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Argentina’s win over New Zealand was truly nationwide

Argentina’s win over New Zealand was truly nationwide. The 23 match-day players were from clubs and cities from across the country. On the one hand, 13 of Argentina’s twenty-three players are not from Buenos Aires. On the other hand, all but 4 of Argentina’s players at RWC 2007 were from Buenos Aires.

There are a number of reasons for the change. The leading one is that High Performance Centers have transformed the player pathway. In the past it was common for players to move to the big city to be seen. Juan Manuel Leguizamón is a case in point. In short, the creation of PladAR has increased visibility.

All players from Saturday’s match are displayed in the following table.

# PLAYER CITY OF BIRTH CLUB OF ORIGIN
1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro General Madariaga Bigua
2 Julián Montoya Buenos Aires Newman
3 Francisco Gómez Kodela Buenos Aires Belgrano Athletic
4 Guido Petti Buenos Aires SIC
5 Matías Alemanno Córdoba La Tablada
6 Pablo Matera Buenos Aires Alumni
7 Marcos Kremer Concordia Los Espinillos, Salto Grande
8 Rodrigo Bruni Tandil UNCAS
9 Tomás Cubelli Buenos Aires Belgrano Athletic
10 Nicolás Sánchez Tucumán Tucumán Lawn Tennis
11 Juan Imhoff Rosario Duendes
12 Santiago Chocobares Rufino Duendes
13 Matías Orlando Tucumán Huirapuca
14 Bautista Delguy Buenos Aires Pucará
15 Santiago Carreras Córdoba Córdoba Athletic
16 Facundo Bosch Necochea CUBA
17 Mayco Vivas Rafaela CRAR
18 Santiago Medrano Buenos Aires Regatas Bella Vista
19 Santiago Grondona Buenos Aires Champagnat
20 Tomás Lezana Santiago del Estero Santiago Lawn Tennis
21 Gonzalo Bertranou Mendoza Los Tordos
22 Lucio Cinti La Plata La Plata RC
23 Santiago Cordero Buenos Aires Regatas Bella Vista

 

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