{"id":14069,"date":"2012-08-31T03:29:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T01:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/rugby-pumas-dont-want-to-be-a-surprise-packages-any-more\/"},"modified":"2012-08-31T03:29:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T01:29:25","slug":"rugby-pumas-dont-want-to-be-a-surprise-packages-any-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-pumas-dont-want-to-be-a-surprise-packages-any-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Pumas don’t want to be a surprise packages any more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rex Gowar<\/span><\/p>\n

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BUENOS AIRES<\/span> Aug 30 (Reuters) – Argentina’s Pumas, fresh
\nfrom their best result against South Africa, want to become a
\nteam that no longer surprise people with their achievements.<\/p>\n

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Having lost 27-6 to South Africa on their debut in Cape Town
\non Aug. 18, the Pumas came within a whisker of upsetting the
\nSpringboks in a 16-16 draw in Mendoza in the Rugby Championship
\nlast Saturday.<\/p>\n

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“I hope that getting into an annual tournament is going
\nto allow us to not surprise the guys any more,” captain Juan
\nMartin Fernandez Lobbe told Reuters.<\/p>\n

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“(We want) to try to play at this level every year and to
\nreach the level of these three teams that is amazing.”<\/p>\n

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After a practice in Buenos Aires on Thursday, the Pumas were
\nflying to New Zealand to face the All Blacks in Wellington on
\nSept. 8, then Australia in Gold Coast a week later.<\/p>\n

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“Our goal is to try and match them. It’s going to demand a
\nlot of hard, hard work but we believe we have the head and the
\nwill to get to that level,” the number eight said.<\/p>\n

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“So we hope that in a few years we can say that the Pumas
\nare not surprising, that they have established themselves at
\nthat level.”<\/p>\n

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The Pumas have received some advice from New Zealand’s World
\nCup-winning coach Graham Henry as a consultant to help them
\nraise another step in their game.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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