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What effect is Graham Henry having on the Pumas

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Post by blackcanelion Wed 13 Jun 2012, 12:47 pm

I think he is with the pumas for over a week now and will be for another 3 weeks after the French game, as well as 4 weeks over the Rugby Championship. Apparently there are restrictions on the help he can give. His message was simple, believe in yourselves, you are good, you have good set piece and good defense. If there is an area you need to improve it's your ability to score tries.

Argentina beat Italy convincingly in the weekend and face France this coming weekend. They're competing in the Rugby tournament later this year with NZ, Australia and South Africa. The squad for the June tests is based around the Pampas team that plays in South Africa's Currie cup and players from Europe. It doesn't include any players involved in the French club play offs. The squad is: Belisario Agulla (Agen/FRA), Andrés Bordoy (Pau/FRA), Felipe Contepomi, Rodrigo Roncero and Francisco Tetaz Chaparro (Stade Français/FRA), Eusebio Guiñazu and Francisco Gomez Kodela (Biarritz/FRA), Pablo Henn (Brive/FRA), Ignacio Mieres (Exeter/ENG), Joaquin Tuculet (Sale/ENG), Benjamin Urdapilleta (Harlequins/ENG), Gabriel Ascarate (Natacion y Gimnasia), Rodrigo Baez (Liceo), Facundo Barrea et Genaro Fessia (Cordoba Athletic), Rodrigo Bruno (Jockey Club de Villa Maria), Tomas Cubelli (Belgrano), Tomas De la Vega (CUBA), Julio Farias Cabello, Santiago Guzman et Benjamin Macome (Tucuman Rugby), Agustin Gosio (Newman), Martin Landajo (CASI), Tomas Leonardi (SIC), Roman Miralles (Duendes), Manuel Montero (Pucara), Matias Orlando (Huirapuca), Bruno Postiglioni (La Plata), Leonardo Senatore (Gimnasia de Rosario).

The following players are the ones I can think of that were playing in the French playoffs: Patricio Albacete (Toulouse), Nicolás Vergallo (Toulouse), Juan Pablo Orlandi (Racing Club Metro), Álvaro Galindo (Racing Club Metro), Juan Martín Hernández (Racing Club Metro), Juan José Imhoff (Racing Club Metro), Agustín Creevy (Montpellier), Maximiliano Bustos (Montpellier), Juan Figallo (Montpellier), Santiago Fernández (Montpellier), Lucas González Amorosino (Montpellier), Martín Bustos Moyano (Montpellier). Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Toulon) and Léonardo Sénatore (Toulon). So the team should be stronger for the rugby championship, and they may have a bit of depth.

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Post by gowales Wed 13 Jun 2012, 12:52 pm

Main problem areas for Argentina i think are to find a new tighthead and quality in the centre.

They've got lots of good wingers and fullbacks now
Hernandez is world class on his day, while Mieres, Contepomi and Fernandez provide good back up.

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