Rugby returns to Leicester as Argentina face Tonga for the very first time. It’s a big game for… Marcos Ayerza: The powerful Tiger often dominates at scrum time and he returns to Leicester to play for the first time since his testimonial game in the summer. The local support will use him as a conduit for their support but against a big Tongan pack, he will have to fight for his footing. Teams... Argentina: Joaquin Tuculet; Santiago Cordero, Matías Moroni, Jerónimo De la Fuente, Read more [...]

The Argentinian contingent among the great and the good at Kingsholm were pretty long in the face and not without reason. By the time the half-time sandwiches were ready last Friday, not only were Georgia within five points of the Pumas, but they were also giving their scrum something of a going over. After 40 minutes, the Argentina scrum, traditionally the weapon of choice, had not won a ball. In fact, they were penalised at each of the first three set pieces. For a side which reckons the scrum Read more [...]