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Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 22): New Pumas Era Has Started

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Daniel Hourcade’s recent roster announcement was telling. He named a 25-man squad exclusively consisting of players based at home. Missing were all players contracted to foreign clubs – namely Horacio Agulla, Marcos Ayerza, Marcelo Bosch, Juan Figallo, Mariano Galarza, Juan Imhoff, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe and Juan Pablo Socino. Of them Agulla and Fernández …

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Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 21): 2019 World Cup Pumas

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Daniel Hourcade’s side was regularly referred to by commentators as being one of youth and with reason. The team he fielded this past Friday in the Bronze final featured six starting players aged 25 or under and it was no different in earlier matches. In early 2014 Head Coach Daniel Hourcade raised …

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Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 14): Top 5 Wins and Losses

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Often the success or failure of an international coach comes down to how his team performed on the grandest stage of them all, the Rugby World Cup. Negative results in previous months or even years are often forgiven in exchange for delivering memorable victories when it matters most. Differing Judgement …

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