{"id":14950,"date":"2012-09-26T04:54:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T02:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/rugby-carter-set-to-face-pumas-in-championship-title-decider\/"},"modified":"2012-09-26T04:54:55","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T02:54:55","slug":"rugby-carter-set-to-face-pumas-in-championship-title-decider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-carter-set-to-face-pumas-in-championship-title-decider\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Carter set to face Pumas in Championship title decider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Rex Gowar<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">BUENOS AIRES, Sept 25<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Flyhalf Daniel Carter looks like being fit for New Zealand&#8217;s potential Rugby Championship title clincher against Argentina on Saturday, coach Steve Hansen said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The All Blacks face the Pumas in La Plata (2310 GMT) knowing a victory will land them the crown regardless of what happens in South Africa&#8217;s clash with Australia in Pretoria.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s training like he&#8217;s ready to play, so as long as he continues to progress he&#8217;ll be playing,&#8221; Hansen told a news conference at the team&#8217;s hotel in the capital on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He came through today&#8217;s session pretty good. We pulled him out after about 45 minutes and he wasn&#8217;t overly happy about that, he wanted to do a bit more so that was a good sign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carter missed New Zealand&#8217;s last two matches, home victories over Argentina and South Africa, with a calf injury. Carter also missed New Zealand&#8217;s triumphant World Cup campaign last year after tearing his groin in a training session.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The world champions know Argentina are very tough opponents on home soil and are also learning fast with each game in their first major annual tournament.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hansen expects the Pumas pack to try to dominate as they did in their previous home match, a 16-16 draw with South Africa, and also in their defeats away to New Zealand and Australia.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is wary too of Argentina&#8217;s growing confidence as evidenced by their scoring two tries against the Wallabies and running up a 13-point lead before going down 23-19.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES, Sept 25 (Reuters) &#8211; Flyhalf Daniel Carter looks like being fit for New Zealand&#8217;s potential Rugby Championship title clincher against Argentina on Saturday, coach Steve Hansen said on Tuesday. 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