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The Argentine rugby team, The Pumascontinued this Friday his preparation for his next match against his pair of Samoafor the third date of the 2023 World Cup in France.
The match corresponding to the third date of Group D will be played on Friday, September 22, at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard in Saint-Étienne.
The Pumas will have a free date this week, which helped the technical staff to work on the physical part in a light way, and at the same time give more emphasis to the emotional and mental partafter last Saturday’s defeat against the England team, current world champion, by 27-12.
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This Friday’s training took place behind closed doors at the Complexe Sportif des Salines facilities, in the French city of La Baule.
Under the watchful eye of coach Michael Cheika, Los Pumas first performed the corresponding warm-up and then the team performed different movements with the ball.
Then, the activity continued with special work with two different teams and finally they carried out different opposition tasks.
The pillar Joel Sclaviwho suffered a blow to the rib area in the match against England, continues with work in a differentiated manner, while fullback Juan Cruz Mallía – recovered from a blow to the head – trained alongside his teammates.
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For his part, the former third line of Los Pumas, the Santiago native Juan Manuel Leguizamónwho participated in three World Cups and was part of the historic third place team in the 2007 World Cup in France, shared a moment with the Argentine team after practice.
Afterwards, Los Pumas carried out different activities in the gym and this Saturday they will have a free day to begin their preparation on Sunday for the clash against Samoa.
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The Pumas faced the Samoan team three timesIn 1991 and 1995 the Oceanic team scored two victories (35-12) and (32-26), while in 1999 the Albiceleste team achieved its first victory by 32-16.
As for Los Pumas’ rivals, the Japanese team defeated debutant Chile 42-12 in its first appearance, and leads the Group D positions with 5 points, followed by England with one less, while Samoa, Chile and Argentina does not score points.
The Samoa team will debut this Saturday in the 2023 World Cup in France against Chile, starting at 10 at the Stade Bordeaux.
A day later, England and Japan will make their second appearance at the World Cup, starting at 4 p.m. at the Stade de Nice, Nice.
At a press conference, the man from Mendoza Rodrigo Isgro pointed out that “We are already thinking about Samoa, the whole team is focused on the next game. For my part, in every training session I try to earn a place to play, but the team is the most important thing”.
In addition, he added that “everything can be improved and prepared in training, habits so that these things do not happen to you on the court. In your head you have to work on anxiety, there are many that work against you.”
For his part, the forwards coach, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, considered in a press conference that “we have already left the match with England behind, we have drawn precise conclusions and it is time to focus on playing our game and going out to take responsibility against Samoa.” “The next match will be very tough and will be of vital importance to be able to continue in the World Cup with possibilities,” he concluded.
The Pumas will play for the fourth date against debutant Chile, on Saturday the 30th at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes; and finally with Japan, on October 8 on that same stage.
2023-09-15 20:19:00
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