With the Melbourne franchise on life support,the Argentinian side has emerged as a genuine candidate to make a stunning Super Rugby return to fill the void.
Michael Cheika’s Pumas are eyeing a first World Cup final but standing in their way is rugby’s toughest test - an All Blacks outfit fresh from ousting the world’s No.1 side.
Argentina’s coach Michael Cheika has a semi-final date against the All Blacks on Saturday - and now he’s being name-checked by the country’s soccer coach.
The Rugby World Cup woes of world no.1 Ireland continued against New Zealand with another quarter-final defeat,while the Pumas rallied from behind to down Wales.
An epic atmosphere matched an epic quarter-final between Wales and Argentina in Marseille,and Michael Cheika’s men prevailed.
Ireland and South Africa were ferocious,ambitious and highly skilled in their showdown,and made a mockery of the narrative kicking is dominating the Rugby World Cup.
We analyse the performance of every Wallabies player following a 34-31 loss to Argentina in Sydney. Cast your vote.
New Zealand chalked up a 35-20 win over South Africa in Auckland before the Wallabies slumped to another defeat thanks to a late Argentina try at the death.
It’s been all smash and no grab for Eddie Jones since he returned as Wallabies coach,but despite two bad defeats,he is still optimistic Australia can turn it around quickly.
Poor discipline proved costly for Australia as they crashed to defeat against the Pumas,who scored in the final minute to keep Eddie Jones winless after his return.
Australia have won just once in their past 11 Tests in Sydney and know an ultra-physical Argentina side won’t make life easy on Saturday night at CommBank Stadium.