The Argentine rugby team, Los Pumas, lost this Saturday against the current world champion, South Africa, 24-13 in a disappointing performance that was the country’s farewell before the France 2023 World Cup, to be played from next September.
The friendly match was played at the Vélez Sarsfield stadium in front of a crowd and had a favorable partial for Los Pumas 10-3.
The Springboks added their second success in a row against the Argentines, whom they beat the previous Saturday in Johannesburg (22-2) on the third and last date of the Rugby Championship.
In the match, Los Pumas scored a try in the first half through the Mendoza scrum half Gonzalo Bertranou. Emiliano Boffelli added two penalties and a conversion.
South Africa scored two second-half tries from Makazone Mapimpi and Canan Moddie. Manie Libbok scored four penalties and one conversion.
The Pumas turned in a disappointing performance as they were outclassed in all facets of the game, as well as being subdued in physical contact.
Photo: Fernando Gens.
The Argentine team could not play equally against the world champions since they only managed to tackle and retreat before the onslaught of the rival, who with the dominance of the fixed and mobile formations rounded off a fair and clear victory.
At the start of the match, center Santiago Chocobares hit his head against Manie Libbok’s knee and due to the concussion protocol he was replaced by Matías Moroni.
After a favorable start to South Africa, Los Pumas scored their only try in the first attack thanks to Mendoza’s Bertranou, after quickly taking a penalty five yards from the South African ingoal
Without having many opportunities, only pure tackle and with order in defense, Los Pumas added through a new penalty converted by Boffelli to reach a favorable partial of 10-3.
At the start of the second half, South Africa took advantage of the lack of concentration on the part of the Argentines and with one less player managed to score two tries, the first achieved by Makazole Mapimpi in an attack from the left side.
Four minutes later came the second South African conquest at the start of a ruck. Libbok kicked in and Canan Moodie supported unopposed to go ahead 15-10.
The score was changed with penalties converted by Boffelli and Libbok to leave the partial 18-13.
In the last 20 minutes, Los Pumas left a feeling of lack of collective play since they were never in a game. The indiscipline, the disorder, the distractions cost him the tries of a lackluster farewell before the Argentine public.
Photo: Fernando Gens.
Los Pumas played against South Africa in their blue, white and red alternate jersey, inspired by the Grenadiers uniform.
Argentine hooker Agustín Creevy entered in the second half and reached 100 test-match with the Los Pumas jersey, an absolute record.
Synthesis
Argentina: Thomas Gallo, Julián Montoya (captain) and Francisco Gómez Kodela; Pedro Rubiolo and Tomás Lavanini; Pablo Matera, Santiago Grondona and Juan Martín González; Gonzalo Bertranou and Santiago Carreras; Santiago Cordero, Santiago Chocobares. Lucio Cinti and Emiliano Boffelli; Martin Bogado. Coach: Michael Ckeika
They entered in the first half: 1m. Matías Moroni for Chocobares and 34m.,Guido Petti for Rubiolo.
Photo: Fernando Gens.
They entered in the second half: 10m., Facundo Isa for Grondona, 20m., Eduardo Bello for Gómez Kodela and Joel Sclavi for Gallo; 22m. Tomás Albornoz by Bogado and 30m. Agustín Creevy for Montoya and Lautaro Bazán Vélez for Bertranou.
South Africa: Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi (captain) and Thomas Du Toit; Jean Kleyn and Marvin Orie; Deon Fourie, Franco Mostert and Jasper Wiese; Cobus Reinach y Manie Libbok; Makazole Mapimpi, Andre Esterhuizen, Lukhanyo Am y Canan Moodie; Damian Willemse. Coach: Jacques Nienaber
They entered in the second half: 1 m. Jesse Kriel por Am; Gerhard Steenkamp for Nyakane and Jean-Luc du Preez for Orie; 10m., Vincent Kock por Du Toit and Joseph Dweba por Mbonambi; 15 m. Evan Ross for Wiese and Herschel Jantjies for Reinach.
so many in the first half: 15m. penal Libbok (South Africa), 22m. Bertranou try converted by Boffelli , 36m. penal Boffelli.
Photo: Fernando Gens.
partial result: Argentina 10-South Africa 3
Goals in the second half: 1 m. try Mapimpi convertido por Libbok (South Africa), 5m. try Moodie (South Africa), 11. penalty Boffelli (A), 19m. penalty Libbok (South Africa), 27m. penalty Libbok (Sudáfrica) y 31m.penal Libbok (Sudáfrica).
Final result: Los Pumas 13-South Africa 24
Booked in the first half: 35′ Mostert (South Africa)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Estadio: Velez Sarsfield.
2023-08-05 22:25:00
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