INTERNATIONAL RUGBY MATCH: Jaguars Look For a Clean Sweep

30.10.2010
Argentina A v Russia in Moscow

Venue: Slava Stadium, Moscow

Referee: James Jones (Wales)

Preview
The Jaguars won the first test last weekend 40-20. The weather looks it will be colder this weekend. The Jaguars trained in heavy snow yesterday.

Russia will look to improve on their first test performance. Russian eyes are firmly placed on the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand but they must perform well in the lead up matches. I'd expect the colder conditions to suit the Russians better.

For the Jaguars the prize is a place in the Argentine team for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.The Pumas Argentina play 3 tests in Europe this November. That team has already been selected.

Last Encounter
Just last weekend, in Moscow, where the Jaguars won 40-20.

Prediction: Jaguars by 10 points

Teams

Russia
15. Igor Kluchnikov
14. Vladimir Ostroushko
13. Mihail Babaev
12. Alexey Makovetskiy
11. Vasily Artemiev
10. Andrey Kuzin
9. Alexander Yanushkin
8. Nikita Medkov
7. Kirill Kushnarev
6. Victor Gresev
5. Artem Fatakhov
4. Alexander Voitov
3. Evgeny Pronenko
2. Vladislav Korshunov, Capt
1. Alexander Khrokin
Replacements
16. Evgeny Matveev
17. Ivan Prishepenko
18. Alexey Travkin
19. Sergey Sergeev
20. Alexander Shakirov
21. Alexey Korobeynikov
22. Sergey Trishin

Head Coach: Zoryk Masandilov

http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3600

Argentina A
15 -Joaquin Tuculet
14 -Augustine Gosia
13 -Juan Pablo Estelles
12 -Horacio San Martín
11 -Mauro Comuzzi
10 -Santiago González Iglesias
9 -Thomas Cubelli
8 -Thomas Leonardi
7 -Leonardo Senatore (Captain)
6 -Rodrigo Bruno
5 -Pablo Bouza
4 -July Cabello Farias
3 -Maximiliano Bustos
2 -Matias Cortese
1 -Gaston De Robertis
Replacements
16 -Luciano Proto
17 -Nahuel Chaparro
18 -Agustin Smidt
19 -Rodrigo Baez
20 -Martin Landajo
21 -Nicolas Sanchez
22 -Gabriel Ascarate

Coaches: Daniel Hourcade and Raul Perez.