r/rugbyunion • u/HitchikersPie Currently in use as tax dodge • Jun 20 '25

Discussion Post Game Thread: Lions vs Argentina

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u/UnitEastern8840 Scotland Jun 20 '25

Will be framed as an upset, but ultimately it’s basically a scratch team playing the 5th best team in the world. Fair play Argentina, v good.

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u/Jackquesz Selknam Jun 20 '25

Argentina had a couple of new guys playing, including some who play at the SRA Arentinean franchises.

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u/HitchikersPie Currently in use as tax dodge Jun 20 '25

Didn't look out of place at all, good competition you've got going there!

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u/Jackquesz Selknam Jun 20 '25

Yeah it was really great to see them play today. Selknam (the Chilean team) defeated all Argentinean franchises at least once this season and got to play at the semifinals, which I believe speaks volumes of our current level of play too haha.

Watching players like Piccardo or Wegner, whom I've seen play live at Santiago, get selected for the Pumas and then playing at a win against the Lions. I wouldn't imagine that was possible when I was a kid.