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Australia v Argentina - What do the numbers say?
By Sam Smith
Cast you gaze over all of the key stats ahead of the Wallabies v Los Pumas in Canberra this weekend.
- Australia have won 13 of their last 14 games against Argentina, including each of the last four meetings between the nations.
- Argentina picked up an 18-3 win on their first ever visit to Australia to face the Wallabies in 1983, though they’ve since been defeated in their ensuring 12 attempts.
- This will be the 10th Test played at GIO Stadium, and the second between these nations after the Wallabies picked up a 32-25 win against the Pumas in 2000.
- In fact, Australia’s four previous Tests at the venue have seen them run out to four victories by an average margin of 38 points.
- Argentina have won only one of their six Tests so far this year, the last time they finished a calendar year with a lower win rate was when they went winless for three games in 1976.
- Rob Simmons is looking to make his 50th start for the Wallabies, however five of his last nine appearances have been from the bench.
- Both Argentina and Australia have conceded 15 tries so far this campaign, five more than New Zealand and nine more than South Africa.
- The Wallabies have scored 73% (8/11) of their tries on the opening phase of possession, the highest percentage of any team in the competition.
- Israel Folau has made 32 carries for 351 metres this tournament, 97m more than any other player has managed.
- Agustin Creevy has already won five turnovers this tournament, the equal most of any player alongside Malcolm Marx, despite playing just 180 minutes.
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Very good point. I think the CO2 cost of international sport is a big taboo today (and it doesn't look like it'll change anytime soon unfortunately for all humans).
Regarding your second point, I fully agree as well. We have seen this very one-eyed backlash of the French policy on the July tour, most people refuse to see that the best SA players are suffering from the exact same problem : accumulated fatigue from playing too much without significant breaks. The Boks and the Argentinians played the world cup, the URC/Top14/Premiership, the July series, the Championship, etc, etc, with almost no compulsary resting period. This has to change, for the sake of the players, and in fine for the sake of the sport !
Go to commentsGood choice tbh, could have been him or PSTD as well as Dupont
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