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Should the Pumas stay in the RC, for the next seasons. Yes or No? Argue
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<blockquote data-quote="james5000" data-source="post: 529563" data-attributes="member: 53353"><p>Argentina are a great addition to The Rugby Championship and they definitely should remain in it.</p><p></p><p>However I believe they need a lot more time to truly get up to speed with the rest of the competition. (and to be fair they need to grow the game professionally in their own country, mostly so they can't use that amateur excuse)</p><p></p><p>Argentina's chance's of winning games have been unfairly over exaggerated. Realistically they will find winning next year much harder than winning this year. Can Argentina live up to the expectations?</p><p></p><p>Australia will be a mile better than they are now. Phipps probably has a worse pass than the average under 10 half back, whereas Genia is probably the best all round halfback in the world. I'd suggest that change alone would be worth a couple of points. Add the rest of their monumental injury list and I can't see Argentina beating them. Aussie convincingly 2 nil.</p><p></p><p>South Africa has a new coaching system, new players and a ton of injuries as well. They will be far stronger next year as well. I can't see Argentina getting close to them next year either. 2 losses coming up.</p><p></p><p>New Zealand nuff said, they aint coming close to them. It will most likely be a couple of cricket scores. </p><p>I love the line a few of you's had when Argentina got walloped by The AB's. "ah it's ok, it happens to the best of us remember NZ vs Aus in 1997 blah blah blah?" </p><p></p><p>Don't expect anything different next year, the big three have found Argentina out a bit. Second year syndrome is common in many sports, once you get past the initial glitz and glamour will the Argentinian public be so forgiving of mediocrity? I doubt it</p><p></p><p>Argentina has some good players, but many of their best are on the wrong side of 30 so it will be interesting to watch them evolve in the next few years.</p><p>I don't think the older players will improve, it would be hard given their advanced age. At the moment i don't think they are good enough to beat these very strong nations.</p><p></p><p>To be honest I can't see how Argentina can do better than what Italy has currently achieved in the 6 nations.</p><p>To date Italy's record stands at 65 games played for 9 wins with 1 draw and 55 losses.</p><p> How can Argentina beat this? The country still plays Amateur football for god sakes. </p><p></p><p>Do people recall Italy actually won a game in their first season in the big league? They then crashed back to reality for the next decade plus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="james5000, post: 529563, member: 53353"] Argentina are a great addition to The Rugby Championship and they definitely should remain in it. However I believe they need a lot more time to truly get up to speed with the rest of the competition. (and to be fair they need to grow the game professionally in their own country, mostly so they can't use that amateur excuse) Argentina's chance's of winning games have been unfairly over exaggerated. Realistically they will find winning next year much harder than winning this year. Can Argentina live up to the expectations? Australia will be a mile better than they are now. Phipps probably has a worse pass than the average under 10 half back, whereas Genia is probably the best all round halfback in the world. I'd suggest that change alone would be worth a couple of points. Add the rest of their monumental injury list and I can't see Argentina beating them. Aussie convincingly 2 nil. South Africa has a new coaching system, new players and a ton of injuries as well. They will be far stronger next year as well. I can't see Argentina getting close to them next year either. 2 losses coming up. New Zealand nuff said, they aint coming close to them. It will most likely be a couple of cricket scores. I love the line a few of you's had when Argentina got walloped by The AB's. "ah it's ok, it happens to the best of us remember NZ vs Aus in 1997 blah blah blah?" Don't expect anything different next year, the big three have found Argentina out a bit. Second year syndrome is common in many sports, once you get past the initial glitz and glamour will the Argentinian public be so forgiving of mediocrity? I doubt it Argentina has some good players, but many of their best are on the wrong side of 30 so it will be interesting to watch them evolve in the next few years. I don't think the older players will improve, it would be hard given their advanced age. At the moment i don't think they are good enough to beat these very strong nations. To be honest I can't see how Argentina can do better than what Italy has currently achieved in the 6 nations. To date Italy's record stands at 65 games played for 9 wins with 1 draw and 55 losses. How can Argentina beat this? The country still plays Amateur football for god sakes. Do people recall Italy actually won a game in their first season in the big league? They then crashed back to reality for the next decade plus. [/QUOTE]
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