{"id":14489,"date":"2012-09-11T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/update-1-rugby-argentina-retains-pack-to-test-australia\/"},"modified":"2012-09-11T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T14:12:02","slug":"update-1-rugby-argentina-retains-pack-to-test-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-rugby-argentina-retains-pack-to-test-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Rugby-Argentina retains pack to test Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Adds details)<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">Sept 11<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has kept<br \/>\nfaith with the forward pack that made life difficult for New<br \/>\nZealand last week and made just two changes to his backline for<br \/>\ntheir Rugby Championship clash against Australia on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Martin Landajo has replaced Nicolas Vergallo at scrumhalf,<br \/>\nwhile Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino takes the place of Martin<br \/>\nRodriguez at fullback.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Both Vergallo and Rodriguez were dropped to the replacements<br \/>\nbench for the clash at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was little surprise Phelan retained the forward pack who<br \/>\nheld the All Blacks in check for more than 65 minutes in<br \/>\nWellington last Saturday before the world champions snatched a<br \/>\n21-5 win courtesy of two late tries.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Wallabies have struggled in the forward exchanges during<br \/>\nthe Rugby Championship, which the Pumas are likely to exploit<br \/>\nwith their traditional scrummaging power combined with a<br \/>\nruthless defence around the fringes and at the breakdown.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Their backline defence should also present a problem for the<br \/>\nmisfiring Wallabies&#8217; backs, who have failed to score a try in<br \/>\ntheir three matches in the Rugby Championship and appear to be<br \/>\nstruggling for rhythm and creative inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Pumas backs were praised by the All Blacks after the<br \/>\nWellington match, with their drift system quickly shutting down<br \/>\nthe space they appeared to leave wide, while they barely missed<br \/>\na one-on-one tackle.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Phelan resorted to a traditional 4-3 split on his bench for<br \/>\nthe game against the Wallabies after choosing five forwards and<br \/>\ntwo backs last week.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Adds details) Sept 11 (Reuters) &#8211; Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has kept faith with the forward pack that made life difficult for New Zealand last week and made just two changes to his backline for their Rugby Championship clash against Australia on Saturday. 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