The 34-year-old prop suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon and will be unavailable for the World Cup. Michael Cheika called Lucio Sordoni and Mayco Vivas to choose his replacement.
Next September 9, The Cougars will have their debut World Cup in France 2023 against England for the first date of Group Dwhich also includes Chile, Samoa and Japan. A few days after the premiere The Argentine National Team received terrible news: Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon in his left foot and will be out for the World Cup.
The 34-year-old pillar is the only one in his position to play in a World Cupwith his participation in the fourth place of those at the time led by Daniel Hourcade in England 2015and now will be a heavy defeat for Australian Michael Cheika, currently the team’s technical director. The former player of Plata RC left the concentration of Los Pumas in El Faro, in Portugaland DT called Lucio Sordoni and Mayco Vivas to select one to be a substitute on the bona fide list.
Los Pumas, on alert for World Cup arbitrations
He Rugby World Cup 2023 just nearby and the the great concern of the Argentine National Team went through arbitration, as informed by Agustín Pichotformer vice of world rugby and current advisor. “For everything now, the referees are going to have incredible pressure. Anything you charge can be penalized. So, how do you charge? And they’re not going to ask you for a TMO to see if you’re a meters behind or ahead”, expressed in road to francea program with Juan Martin Hernandez. “I’m very worried about what happened in Mallía. Out there a free-thinking quote said that ‘because I don’t understand the rule well, it’s five weeks’. And he ran out of the World Cup, which almost happened”he added.
When Los Pumas play: fixtures, calendar and matches
- Argentina vs. England – Rugby World Cup – Stade Velodrome (Marseille) – Day and time: September 9, from 4 pm
- Argentina vs. Samoa – Rugby World Cup – Stade Geoffroy Guichard (Saint-Étienne) – Date and time: September 22, from 12:45 pm
- Argentina vs. Chile – Rugby World Cup – Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes) – Day and time: September 30, from 10
- Argentina vs. Japan – Rugby World Cup – Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes) – Day and time: October 8, from 8
Source: Tycsports
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