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Date: Saturday, June 26
Argentina and France will both be looking to end a miserable month on a high when they clash in Buenos Aries on Saturday.
After the Pumas’ consecutive home losses to Scotland and France’s humiliation in South Africa, a loss for either side would spell disaster.
With the French coaching staff saying the tour is already ‘ruined’ after their horror show in Cape Town and bemoaning the attitude of certain individuals in that match, Saturday’s match will be certainly be a test of character.
Marc Lièvremont has worn a grumpy face this week as he juggles with widespread illness in the camp and general player fatigue at the end of a long season.
Yet despite that disappointing defeat to the Springboks, a lethargic finish to their tour game last Friday and a tummy bug doing the rounds, France head into this game in better shape than their hosts.
It might sound harsh, but Argentina have found themselves on a slippery slope over the past year or two and have progressively gotten worse. Another try-less loss to Scotland last week marked a new low after the giddy heights of the 2007 World Cup.
The Pumas have won just four of their fourteen Tests since then. Closer inspection of their form over the last three years reveals they have scored just three tries in their last five games and only six in their last twelve!
As mentioned in last week’s preview, the Pumas have to start playing positive rugby or the will become the whipping boys for the southern hemisphere counterparts in the expanded Tri-Nations.
Replacements: 16 Guillem Guirado, 17 Jean-Baptise Poux, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Gregory Lamboley, 20 Dimitri Yachvili, 21 Maxime Mermoz, 22 Clément Poitrenaud.
Argentina:15 Martín Rodríguez, 14 Lucas González Amorosino, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Santiago Fernández, 11 Rafael Carballo, 10 Felipe Contepomi, 9 Nicolás Vergallo, 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, 7 Alejandro Campos, 6 Genaro Fessia, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Martín Scelzo, 2 Mario Ledesma, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements:16 Agustín Creevy, 17 Marcos Ayerza, 18 Juan Figallo, 19 Mariano Galarza, 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 21 Agustín Figuerola, 22 Horacio Agulla.
