Pablo Matera highlighted the good year of Los Pumas and the work of Felipe Contepomi

After what was the November window with The Pumas, Pablo Matera He has been in Japan for more than a week, ahead of what will be the new League One season.

The third line, in dialogue with RugbyJapan365, analyzed what the year was like with the Argentine team: “It was a very exciting year: we won the test match in July against France and also against Uruguay. It was a very positive year. Then we won in the Rugby Championship for the first time against three strong teams: Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. On the tour November, we also beat Italy and played a good game against Ireland,” commented first.

In this regard, the forward added: “We lost by three points (19-22) in a game in which we had a chance to win. “The last game against France (23-37) was probably not our best performance, but overall it was a very positive year for Los Pumas,” he pointed out.

Furthermore, Matera highlighted the incorporation of Felipe Contepomi as the head coach of the albiceleste team: “I think he is a very good coach and now he is the head coach, but before that he was Michael Cheika’s assistant coach. So I think he’s taken over what Michael was doing, and we’ve been on the same page. So I didn’t have to start a new process from scratch. We simply continue the process we started and continue to improve. “I think Felipe has helped us a lot this year,” express.

Finally, the Honda Heat player spoke about what will be the beginning of the Japanese tournament season: “I am very happy to start the season with this team. Last season it was very hard for me to watch my teammates play. We didn’t start very well and I couldn’t help the team. But this season I can participate in the team from the beginning. So I think it’s very important for us, who are a very hungry team now, to start really well and win. So we’re looking forward to the first game.“, hill.