The harsh criticism in England of the match between Los Pumas and Lions: “The only way to give it relevance was…”

The international season is behind us The Pumas and on the horizon of the national team looms a 2025 full of challenges, the first of them against British & Irish Lions. All rugby, in Disney+.

The team led by Felipe Contepomi will face the British-Irish team on June 20 in Dublinin a meeting that will serve the Europeans as preparation for the tour of Australia.

But despite the enthusiasm that the clash between Argentina and Lionsthere are those who see in this test a threat to what will follow in the land of the Wallabies.

In his column in The Times, Stephen Jones recalled what happened prior to the crossing through South Africa in 2021when the team said goodbye to its fans with a 28-10 victory over Japan at Murrayfield for which he paid a high price: the injuries of Alun Wyn Joneshis captain, and Justin Tipuric.

Therefore, Jones considered that “Organizers need to be more careful” when scheduling the calendar Lions. And considered: “They haven’t ruined the tour yet, but by organizing an absurd match against Argentina in Dublin, they have devalued it”.

“Doesn’t anyone remember the absurd match at Murrayfield before the previous tour, which cost the Lions their captain? And once again, Argentina becomes the scapegoat. The only way to give relevance to that match was play it in Buenos Aires”he added.

Meanwhile, he added: “There are two other worrying fixtures. The Lions have to face an Australia and New Zealand team, and people are hyperventilating about the possibility of the All Blacks and the Wallabies teaming up. If anyone thinks the All Blacks selectors are going to present his first team for a joke match, he is on another planet”.

“And finally, there is the threat of a game against Indigenous so much to prove is crazy. For the rest, anything goes. Send the money quickly.”he concluded.