach, Phelan: </p><p><a href="http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=915154&s=rug&type=story" target="_blank">http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story...&type=story</a></p><p></p><p>Dax, are not doing well in the second division which means Aramburu and Vergallo are not likely to be picked. Both will likely be third choice selections. </p><p></p><p>I think the team to play England is going to be as follows:</p><p></p><p>1 Rodrigo Roncero (SF Paris, France)</p><p>2 Mario Ledesma (ASM Clermont, France)</p><p>3 Marcos Ayerza (Leicester, England) </p><p>4 Manuel Carizza (Biarritz, France)</p><p>5 Patricio Albacete (Toulouse, France)</p><p>6 Genaro Fessia (Córdoba, Argentina)</p><p>7 Alejandro Campos (Montauban, France)</p><p>8 Juan MartÃn Fernández Lobbe (Toulon, France) <strong><span style="color: #ff0000">Captain</span></strong></p><p></p><p>9 Agustin Figuerola (CASI, Argentina) </p><p>10 Juan MartÃn Hernández (Natal Sharks, South Africa)</p><p>11 Gonzalo Camacho (Harlequins, England)</p><p>12 Santiago Fernández (Hindú, Argentina)</p><p>13 Gonzalo Tiesi (Harlequins, England)</p><p>14 Horacio Agulla (Brive, France)</p><p>15 Marcelo Bosch (Biarritz, France)</p><p></p><p>16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo (Toulouse)</p><p>17 Martin Scelzo (ASM Clermont, France)</p><p>18 Estéban Lozada (Toulon, France)</p><p>19 Tomas Leonardi (SIC, Argentina)</p><p>20 Alfredo Lalanne (London Irish, England)</p><p>21 Matias Viazzo (Bourgoin, France) </p><p>22 Lucas Gonzalez Amorisino (Leicester, England)</p><p></p><p>A good bench with adequate cover in all positions. I doubt Abadie will make the 22. Contepomi is a possibility vs Wales or Scotland but not vs England. Leguizamon is a possibility but I doubt he will play. Fellow backrower, Alvaro Galindo is out without question. </p><p></p><p>Apparantly, Fiji and Argentina were close to securing a game in Qatar of all places. </p><p></p><p>Lastly, it is fantastic, for Argentina, that the Sharks are not in the CC final. Finally, Argentina can go into a test window with their biggest asset fully fit and rested. Watch out for el Mago! He is on form and could really get the young, speedy Pumas backs into some spaces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Melhor Time, post: 283874"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Juan VdS @ Oct 20 2009, 12:08 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=417378']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Aramburu plays for Dax not Perpignan, meaning he is in the French second division. I honestly doubt he will be picked at all. He had his chance last year and in June vs England at Manchester and never did well. Santiago Phelan dropped him for Leonelli who got injured after 7 minutes of the Salta test and was replaced by Lucas Gonzalez Amorisino. Amorisino has played the past 2 games for Leicester on the wing and scored a try in each game. Phelan has his eyes on him. Borges (Albi) should be picked before Aramburu too. In any event, Camacho should play shouldn´t he? Phelan has said he is delaying selecting his team / squad because he needs more game time from more players. he is anoyed that Lalanne is not playing much for London Irish. Same for Carizza (Biarritz), Figurola (CASI), Scelzo (Clermont), Basualdo (Toulouse), Figallo (Montpellier) and, of course, Contepomi (Toulon) and Leguizamon (SF Paris). He does not want to pick any player who has not had sufficient game time or is not playing at the top level, i.e. French pro d2.. Scelzo returned last week vs Ospreys and has this weekend to show why he should be picked. 4 props will be chosen. Scelzo should be picked on the bench with Figallo, Henn or Orlandi as the fourth prop. Here is a recent interview with Arg coach, Phelan: [url="http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=915154&s=rug&type=story"]http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story...&type=story[/url] Dax, are not doing well in the second division which means Aramburu and Vergallo are not likely to be picked. Both will likely be third choice selections. I think the team to play England is going to be as follows: 1 Rodrigo Roncero (SF Paris, France) 2 Mario Ledesma (ASM Clermont, France) 3 Marcos Ayerza (Leicester, England) 4 Manuel Carizza (Biarritz, France) 5 Patricio Albacete (Toulouse, France) 6 Genaro Fessia (Córdoba, Argentina) 7 Alejandro Campos (Montauban, France) 8 Juan MartÃn Fernández Lobbe (Toulon, France) [b][color=#ff0000]Captain[/color][/b] 9 Agustin Figuerola (CASI, Argentina) 10 Juan MartÃn Hernández (Natal Sharks, South Africa) 11 Gonzalo Camacho (Harlequins, England) 12 Santiago Fernández (Hindú, Argentina) 13 Gonzalo Tiesi (Harlequins, England) 14 Horacio Agulla (Brive, France) 15 Marcelo Bosch (Biarritz, France) 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo (Toulouse) 17 Martin Scelzo (ASM Clermont, France) 18 Estéban Lozada (Toulon, France) 19 Tomas Leonardi (SIC, Argentina) 20 Alfredo Lalanne (London Irish, England) 21 Matias Viazzo (Bourgoin, France) 22 Lucas Gonzalez Amorisino (Leicester, England) A good bench with adequate cover in all positions. I doubt Abadie will make the 22. Contepomi is a possibility vs Wales or Scotland but not vs England. Leguizamon is a possibility but I doubt he will play. Fellow backrower, Alvaro Galindo is out without question. Apparantly, Fiji and Argentina were close to securing a game in Qatar of all places. Lastly, it is fantastic, for Argentina, that the Sharks are not in the CC final. Finally, Argentina can go into a test window with their biggest asset fully fit and rested. Watch out for el Mago! He is on form and could really get the young, speedy Pumas backs into some spaces. [/QUOTE]
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