Player Ratings: A work in progress

OPINION: Mario Ledesma’s first game in charge of Argentina ended in a 21-34 defeat to the Springboks in Durban on Saturday.

Warren Fortune rates the Argentinian players!

15 Emiliano Boffelli:
He had a few nice touches with the ball, but he was well-marked out wide.
6/10

14 Bautista Delguy:
He got the chance to break the line on a few occasions and he won a few turnovers for his team.
7/10

13 Matías Moroni:
His defence was poor and looked a bit indecisive with ball in hand.
4/10

12 Bautista Ezcurra:
He gave a good account of himself with a few big hits on defence.
5/10

11 Ramiro Moyano:
Argentina’s best player on the field. He beat a number of defenders out wide and made more running metres than anyone else on the field.
9/10

10 Nicolás Sánchez:
He had a few good moments on attack, but it was not enough from the playmaker. He was also poor on defence.
4/10

9 Gonzalo Bertranou:
He had a few good moments from the base of the ruck and his distribution was clean.
6/10

8 Javier Ortega Desio:
It was a busy performance by the No.8, but he just doesn’t have that physical presence of Argentina’s previous No.8s.
5/10

7 Marcos Kremer:
He was forced to make a lot of tackles during the match and he was ineffective with ball in hand.
5/10

6 Pablo Matera:
Argentina’s best forward on the field by a mile. He contested the breakdown well and made some good metres with ball in hand and he scored a try.
7/10

5 Matías Alemanno:
Most of his work was limited to defence. He didn’t do much when he had the ball.
4/10

4 Guido Petti:
He didn’t have that physical impact on the game that we saw in Super Rugby.
4/10

3 Juan Figallo:
He didn’t have a good time in the scrums and he just didn’t do enough work around the field.
3/10

2 Agustín Creevy (captain):
It was a disappointing outing considering how well he played in Super Rugby.
4/10

1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro:
He found life tough in the scrums and was ineffective with ball in hand.
3/10

Replacements:

16 Diego Fortuny (On for Agustin Creevy, 72nd min):
Not enough time to be rated.

17 Santiago García Botta (On for Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 51st min):
He didn’t make much of a difference when he came onto the field.
3/10

18 Santiago Medrano (On for Juan Figallo, 63rd min):
He was better with ball in hand than Figallo.
4/10

19 Tomás Lavanini (On for Matías Alemanno, 54th min):
He had a few strong carries when he came onto the field.
5/10

20 Tomás Lezana (On for Pablo Matera, 51st min):
He showed some great energy on attack
5/10

21 Martín Landajo (On for Gonzalo Bertranou, 63rd min):
He increased the pace on attack for the Pumas and he offloaded well.
5/10

22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias (On for Bautista Ezcurra, 80th min):
Not enough time to be rated.

23 Juan Cruz Mallia:
Not used

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