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International

Youthful France punish listless Argentina in Mendoza

By Josh Raisey

90 days ago

Baptiste Serin of France scores a try during a test match between Argentina Pumas and France at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on July 06, 2024 in Mendoza, Argentina. (Photo by Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images)

A youthful France side came away from Mendoza with a 28-13 win over an uninspired Argentina side on Saturday in what was the Pumas’ first match under new coach Felipe Contepomi.

After an initial exchange of long kicks in the first 20 minutes, the French opened the scoring with an Antoine Hastoy penalty. Santiago Carreras quickly equalised before French captain Baptiste Serin scored the first try five minutes before half-time. France extended their lead through debutant Antoine Frisch after the break and a stunning try by 19-year-old Théo Attissogbé despite being heavily marked.

Argentina never truly threatened the inexperienced French side, even with captain Julian Montoya’s try on the hour mark. Matias Orlando’s late effort only served as a consolation.

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Fabien Galthié’s young squad, with just 92 caps in the starting XV, dominated all phases of the game. The experienced substitutions only bolstered their performance further.

Serin, the most capped player with 44 appearances, shone with his tactical kicking, including a pivotal chip-and-chase for his try.

In contrast, the Pumas, in their first match under new coach Contepomi, failed to deliver. Their traditionally strong maul was ineffective, and disciplinary issues in the scrum compounded their problems. Montoya’s try and Orlando’s late score were their only highlights.

This match exhibited the potential of France’s new faces. Lenni Nouchi, Frisch, and Attissogbé, among others, made significant contributions. Frisch not only scored but also made crucial defensive plays, while Attissogbé’s acrobatic try will be remembered.

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carlos 90 days ago

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Ninjin 1 hour ago

Rieko Ioane responds to Johnny Sexton’s claims with social media post

What Joost VD Westhuizen?

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fl 1 hour ago

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rassie selected one young prop and one young fly-half? every other coach does more than that.

why are you so obsessed with the age of SA players? Rassie is a great coach who has a great many strengths, you don't need to argue against facts on this one point.

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Ninjin 1 hour ago

Rieko Ioane responds to Johnny Sexton’s claims with social media post

Odds are Ireland do not make a quarter in 2027.

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fl 1 hour ago

Five key questions the Springboks urgently need to answer

are you asking about just young players, or general depth?

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Ninjin 1 hour ago

Rieko Ioane responds to Johnny Sexton’s claims with social media post

2027 will be the same final as 2023..

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fl 1 hour ago

Five key questions the Springboks urgently need to answer

my source was the squad lists given on wikipedia, which include all the players included in the rugby championship squads. So all the players in the bok team that went to argentina and all the players in the bok team that went to australia, and all the players in the bok squad for the tests against new zealand.

Libbok went to the RWC with 9 caps, and since then has added a further 9 across the 17 tests that SA have played. This year, however, the emergence of SFM and Hendrikse, however, has limited him to just 4 appearances in 10 tests. If he keeps being capped at that rate he'll only just scrape to 30 by the time of the next world cup. But yeah, if you're counting Willemse as an option at 10, then in all likelihood SA will have 4 10s with over 30 caps by the start of the next world cup.

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Hellhound 1 hour ago

South Africa should be everyone's second favourite team

If I should break down the NZ players and history,what a sorry tale for the tape with their off field shenanigans. Not even to talk of of all their illegal plays that gets called by refs these days and was what made the AB's great, getting away with murder in the past. Free wins given on a golden platter. Maybe do your homework first, and triple check facts(not your own made up facts) from REPUTABLE sources who can back it up with stats. Not opinions. You are a sad excuse for an AB fan. AB's fans aren't usually so pathetic, but hey, every town has its own town drunk isn't it?

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Hellhound 1 hour ago

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The pressure of the professional era is hard. Competition is tough and keeping a place down in a team is getting tougher.

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Hellhound 2 hours ago

Nigel Owens' verdict on the 20-minute red card trial

Too many rules that they make more complicated than is necessary. Rugby is a team sport. Should a player overstep the rules, they should accept the punishment. Accidental or not, head collisions is bad. Red carded players should NOT be replaced. The team must be punished because the players will hold that player accountable. I'd rather say the defence coaches should be fined and there should be repercussions for those coaches. It is their job after all to ensure the right techniques are used and applied. Instead of adding rules, existing laws should be changed to adhere to current problems occuring. There is no ref that knows all the current rules, nevermind the old rules. It's the biggest reason for different applications of the rules by the refs. Everyone blames the refs, but the problem lies with WR and the rulebook. Personally I would rip up the rulebook and send the whole WR board out the door. They are corrupt and if anything, they are incapable of doing their jobs. Rugby is one of the biggest sporting codes in the world and yet it's a small sport. Instead of growing the sport, it has gone backwards over time. WR is a disaster. We need a new World Sports Body to run World Rugby. The current crop of execs is there for prestige, not because they have what it takes.

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JWH 2 hours ago

Nigel Owens' verdict on the 20-minute red card trial

20 minute red card has always been an excellent law down in the SH, only NH teams don't like it because the refs have always favoured them.

Often, head collision is accidental, and while some is more intentional than others, it should not entirely ruin the match, but simply act as a major advantage to the opposition.

The real issues with CTE are in the lower amateur and barely professional/provincial leagues, as the technique is obviously worse. WR should be looking to improve the systemic issues at grassroots rather than implement a law which only benefits the highest level (and taking their time with it too). Hasn't this thing been on trial for like 4 years now? Just get on with it

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B 3 hours ago

Nigel Owens' verdict on the 20-minute red card trial

Player welfare and how they conduct themselves during the session of a rugby match is what WR wants to enforce for the safety of all concerned.

In comparison to a blatant act of thuggery deserving the full extent of the laws, what peeves me is when players take an accidental hit, milk it by doing a hollywood the other player gets sent off and they suddenly seem fit enough to play on.

Which in my opinion is an act contravening the conduct of good sportsmanship and should be punished by a yellow card.

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MB 3 hours ago

Nigel Owens' verdict on the 20-minute red card trial

I agree. However, I don’t think that rugby officialdom have the courage to stand behind the reality that some head contact is accidental, and not preventable.

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Hellhound 3 hours ago

Boks and Pumas lead southern charge, but the north are ahead of the game

So so true. Well said. Personally, I'd like to see Nohamba in a Bulls jersey. It will elevate his talent to the max and we would see him in the Bok side as a permanent addition. He needs the right players around him. He is as talented as Sacha, but gets way less chance to prove his abilities.

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Hellhound 4 hours ago

Boks and Pumas lead southern charge, but the north are ahead of the game