Pool B latest – Pumas shake things up

Pool B latest – Pumas shake things up

27 Sep 2011

Keo.co.za brings you the latest news from Pool B.

Pumas shake things up - Argentina have made five changes for the team to face Georgia at Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North.

Rodrigo Roncero and Juan Martín Fernandez Lobbe were both injured in last weekend’s match and are replaced by Marcos Ayerza and Leonardo Senatore respectively. The other change in the forwards is second row Mariano Galarza coming in for Manuel Carizza.

Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, who scored the try which won the match for Argentina against Scotland, is rewarded with a starting place at full back. Juan Jose Imhoff comes in on the left wing with Horacio Agulla switching to the right wing to accommodate him. Gonzalo Camacho and Martín Rodríguez are the players to lose their places.

Argentina - 15. Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14. Horacio Agulla, 13. Marcelo Bosch, 12. Felipe Contepomi (c), 11. Juan Jose Imhoff, 10.Santiago Fernández, 9. Nicolás Vergallo, 8. Leonardo Senatore, 7. Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 6. Julio Farias Cabello, 5. Patricio Albacete, 4. Mariano Galarza, 3. Juan Figallo, 2. Mario Ledesma Arocena,
Subs: 16. Agustín Creevy, 17. Martín Scelzo, 18. Tomas Vallejos, 19. Alejandro Campos, 20. Alfredo Lalanne, 21. Agustín Gosio, 22. Martín Rodríguez


12 Comments

  • 1.captain fantail: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 04:05 am

    Samoa…its easy to beat the Boks…dont give away penalties within kicking distance. Hold onto the ball for the whole game and frustrate the B’Jeezuz out of them. ;-) …and get in Bakkies face so he’ll headbutt you and get sent off.

  • 2.captain fantail: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 04:07 am

    Most exciting WC I have seen so far and its all thanks to the minnows !!

  • 3.UptheGuts: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 04:10 am

    @captain fantail(captain fantail)-1: :lol: Your kidding right? No penalties within kicking distance? That’s on the otherside of the Boks 10m line. You are aware of that, aren’t you? That means all the play to be in the Boks 22 or just beyond. Gud luck

  • 4.captain fantail: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 04:17 am

    @UptheGuts(UptheGuts)-3:
    You got a better way.
    Most of their games against ranked sides have been won via the boot or when they have lost the only points have been via the boot.
    We have shown through good defense they don’t cross the line ( often enuff if at all) so keep ball in hand and don’t give away penalties your 75% of the way there.

  • 5.Kobus Kitty: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 05:19 am

    @captain fantail(captain fantail)-4:

    Good luck keeping the ball with Brussow and Bismarck on.

  • 6.captain fantail: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 07:05 am

    @Kobus Kitty(Kobus Kitty)-5: Well its not of national importance really..but the interesting bit that probably went over alot of peoples heads in the France/ NZ game was the error rate and penalties from NZ’s side were the lowest in a game since I can remember. This tells me the powers to be are fully expecting a AB / Bok showdown and they have done a hugh amount of work at trying to nullify the Steyns.

  • 7.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 08:28 am

    @captain fantail(captain fantail)-6: you mean mccaw wasn’t infringing as much?

  • 8.rossoneri: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 08:44 am

    @captain fantail(captain fantail)-1: I might be wrong, but I don’t think Bakkies will be playing. His injury has flared up again.

  • 9.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 09:22 am

    I know Lobbe is out for the rest of the tournament. Is Roncero also out, or just for this game? He’s a monster in the scrum and at rucks. They’ll miss him big time.

  • 10.Tartan: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 13:21 pm

    Walking wounded.

  • 11.Twig: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 15:45 pm

    @captain fantail(captain fantail)-6: I’m not sure your insights are necessarily of a professional coaching standard. “Don’t give away penalties” is a pretty standard tactic that teams try to employ. It’s like saying “Don’t concede a goal” in football. A team’s inability to match the opposition’s quality is what leads to penalties being given away. “Give away penalties” is hardly ever a strategy I should think teams would adopt.

    I’m sure you could make your “gameplan” more intelligent by adding such pearlers as “Score tries” and “Break through their defense”. Perhaps what the Boks are missing in their WC strategy is Point #8: Win The World Cup.

    Moron.

  • 12.Nils: Reply to this comment
    28 Sep 2011, 22:47 pm

    4 try win for Pumas – and QFs are in the bag.

    Vamos Pumas!

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