Los Pumas vs los Ualabis

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Niggly.

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Check out the RG obstruction with the head.

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They are pushing the envelope Argentina.

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Is the ball radioactive? Why kick it away?

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I kind of doubt it's a "clumsy challenge from a tall man," when the tall man in question is the same dipshit who thinks that being an enforcer is synonymous with being a thug.

Agreed. It's a bit of a pattern too. They are getting sucked into a scrap. Or maybe the other way around.

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What the fuck just happened?

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Benny Hill.

[Lizard]

I've recorded this one. Any point watching it?


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[canta_brian]

I've recorded this one. Any point watching it?


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Not unless watching Argentina butcher try after try floats your boat in a big way.

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I've recorded this one. Any point watching it?


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Not unless watching Argentina butcher try after try floats your boat in a big way.

That was annoying.

[canta_brian]

They just seem to push one pass too many. Lots of times when a bit of patience would have likely led to a score.

[Spy]

Agree with the above comments. Argentina had their chances to win this game. but dropped passes and pushed passes at crucial times. It's a shame that they've ended up at the bottom of the RC table, with only 1 win. On the face of it it's been an unsuccessful season. I actually think they've played well and with great ambition a lot of the time. I think they've been better than South Africa, and closer to Australia than the scoreline of their games would suggest. They've got some good players, and I hope they continue trying to play in this style.

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I can understand what (I think) Argentina are trying to do, which is to cultivate a mindset and culture of adventurous attacking rugby, in the expectation that their skills will eventually catch up to their ambition (and that suffering a few losses in the meantime is a price worth paying). In fact, trying these things in matches rather than just in training will speed up the whole process.

The alternative, if results were the focus, would be to stick to traditional strengths and only chance your arm when games are in the bag which would be almost never in the RC. This would favour conservatism under pressure and ultimately lead to selection of players unable or unwilling to try a more modern approach, no matter how much they trained for it. (See Italy in the 6N, Gatball, SA last Saturday for examples.)


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