The Rugby Championship 2016
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<div><strong>Pumas squad:</strong></div>
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<div>(Player - position - (contracted to) - no. of caps)</div>
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<div>1 TETAZ CHAPARRO, NAHUEL 01 - PILAR (UAR) 25 caps</div>
<div>2 GARCIA BOTTA, SANTIAGO 01 - PILAR (UAR) 9 caps</div>
<div>3 NOGUERA PAZ, LUCAS 01 - PILAR (UAR) 23 caps</div>
<div>4 BOSCH, FACUNDO 02 - HOOKER (UAR) 2 caps</div>
<div>5 CREEVY, AGUSTIN 02 - HOOKER (UAR) 49 caps</div>
<div>6 MONTOYA, JULIAN 02 - HOOKER (UAR) 19 caps</div>
<div>7 HERRERA, RAMIRO 03 - PILAR (UAR) 22 caps</div>
<div>8 PIERETTO, ENRIQUE 03 - PILAR (UAR) 3 caps</div>
<div>9 ALEMANO MATIAS 04 - SEGUNDA LINEA (UAR) 21 caps</div>
<div>10 KREMER, MARCOS 04 - SEGUNDA LINEA (UAR) -</div>
<div>11 LAVANINI, TOMAS 04 - SEGUNDA LINEA (UAR) 28 caps</div>
<div>12 PETTI, GUIDO 04 - SEGUNDA LINEA (UAR) 15 caps</div>
<div>13 LEGUIZAMON, JUAN MANUEL 06 - ALA (UAR) 68 caps</div>
<div>14 LEZANA, TOMAS 06 - ALA (UAR) 8 caps</div>
<div>15 MATERA, PABLO 06 - ALA (UAR) 25 caps</div>
<div>16 ORTEGA DESIO, JAVIER 06 - ALA (UAR) 22 caps</div>
<div>17 SENATORE, LEONARDO 08 - OCTAVO (UAR) 36 caps</div>
<div>18 CUBELLI, TOMAS 09 - MEDIO SCRUM (BRUMBIES) 48 caps</div>
<div>19 EZCURRA, FELIPE 09 - MEDIO SCRUM (UAR) 3 caps</div>
<div>20 ISA, FACUNDO 08 - OCTAVO (UAR) 16 caps</div>
<div>21 LANDAJO, MARTIN 09 - MEDIO SCRUM (UAR) 56 caps</div>
<div>22 GONZALEZ IGLESIAS, SANTIAGO 10 - APERTURA (UAR) 22 caps</div>
<div>23 SANCHEZ, NICOLAS 10 - APERTURA (UAR) 42 caps</div>
<div>24 CORDERO, SANTIAGO 11 - WING (UAR) 21 caps</div>
<div>25 MONTERO, MANUEL 11 - WING (UAR) 24 caps</div>
<div>26 MOYANO, RAMIRO 11 - WING/FULLBACK (UAR) 8 caps</div>
<div>27 ASCARATE, GABRIEL 12 - CENTRO (UAR) 17 caps</div>
<div>28 DE LA FUENTE, JERONIMO 12 - CENTRO (UAR) 21 caps</div>
<div>29 HERNANDEZ, JUAN MARTIN 12 - CENTRO (UAR) 60 caps</div>
<div>30 MORONI, MATIAS 12 - CENTRO (UAR) 11 caps</div>
<div>31 ORLANDO, MATIAS 12 - CENTRO/WING (UAR) 11 caps</div>
<div>32 GONZALEZ AMOROSINO, LUCAS 15 - FULLBACK (UAR) 50 caps</div>
<div>33 TUCULET, JOAQUIN 15 - FULLBACK (UAR) 31 caps</div>
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<div>With the help of Google translate, I understand from the Pumas website that debutant Marcos Kremer played with their U20s team in Manchester.</div>
<div>They will take a squad of 26 players to South Africa and 28 players to Australia and New Zealand.</div>
<div>It's the first time that every player in the squad has played Super Rugby (32 players for the Jaguares and Cubelli for the Brumbies).</div>
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<div>By the way, I read the comments on the Argentinian Rugby Union (UAR)'s Facebook page and many Argentinian fans are quite angry about playing a home game in London.</div> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="akan004" data-cid="604491" data-time="1470775381">
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<p>Without SBW, our midfield is arguably the weakest in the Championship now bar Argentina. Can't think of an obvious (2nd five) replacement for him either.</p>
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<p>I'd bet on Crotty and Fekitoa but I'd like to see Moala there or there abouts after his impressive cameo vs Wales</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="KiwiMurph" data-cid="604017" data-time="1470633122">
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<p>Where is Van Rensburg the 12? He needs to be in the squad ASAP.</p>
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<p>Not good enough yet according to AC, at least he will be available to smack some bitches in the CC.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="604547" data-time="1470783502"><p>it's what? who are the great Australian pair we need to watch out for?</p></blockquote>
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You know mariner, that pair that sliced and diced England up the middle of the park and stopped any ball carrier in their tracks....<br><br>
Kurindrani has been extremely out of form this season for both Brumbies and Wallabies. Toomua who I rate has had injury concerns so was unavailable for the start of the England series. That young Qlder did okay for a debutante but they don't yet know if he is a 12 or 13 or should play him on the wing. <br><br>
