2011 Rugby World Cup History of the Argentina national rugby union team
los pumas against england during rwc 2011 in new zealand.
world cup preparations los pumas began drawn 1–1 series against french barbarians, 78–15 win against south american invitational xv, , 21–15 victory against aviva premiership club worcester warriors. in international test warm-up match, los pumas lost 28–13 wales in cardiff.
felipe contepomi, captain of los pumas during rwc 2011.
los pumas kicked off 2011 world cup 13–9 loss against england, match led on 60 minutes. next beat romania 43–8. following match against scotland decided team reach quarterfinals. late try replacement fullback lucas gonzález amorosino , successful conversion meant los pumas won 13–12. argentina finished pool stage winning 25–9 against georgia.
argentina s final match of tournament quarterfinal against eventual champions blacks. in surprisingly close first half, argentina led 7–6 after 30 minutes following try julio farias cabello. game went on, blacks began dominate, leading final score of 33–10.
while not glamorous 2007 tournament pumas, campaign considered relatively successful qualified quarterfinals pool featured england , scotland, , put valiant quarterfinal display against blacks. marked first time argentina qualified quarterfinals in 2 consecutive world cup tournaments.
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