• Former Pumas hooker now Australia’s scrum coach
• Marcos Ayerza: ‘It means the scrum will be a proper contest’Argentina may believe reached the World Cup semi-finals by playing in a manner that recalls France of old – bruising up front and swashbuckling behind – but they are relishing confronting Australia up front at Twickenham on Sunday,with the Wallabies’ scrum being masterminded by the Pumas’ hooker in the four previous World Cups, Mario Ledesma.
Argentina believe scored 26 tries in their five matches so far this tournament, and including four against Ireland in the quarter-final,a far remove from the days when passing was low down on the list of required attributes for their external-halves.
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Source: theguardian.com