Le retour de Bertranou à la mêlée de Los Pumas
Le sélectionneur Michael Cheika n’a effectué qu’un seul changement par rapport à l’équipe qui a battu le Pays de Galles 29-17, en rappelant Gonzalo Bertranou à la place de Tomás Cubelli à la mêlée.
XV de départ
1 Thomas Gallo
2 Julian Montoya (c)
3 Francisco Gómez Kodela
4 Guido Petti Pagadizabal
5 Tomas Lavanini
6 Juan Martin Gonzalez
7 Marcos Kremer
8 Facundo Isa
9 Gonzalo Bertranou
10 Santiago Carreras
11 Mateo Carreras
12 Santiago Chocobares
13 Lucio Cinti
14 Emiliano Boffelli
15 Juan Cruz Mallia
Remplaçants
16 Agustín Creevy
17 Joel Sclavi
18 Eduardo Bello
19 Matias Alemanno
20 Rodrigo Bruni
21 Lautaro Bazan Velez
22 Nicolas Sanchez
23 Matías Moroni
Par rapport au XV de départ qui s’était incliné 41-12 contre les All Blacks à Mendoza le 7 août 2022, on compte quatre changements dans le paquet d’avants et deux dans la ligne arrière. Cheika a toutefois conservé la même charnière (Gonzalo Bertranou et Santiago Carreras).
Deux victoires emblématiques contre les All Blacks
Sept joueurs argentins présents sur la feuille de match de la dernière demi-finale de Coupe du Monde de Rugby des Pumas, disputée en 2015 contre l’Australie, figurent dans les 23 qui s’apprêtent à affronter la Nouvelle-Zélande : Matías Alemanno, Agustín Creevy, Facundo Isa, Tomas Lavanini, Nicolás Sanchez, Guido Petti et le capitaine Julián Montoya.
Six joueurs argentins présents sur la feuille de match ont participé aux deux dernières victoires des Pumas contre les All Blacks : Matías Alemanno, Gonzalo Bertranou, Santigao Carreras, Marcos Kremer, Guido Petti et le capitaine Julian Montoya.
Marcos Kremer et Juan Martin Gonzalez sont les deux seuls joueurs des Pumas à avoir été titularisés à chaque match de l’Argentine dans cette RWC 2023.
Nicolás Sanchez, la botte secrète
Avec 151 points à son compteur, Nicolás Sanchez est le deuxième marqueur le plus prolifique de l’histoire face aux All Blacks derrière l’Australien Matt Burke (176 points).
C’est lui qui a marqué en 2020 les 25 points de la première victoire de l’histoire des Pumas contre les All Blacks.
Il n’a pas manqué un seul coup de pied au but lors de la RWC 2023 (11 sur 11).
Emiliano Boffelli est le meilleur marqueur des Pumas dans le tournoi. Il est le quatrième Argentin à avoir marqué au moins 50 points dans une même Coupe du Monde de Rugby, après les 102 points de Gonzalo Quesada en 1999, les 91 points de Felipe Contepomi en 2007 et les 97 points de Nicolás Sanchez en 2015.
En 2022, il a marqué 20 points (six pénalités et une transformation) lors de la victoire des Pumas sur les All Blacks (25-18).
Un pack puissant
Thomas Gallo est le pilier qui a battu le plus de défenseurs lors de la Coupe du Monde 2023 – 18, soit neuf de plus que le Tongien Ben Tameifuna et l’Australien Angus Bell
Marcos Kremer est le joueur argentin qui a réussi le plus de plaquages (55). Il compte aussi le deuxième plus grand nombre de plaquages dominants (5) derrière Mateo Carreras (6)
Il est le joueur qui a réussi le plus grand nombre de plaquages (25) lors de la dernière victoire contre les All Blacks en 2022.
Agustín Creevy, toujours le plus âgé
À 38 ans et 219 jours au jour du match, Agustín Creevy deviendra le joueur le plus âgé à disputer une demi-finale de Coupe du Monde de Rugby. Il dépassera ainsi le Sud-Africain Victor Matfield qui avait 38 ans et 166 jours contre les All Blacks en 2015
Lors de cette demi-finale, il jouera son 21e match en Coupe du Monde de Rugby et rejoindra ainsi l’Australien James Slipper et le Gallois Alun Wyn Jones au rang des quatrièmes joueurs les plus capés de l’histoire du tournoi.
Facundo Isa, impressionnant
Facundo Isa célèbrera sa 50e sélection. Il a fait ses débuts en 2014 contre l’Écosse. Il a disputé 25 matchs lors de ses deux premières années en sélection avant d’y revenir en 2019 et de cumuler ses 24 derniers test-matchs. Il retrouvera les All Blacks pour la première fois depuis 2020
Il s’est montré impressionnant offensivement le week-end dernier en réalisant 13 courses avec ballon pour 89 mètres parcourus, six défenseurs battus et un franchissement
Santiago Carreras était à l’origine de la plupart des offensives argentines lors du dernier match. Il affiche le plus grand nombre de courses avec ballon (14), 112 mètres parcourus, deux franchissements et le deuxième plus grand nombre de défenseurs battus (4)
Comments on RugbyPass
Just came back from the game and the atmosphere was amazing. Players stayed afterwards for more than a hour to sign stuff and take photos with fans. Great day out.
