The test that precedes the departure of the British selection for the tour in Australia proves to be a trap: Mendy and Albornoz, wing and opening of Treviso, send the Pumas to flight, who then win it with the destination of Cordero
In the worst way, the summer of the British & Irish Lions, defeated for 28-24 from Argentina to Dublin in the match that anticipated the departure of the selection of the 4 British unions for the tour in Australia, begins. Despite the avalanche of absences, with many stars still engaged in the final phase of the French championship, the Pumas of the CT Felipe Contepomi are not intimidated by the red tide and the monstrous media battage that accompanies the British. On the other hand, it was certainly not expected that from the first release the team directed by Head Coach Andy Farrell could show off cohesion and oiled mechanisms. Now, however, the real Lions tour can start, with the flight to Australia that will lead them to face the deductibles of the Super Rugby: on 28 Western Force in Perth, on July 2nd Queensland Reds in Brisbane, the 5 Waratahs in Sydney, the 9 Brumbies in Canberra. Then on 12 against a mixed Australia/New Zealand selection in Adelaide, on 19 the first test with the Wallabies, on the 22nd in Melbourne with a selection athletes of Aboriginal origin and Pacific islands, on 26 and 2 August the other two tests with the Wallabies in Melbourne and Sydney.
BENETTON brace
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At 3 ‘an Argentine attack launches Ignacio Mendy, a wing of the Benetton Treviso at the second cap, in the half of the British fields, who manage to defend themselves on 5 meters, then Julian Montoya is stopped irregularly and Tomas Albornoz can unlock the score on the pitch. The reaction is immediate and from a touch to 5 meters Luke Cowan-Rickie first spear and then he commits herself to bringing the oval beyond the line, but losing it for a moment before crushing. So it is a place of Finlay Smith at 111 to sign the 3-3. But two minutes pass and from a Ruck on 10 meters the Pumas widen again on Mendy, which he receives from Santiago Carreras, sitting with a fake Duhan van der Merwe and flies to the destination, which Albornoz does not transform. Second destination canceled to the Lions at 18, spoiled by an unfortunate touch forward by Alex Mitchell in the passage that launches Sione Tipolotu under the posts. But it is very good that it realizes immediately after Bundee Aki: the center receives 5 meters after a series of fast passages and decides to do everything itself, dragging three opponents beyond the line (Smith transforms). At 26 ‘and 39’ Albornoz puts on two placed, then on the time that expires Argentina recovers in its 22 and triggers a deadly counterattack which, after an exchange with Carreras, allows the number 10 of the Benetton to hurry all only under the poles, with the easy transformation that is worth the 21-10 on which you go to rest.
counterattack
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The recovery opens with the destination of the Lions: Touche at 5 meters, Maul advanced irregularly sunk by Mayco Vivas and technical destination assigned by the referee, with yellow card to the Argentine pylon. At 53 ‘a powerful central break by Ellis Genge discounted the defense of the Pumas, who then collapses on the fast recycling that at the height of the 5 meters bears the oval in the tadhg beirne’s manon, which can thrown into the destination. Smith transforms it and Lions are ahead 24-21. But as soon as they recover the numerical equality, the Pumas react with their trademark: counterattack triggered by Albornoz on the line of the 22 defensive, central break by Joaquin Oviedo, then ball from Justo Picardo to the successor Matias Moroni who with a long Grubber sends the oval towards the Meta area, where First arrives Santiago Cordero, who entered the place of Mendy, The counter -raise, with the transformation of Albornoz. At 3 ‘from the end it is precisely to be good for it to frustrate a Lions attack in the 22, with a foul from the ground forces the referee to reverse the punishment he had just assigned to the hosts. With time that expires Lions kick a punishment on tour on the 22 line, possession is maintained, but the Argentine defense holds, until Rodrigo Isgro also manages to steal the ball and kick it out to arm the victory.
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