It’s the battle of the scrums! Argentina face Georgia in the battle of the manliest men who ever manned at the Rugby World Cup of 2015.
Join us for live scores of Pumas-Georgia match from 1:45am AEST Saturday.
Both teams are coming off very impressive performances in their opening games of the World Cup.
Argentina pushed the All Blacks all the way, only to fade away in the second half to go down 26-13.
New Zealand’s flurry of two tries put the South Americans away, after they held the lead at half time.
It wasn’t to be, however, with the eighth-ranked Pumas going down. They’re still looking like a special to progress in second place in Group C, and with no further dates with the All Blacks booked in, they could certainly do some damage in the quarters and semi-finals.
It was to be, however, for Georgia, who scored what was to be the biggest upset of the tournament. On the morning of the now famous Japan-South Africa incident, Georgia toppled Tonga in what was the biggest victory of their career in the sport.
Following this game, odes to their robust captain Mamuka Gorgodze were written, and Georgians everywhere started to love rugby even more than they already did.
Both Georgia and Argentina are great stories.
Georgia are a small country with a big heart, and no shortage of big forwards. They build their game around the fact that each of the men in their pack is daunting in size, and wants to play like an openside flanker. They also hunt together, making them an intimidating unit to run into.
Traditionally, however, will and effort never won rugby games. Structure is what they needed, and a bit more structure is what they brought to their game against Tonga.
Argentina’s game has long been about structure – great forwards, a great set piece, and a goal-kicking flyhalf.
It was often seen as a traditional, bland style of play.
In the last couple of years, however, they have brought a slick running and passing element to their play thanks to slick halves, and players like Juan Imhoff, who are not only physically imposing but also bring a lot of pizzaz to the team.
This should be an entertaining match. Definitely one of the minnow clashes worth watching.
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