Pumas prepare for Contepomi’s debut as head coach

The Argentine rugby team is preparing for the match against the Gauls, which will be played at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium. The former player will have his first chance as coach of the senior team.

Argentina’s rugby team, Los Pumas, is going through the hours before the first official match of the year. It is next Saturday, when the national team will face France, in the first test match of the so-called July window. Besides, The match will mark the debut of Felipe Contepomi as head coach.

The albiceleste squad, consisting of 34 players, He worked this Wednesday at the Los Tordos Rugby Club facilitieslocated in the department Guaymallenbefore Saturday’s match, which will be the first of two scheduled against the European team.

After this match, scheduled for Saturday at 4 pm, The Argentine team will again face the Gaulson Saturday the 13th at Velez, and then travel to Uruguay to clash against the local team, The Teroson Saturday the 20th of Maldonado Campus.

The agenda of The Pumas in Mendoza indicates that this Thursday at 9:30 the coach’s usual press conference will be held, where the starting line-up will be announcedwhile On Friday the traditional Captain Run will take place at the stadium Argentinian Falklands.

The debut as coach of Felipe Contepomi, a historic one

Felipe Contepomi, historic leader of Los Pumas, will have his full debut as head coach of the national team. After the departure of Michael Cheikathe former technical assistant of Jaguares took office in November last and this Saturday he will have his first test.

After his retirement from the activity, in 2014, Contepomi led the Argentina XV team in some cases, in addition to the aforementioned franchise experience Jaguars. In 2018, He was backs coach for Irish Leinster, until last year he joined Cheika’s coaching staff..