IRB NATIONS CUP RUGBY TEST MATCH: Argentina Jaguars face hosts Romania

12.06.2012
Argentina ‘A’ v Romania in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)

Venue: Arch of Triumph Stadium

Referee:

Preview
This could well be the deciding match of this tournament. Both teams are undefeated and both teams won their round one matches comfortably.

Previous Encounters
19.06.2011 Argentina ‘A’ 37-13 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)
13.06.2010 Romania 24-8 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)

Argentina Jaguars defeated Portugal 41-9 last Wednesday

Romania Last Five
08.06.2012 v Uruguay W 29-9 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup)
31.05.2012 v Ukraine W 71-0 in Bucharest (ENC 1A)
17.03.2012 v Spain L 12-13 in Madrid (ENC 1A)
10.03.2012 v Georgia L 13-19 in Bucharest (ENC 1A)
25.02.2012 v Russia W 25-0 in Sochi (ENC 1A)

GWC Rugby Rankings and IRB Ranking points do not apply

Prediction: Romania by 3 points

ARGENTINA ‘A’ (Jaguars)

15		Ramiro Moyano	Lynx RC
14		Franco Sábato	Asociación Alumni
13		Lisandro Lopez Gomez	La Tablada RC
12		Juan Pablo Socino	Unattached
11		Matias Masera	Belgrano Athletic
10		Benjamin Madero (Capt.)	San Isidro Club
9		Marco Bollini	Club Newman
8		Nicholas Azzorin	Liceo Naval RC
7		Ignacio Pasman	Club Champagnat
6		Javier Ortega Desio	San Isidro Club
5		Lucas Ponce	CUBA
4		Felipe Aranguren	Club University Buenos Aires
3		Nicholas Basile	Aurillac, France
2		Martin Garcia Veiga	Buenos Aires C & R
1		Francisco Piccinini	San Isidro Club
16		Roberto Tejerizo	Tucumán Lawn Tennis RC
17		Matias Cortese	Córdoba Athletic RC
18		Lisandro Ahualli de Chazal	Academic RC
19		Martin Chiappesoni	Atlético del Rosario
20		Santiago Mendez	San Isidro Club
21		Santiago González Iglesias	Asociación Alumni
22		Fernando Luna	Córdoba Athletic RC
		HEAD COACH: Daniel Hourcade

Romanian team yet to be announced