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<p>Kuridrani is a myth. He was good for one season, a couple of years ago. For a big unit you can count his linebreaks in a year on the fingers of a careless piranha fisherman. He's not even a great line bender.</p>
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<p>Toomua is pretty good, but has stalled while he's been injured. And they'll rissole him for Giteau anyway. No wonder he is fucking off overseas. </p> -
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<p>Kuridrani is a myth. He was good for one season, a couple of years ago. For a big unit you can count his linebreaks in a year on the fingers of a careless piranha fisherman. He's not even a great line bender.</p>
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<p>did he cop an injury that just hasn't come right or something? because he was really bloody good that one year, and has been very ordinary since.</p> -
<p>Teams named for Springboks v Pumas (Sun 21/8, 3.05am NZT):</p>
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<div><strong>Springboks</strong></div>
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<div>15 Johan Goosen, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies, Faf de Klerk, </div>
<div>8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Teboho Mohoje, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c) , Tendai Mtawarira</div>
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<div>Reserves: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 20 Jaco Kriel, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Juan de Jongh, 23 Jesse Kriel.</div>
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<div><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/springboks&id=3665344'>http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/springboks&id=3665344</a></div>
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<div><strong>Pumas</strong></div>
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<div>15 JoaquÃn Tuculet, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 MatÃas Orlando, 12 Juan MartÃn Hernández, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 MartÃn Landajo, </div>
<div>8 Facundo Isa, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 MatÃas Alemanno, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 AgustÃn Creevy (c), 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro</div>
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<div>Reserves: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Felipe Arregui, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Javier Ortega Desio, 21 Tomás Cubelli, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Ramiro Moyano</div>
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<div><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/trc-rd-1-50th-cap-for-creevy-against-boks/'>http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/trc-rd-1-50th-cap-for-creevy-against-boks/</a></div> -
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<p>i still can't believe they didn't pick van rensburg, best 12 in the comp and an established combination with the 10 and 13 selected. farkin dummies.</p>
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<p>Skin tone problem I suspect.</p> -
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Funny reading some of the worries some had about our midfield heading into the RC. Seems to be going okay so far.
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@Stargazer and Shag hinted that he is a good chance to come straight in and start next week ,
Which is what many here predicted a little while back in the case of a Cane injury
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@reprobate said in The Rugby Championship 2016:
Kuridrani is a myth. He was good for one season, a couple of years ago. For a big unit you can count his linebreaks in a year on the fingers of a careless piranha fisherman. He's not even a great line bender.
did he cop an injury that just hasn't come right or something? because he was really bloody good that one year, and has been very ordinary since.
Yeah someone on here called him the Black Mortlock ( actually that sounds precisely the sort of shit that I would have said ) but for whatever reason his form has fallen off a fucken cliff. It's like he's doing a Savea but for way, way longer.
