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Argentina is serious about the Rugby World Cup third-place game that nobody likes to play. The Pumas were lumped with the unwanted playoff after losing their semifinal against New Zealand 44-6 on Friday at Stade de France. The Pumas will face South Africa or England, who had their semifinal late Saturday.
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LA BAULE-ESCOUBLAC, France (AP) — Argentina will not over-react despite producing a hugely underwhelming display in its loss to 14-man England in their Rugby World Cup opener, Pumas forwards coach Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe said on Sunday. England played with 14 men from the third minute in Marseille follow Tom Curry’s red card but still inflicted a 27-10 defeat on Argentina, which was its own worst enemy in conceding 13 penalties and amassing 15 turnovers. The result has already put Argentina on the back foot in a pool that also includes Japan and Samoa as teams who could rea...
So the autumn nations series, the November internationals, the spring tour are all nearly done barring two more money-spinning games this weekend in Cardiff…