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Highlights here: http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=1584468&cc=7586

I agree that De la Vega would be an interesting choice. He would be the first Argentine fetcher since Phelan himself. However, it's not really in the Argentina style to play such type of player. They organize their backrow à la française, with three more balanced players, and left and right...

Stade Français won 25-21. Argentina were leading until they made a lot of changes in the second half. I didn't watch the game, but from the Argentine press I gather they didn't play well at all. Highlights here: http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/scrum/

Today Argentina will be playing Stade Français Paris in Buenos Aires. They will have a 13-man bench, so basically every player will see action. Star backrower Juan Manuel Leguizamón is injured, so, alongside captain Juan Fernández Lobbe, the looseforward trio will be completed by 33-year-old...

from http://rugbyworldcup-argentina2023.blogspot.fr/2012/06/33-man-pumas-squad-named-for-training.html edit: The list didn't transfer very well from the website to the forum. Here's the list of players by position: Hookers: Creevy, Posiglioni, Guiñazú Props: Ayerza, Bustos, Figallo, Orlandi...

Full test matches Argentina-France: Commentray in french.

People have known about him not playing TRC for a long time. Not even in Argentina are they speaking about it anymore, they don't seem upset at all. He was set to retire after the RWC anyway. It's been a while since he's not an international class fly half, Argentina won't really miss him.

Buenos Aires is closer to Paris than it is to Vancouver. It wouldn't make sense to have Canada and Argentina hosting it together. I'd say 2023 Argentina, but I don't think we'll see 2027 going any other place than South Africa. Also, I don't think Italy are ready (although they may be in 15...

Rugbyrama.fr just informed Delve is not going to Toulon: (in french): http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14/2011-2012/rct-delve-ne-viendra-pas_sto3316335/story.shtml

On a side note, the last time France beat Argentina away was in 1998. Both the commentators on the video above (Albanese and Simone) were playing.

Here's a link to the highlights: http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=1546834&cc=7586 Both sides were resting ~25 players, Pumas had the advantage that a big bunch of the players play together for Pampas. For France, they tried too hard to make that extra pass...

I've seen someone banned from another forum named Cave Dweller (from ZA). And I had a PM conversation with him in spanish and it wasn't very "native". Not surprised, tbh.

One of the locks has been signed by Stade français. Don't know anything about the rest. I read somewhere that this is the first age grade team to be training together since U-15 or so. Paying off it seems.

You probably mean Gillian Galan, from Toulouse. He's from 1991, so played last year's JWC. He's played 18 games for the Toulouse pro team this season. He's very good, but needs some fitness before going international.

I am not a big fan of the 23-man squads. I think fitness has to count for something, and when sides use a 6-2 split, then you end the game having replaced 75% of your forward pack... I'd just go for 22 players with free replacements on the front row, to make it transparent. However, an entire...

I would give attacking teams six opportunities to score on each possession, and then they would lose it. Also, the defence wouldn't be allowed to try recover the ball on the ground and they have to go back 10 metres after each tackle. And I'd get rid of flankers, pushing on scrums and lineouts.

Things you may not know about the Scotland side: (you may as well be aware, but I don't think I've seen them mentioned) Hogg runs fast. And scores tries. More likely to run around a player than trough him. Good kicking as well. He's 19 and is likely to stick around the Scot setup for a while...

Sorry, I get confused at club level, as they play the same league.

Lyons didn't do too well in Ireland, but had a surprisingly good season in Paris. By the end of the season, the backrow was Lyons, George Smith and Sergio Parisse, which looked pretty good/

The situation for Paris is the following: They're 7th in the Top 14 table, four points behind Racing Métro with two games left. The top six teams qualify for playoffs and for next season's Heineken Cup. And next weekend, Racing Métro and Stade français play each other... I think their priority...