4 Go to commentsA great game. The Sharks without Etsebeth are a shadow of the team compared to when he plays. The limitations of Some of the expensive Sharks players are being exposed. Credit to Clermont for some exhilaration play at times.
4 Go to comments100% Mr Owens. But who would want to be a referee.? It must be the most difficult job on earth.
1 Go to commentsStarts to be overdone and oversold this systematic SA narrative…which nevertheless has the merit in this case to recognise blatant refereeing mistakes in their favor
4 Go to commentsNice article. Shades of Steinbeck. They can win the final if they take the game seriously; but only if they take it seriously.
4 Go to commentsWhat a sad way to end a glittering career. Somebody should tell him to delete his social media accounts and face the consequences of what he's done. Then he should slip away quietly into obscurity. This isn't likely to happen, something tells me he'll be back in The Sun / Daily Mail sooner rather than later.
3 Go to commentsguys its fine! he understands why he did what he did and has taken accountability for it; why should he have to be accountable to a court? after all he did was abuse people in person - its not as if he was engaging in _online_ abuse!
3 Go to commentsChiefs flanker Kaylum Boshier yellow-carded for collapsing the scrum as it rolled towards the line. It was a maul….
1 Go to commentsyou know, i’m a leinster fan so I want Northampton to lose and it is gonna be tuff with Cortney lawes, Alex michell and the other guys🏉 lets go leinster🏉
1 Go to commentsWelcome to the Pro ranks. Those hard teams of old do hit the sole better though. its a dog fight at the top.
6 Go to commentsCan someone fill me in please, I've read a number of Ben Smith articles now and it seems he's got something again South Africa? Surely, this game was over and done with 7 months ago. Can't we have something a bit more interesting and relevant, or is this the calibre of journalist on this site?
228 Go to commentsNot sure what the Welsh are moaning about. They’ve had far more players off England, than England have had off Wales. Guys like Josh Hathaway and Kane James will play for Wales in the end. And they’ll be fsr better players for having played in the Gallagher Premiership, than they ever would have been had they stayed mired in the shambles that is Welsh rugby.
4 Go to commentsThis is all being blown totally out of proportion. First of all, since half the Irish team isn’t Irish - it’s very likely that none of the Irish players said that at all and, thus, we’re not being arrogant. Second, since half the Irish team is Kiwi - it’s very likely the Kiwi players were predicting a NZ SA World Cup final. Which they got spot on. Good on them!
163 Go to commentsAha. An Irishman with logic! Follow the flow: - Ireland peaks with a >80% win record between 2020 and 2023. And then… - crashes out of another QF at the WC; - Beat a poor French Team; - Beat 6N wooden spoonists Italy; - Play shite against eventual wooden spoonists Wales; - Lose against the most boring, “the worst English team ever” , a team widely regarded as unable to attack; - scrape through against Scotland. This article, No - Trimble, is on the money! Except for one glaring statement: _The Springboks have a few aces in the hole in this debate being the reigning world champions and official world number ones_ There is no debate, boys and girls. There it is. In black and white. “Reigning World Champions and OFFICIAL world number ones”. Come July, the overrated Andy Farrell and this overhyped team are going to enter into a world of hurt.
90 Go to commentsI’d like to know what homoerotic events Daniel enjoyed at 8th man. I clearly missed out!
19 Go to commentsThis article is missing some detail, like some actual context or info about what led to him abusing the ref.
2 Go to comments*They used to say that football is a gentleman sport watched by hooligans and rugby is a hooligan sport watched by gentlemen. How times have changed.*
3 Go to commentsexcept ot wasnt late wasnt late at all so dont know why you all saying its late he commits early and its your fault fir not paying attention
30 Go to commentsNot sure the Bulls need another average utility back in their ranks. Chamberlain has been ok for the Sharks but is by no means an X-Factor player. Bulls bought several utility backs which they barely use. A typical example would be Henry Immelman who plays mostly Fullback. The Bulls however have rarely played him this year and he has played wing or centre. Bulls want to build depth but seems like they have too many surplus players
1 Go to commentsABs lost against a side playing without a hooker - The guy playing, had one shoulder. Line outs were a gimme for the ABs, and the last 8 minutes 14 played 14 against a team that had been smashed 3 weeks in a row… Yet with all that possession, with all that territory, with all the advantages they actually had, especially in the last 8 minutes, they couldn’t buy a point. Those last 8 minutes determined if they outplayed the Boks or not. History will show that the Boks completely outplayed the ABs, especially in those last 8 minutes, the business end of any rugby match
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