Argentina vs France
Argentina play host to France in the last of the days Test matches. The home team will fancy claiming their first win over the visitors in eight years as they have brought a youthful team for this tour. Argentina have selected what is their strongest team and resembles the side that narrowly lost to England in the World Cup quarter final. France on the other hand have rested most of their big guns and brought a side of U23 players on tour. The home side will look at this as a sign of disrespect and will no doubt want to set a marker and beat them convincingly.
TIP: The man that is trusted to guide the Pumas around the park in the ten jersey is again, Santiago Carreras. They have continued with him in the flyhalf position despite him playing his club rugby at Gloucester in the fullback position. France have La Rochelle ten Antoine Hastoy in the pivot position as he gets a rare international outing, considering the talent available in the halfback positions. Despite the young age of the visitor’s pack, there is plenty of power with the likes of Jordan Joseph. The bookies have Argentina as favorites and I am also backing them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.45, Playabets 1.45 and Bettabets 1.45
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Argentina vs France
- France have won the last four matches between the sides.
- The Pumas last beat France in 2016 when they last toured Argentina
Latest results for both teams
Argentina lost 26-23 to England in their last match while France beat England 33-31 in their last match.
PREDICTION
The Pumas will need their halfbacks to link up their potent backline that has skillful finishers such as Bautista Delguy and Mateo Carreras. The latter was on fire during last years World Cup and claimed a rare hattrick in one of the matches. France is somewhat of an unknown prospect but despite their inexperience, most of the players have been playing in the French Top 14. If the Pumas can gel early in the game, then they should have enough to win the match. The biggest issue facing them is their lack of game time together, having last played in the World Cup as a team. France will start like a house on fire but I predict Argentina to dominate the second half and win by 12 points.
Probable Starting XVs
Argentina
(15-1)Martin Bogado; Bautista Delguy, Matias Moroni, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Mateo Carreras; Santiago Carreras, Gonzalo Bertranou; Joaquin Oviedo, Marcos Kremer, Pablo Matera; Lucas Paulos, Matias Alemanno; Eduardo Bello, Julian Montoya (capt), Thomas Gallo
France
15-Leo Barre, 14-Theo Attissogbe, 13-Emile Gailleton, 12-Antoine Frisch, 11-Lester Etien, 10-Antoine Hastoy, 9-Baptiste Serin, 8-Jordan Joseph, 7-Oscar Jegou, 6-Judicael Cancoriet, 5-Baptiste Pesenti, 4-Hugo Auradou, 3-George-Henri Colombe, 2-Gaetan Barlot, 1-Jean-Baptiste Gros
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the Argentina victory are as follows:
Tictacbets 1.45
Playabets 1.45
Bettabets 1.45
Odds comparison on the Argentina handicap:
The complete odds on the Argentina handicap:
Tictacbets 1.90 (-5.5)
Playabets 1.87 (-5.5)
Bettabets 1.89 (-5.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the Pumas outright win therefore we suggest the home team on the handicap for better odds. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.90 (-5.5),Playabets 1.87 (-5.5) and Bettabets 1.89 (-5.5)
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