Los Pumas iron out the kinks
Los Pumas lost 10-28 to South Africa in the Plate semifinal of the opening round in Dubai in December and a week later in Cape Town lost 5-26 to the same BlitzBoks team in the Cup Final in Cape Town.
Gomez Cora, in unveiling his squad for the next two legs of the World Series in Wellington (January 30 and 31) and Sydney (February 6 and 7), said it requires just minor tweaks and "using their opportunities".
"In Dubai and Cape Town we were very good in securing possession and in the contact areas," the coach said.
"We have worked on the aspects of our game that cost us [in the opening rounds].
"We have always been very good on defence, but struggled to maintain possession – while our finishing also required some work.
"That is where our emphasis has been in training in the build-up to these next two tournaments."
Argentina: Fernando Luna Córdoba, Santiago Álvarez, Germán Schulz, Nicolás Menéndez, Axel Müller Marista, Segundo Tuculet, Juan Cruz González, Nicolás Bruzzone, Rodrigo Etchart, Bautista Ezcurra, Joaquín Riera, Franco Sabato.
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