Los Pumas-there Blacks: schedule, formations and how to see the rematch for rugby Championship

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For the second day of Rugby Championship, Los Pumas will be measured before All Blacks In Vélez, in what will be the revenge after the defeat in Córdoba. Look at the best rugby in the world in Disney+ Premium plan.

When do they play and how to see the game between the Pumas and the All Blacks?

The match will be next Saturday and you can see the live broadcast from 4:30 p.m. in Disney+ and from 17:40 in AM850. For its part, the Kick-off will be given at 18:10.

How both selected to meet

How they arrive: With a record of assistance for a rugby match in Argentina, with 55,724 people who witnessed in Córdoba, more precisely in the Mario Kempes stadium a new edition of the duel against the All Blacks, with the victory of the men in black by 41 to 24.

The Pumas could not, once again, against a rival who did not let any of his inconsistencies pass him. Thus, in the first half they were down with a wide difference that became impossible to overcome, beyond being 31 to 24 in the second stage and falling, with two more tries, for 17 points of difference.

The Argentine team lost again as a local condition, in the 17th match between the two selected, which has 16 victories in New Zealand and the remembered draw of 1985, in 21 goals. The All Blacks supported the Argentines again, the same as in the last duel in Eden Park, which last year won by 42 to 10.

What are they looking for: To beat the All Blacks you have to make a perfect game. This was said for many years until, finally, since 2020, he won three times.

The Pumas gave too many advantages on Saturday during the first half, committed nine penalties and received a warning to Mayco Vivas, which unlock the score. In addition, as in so many times, tries received at the close of both stages, an advantage that cannot be given to a team as clinical as the three times world champion.

The scrum, obtaining in the row and defense of the Maul, the things that the team that Felipe Contepomi will improve if he wants to be in a match in this rematch.

New Zealand returns to Vélez Sarsfield, a stadium in which he won the seven times he played. Scott Robertson, his coach put in Córdoba a very pragmatic team, which will seek to repeat his habit of winning in Argentina.

The background: The province of Córdoba attended the 40th Triumph of New Zealand over Argentina throughout history. The duel is completed with the draw in 21 goals, in 1985 and the three victories of the Pumas as a visitor: 25 to 20 in Parramatta in 2020; 25 to 18, in Christchurch in the 2022 and 38 to 30 season, at Wellington last year.

For the Rugby Championship, New Zealand won 21 games against only three of the Argentines. The José Amalfitani stadium will receive Los Pumas for the 40th time, since its first international game, in 1986.

New Zealand was very effective in the last clashes against Los Pumas, beyond the successes in Wellington and Christchurch. The Black won 41 to 24 in Córdoba last Saturday; 42 to 10 in Auckland in 2024; 44 to 6 in the semifinals of France 2023; 41 to 12 at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium in Mendoza in 2023 and 53 to 3 in Waikato 2022

The formations of the Pumas and the All Blacks for the second date of the Rugby Championship

Los Pumas: 1- Mayco Vivas, 2- Julián Montoya (c), 3- Pedro Delgado, 4- Franco Molina, 5- Pedro Rubiolo, 6- Pablo Matera, 7- Juan Martín González, 8- Joaquín Oviedo, 9- Gonzalo García, 10- Tomás Albornoz, 11- Mateo Carreras, 12- Santiago Chocobares, 13- Lucio Cinti, 14- Bautista Delguy.

Substitutes: 16- Ignacio Ruiz, 17- Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18- Joel Sclavi, 19- Guido Petti, 20- Marcos Kremer, 21- Simón Benítez Cruz, 22- Santiago Carreras, 23- Justo Piccardo.

All Blacks: 1- Ethan de Groot, 2- Codie Taylor, 3- Fletcher Newell, 4- Scott Barrett (C), 5- Fabian Holland, 6- Tupou Vaa’i, 7- Ardie Savea, 8- Simon Parker, 9- 13- Billy Proctor, 14- Sevu Reece, 15- Will Jordan.

Substitutes: 16- Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17- Tamaiti Williams, 18- Pasilio Tosi, 19- Josh Lord, 20- Wallace Sititi, 21- Finlay Christie, 22- Quinn Tupaea, 23- Damian McKenzie.