08.06.2012
Portugal v Argentina Jaguars in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)
Venue: Arch of Triumph Stadium, Bucharest
Referee:
Preview
Portugal has had a less than impressive European Nations Cup tournament in 2012. Their only win was against Spain. They lost to the Ukraine, breaking that nations long run of defeats. With a number of emerging players Portugal must make this tournament a blooding time for some new players.
The Argentine Jaguars do not get test caps. Ironically this squad is stronger than that which contested the CONSUR A tournament in Santiago. That Argentine side were awarded test ‘caps’.
This squad contains players who will more likely vie with present Argentine players for a place in the side that will contest the Rugby Championship. That competition will see Argentina join Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to replace the Tri-Nations Championship.
Previous Encounters
10.06.2011 Jaguars 25-21 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)
21.11.2009 Jaguars 24-13 in Lisbon
24.06.2006 Jaguars 34-29 in Lisbon (IRB Nations Cup)
Portugal Last Five
17.03.2012 v Ukraine L 33-35 in Odessa (ENC 1A)
10.03.2012 v Spain W 23-17 in Lisbon (ENC 1A)
25.02.2012 v Georgia L 7-22 in Tblisi (ENC 1A)
11.02.2012 v Russia L 32-33 in Lisbon (ENC 1A)
04.02.2012 v Romania L 7-15 in Bucharest (ENC 1A)
GWC Rugby Rankings and IRB Ranking points do not count.
Prediction: Jaguars by 8 points
Teams
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PORTUGAL
| 15 | Pedro Leal | Nice, France | |
| 14 | Gonçalo Foro | CD University Lisboa | |
| 13 | José Lima | AEISAgronomia | |
| 12 | Francisco Appleton | CD University Lisboa | |
| 11 | António Aguilar | GD Direito | |
| 10 | Yannick Ricardo | Castanet, France | |
| 9 | Francisco Pinto Magalhães | CD University Lisboa | |
| 8 | Tiago Girão | ||
| 7 | Vasco Uva | GD Direito | |
| 6 | Jacques Le Roux | AEISAgronomia | |
| 5 | Gonçalo Uva (Capt.) | GD Direito | |
| 4 | Eduardo Acosta | GD Direito | |
| 3 | Anthony Alves | Montauban, France | |
| 2 | Vasco Marques | CD Universitário do Porto | |
| 1 | Christian Spachuk | Bourgoin, France | |
| 16 | Jorge Segurado | GD Direito | |
| 17 | Thomas da Costa | Lourdes, France | |
| 18 | Eric dos Santos | Stade Montois, France | |
| 19 | João Pinheiro Paiva | AEISAgronomia | |
| 20 | Manuel Costa | Belenenses | |
| 21 | Bernardo Campelo | AEISAgronomia | |
| 22 | Nuno Penha e Costa | CD University Lisboa | |
| COACH: Steve McDowell |
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ARGENTINA JAGUARS
| 15 | Ramiro Moyano | Lynx RC | |
| 14 | Lisandro Lopez Gomez | La Tablada RC | |
| 13 | Jerome De la Fuente | Duendes RC | |
| 12 | Javier Rojas | Academic RC | |
| 11 | Fernando Luna | Córdoba Athletic RC | |
| 10 | Santiago González Iglesias (Capt.) | Asociación Alumni | |
| 9 | Santiago Mendez | San Isidro Club | |
| 8 | Lisandro Ahualli de Chazal | Academic RC | |
| 7 | Martin Chiappesoni | Atlético del Rosario | |
| 6 | Javier Ortega Desio | San Isidro Club | |
| 5 | Cesar Fruttero | Jockey Club of Villa Maria RC | |
| 4 | Felipe Aranguren | Club University Buenos Aires | |
| 3 | Gaston Cortez | Córdoba Athletic RC | |
| 2 | Matias Cortese | Córdoba Athletic RC | |
| 1 | Roberto Tejerizo | Tucumán Lawn Tennis RC | |
| 16 | Martin Garcia Veiga | Buenos Aires Cricket and Rugby C | |
| 17 | Nicholas Basile | Aurillac, France | |
| 18 | Nicholas Azzorin | Liceo Naval RC | |
| 19 | Ignacio Pasman | Club Champagnat | |
| 20 | Marco Bollini | Club Newman | |
| 21 | Benjamin Madero | San Isidro Club | |
| 22 | Matias Masera | Belgrano Athletic | |
| HEAD COACH: Daniel Hourcade | |||
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