|
|
ed 269 carries and 62 receptions. Freeman leads the te
in Fragen 08.03.2019 06:02von t123 • 2.563 Beiträge
New Zealand will be hunting a 14th straight win when they welcome Argentina to FMG Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday night. The All Blacks were superb in two big wins over Australia in Sydney and Wellington, but must now reset for a different type of challenge against a Pumas outfit that split twin Tests against the Springboks. That test comes in the form of a solid set-piece and driving maul, and a backline that offers far more of an attacking threat than it did during the South Americans first couple of seasons in the Rugby Championship.Last years encounter in New Zealand saw the All Blacks cruise to a healthy halftime lead before Pumas skipper Agustin Creevy scored a double - both tries coming from a lineout drive - to add some respectability to the scoreline. But the Pumas then put up an almighty effort in a World Cup classic at Wembley in which they bullied the All Blacks for 55 minutes, but were left to rue what might have been as the class of Aaron Smith and others shone through in the final quarter.Team newsNew ZealandThe All Blacks have paid the Pumas the ultimate respect in making just one change to the side that defeated the Wallabies 29-9 in Wellington a fortnight ago. That new face comes in the backline with Ryan Crotty returning to inside centre after he was forced off at halftime in Sydney through concussion. Crottys inclusion sees Anton Lienert-Brown drop back to the bench after a fine debut in Wellington.Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Malakai Fekitoa, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read (captain), Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Joe Moody. Replacements: Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Luke Romano, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Aaron Cruden, Anton Lienert-BrownArgentinaArgentina have made four changes, with flanker Juan Manuel Leguizamon and lock Tomas Lavanini omitted from the pack and Matthias Moroni replacing injured winger Manuel Montero. The latter switch sees Santiago Cordero move from the right wing to the left. Guido Petti and Javier Ortega Desio replace Lavanini and Leguizamon respectively, having each impressed off the bench when the Pumas beat the Springboks on home soil for the first time.Joaquin Tuculet, Matthias Moroni, Matias Orlando, Juan Martin Hernandez, Santiago Cordero, Nicolas Sanchez, Martin Landajo, Facundo Isa, Javier Ortega Desio, Pablo Matera, Matias Alemanno, Guido Petti, Ramiro Herrera, Agustin Creevy (captain), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Replacements: Julian Montoya, Lucas Noguera, Enrique Pieretto, Marcos Kremer, Leonardo Senatore, Tomas Cubelli, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Ramiro Moyano.Key match-up: Dane Coles vs. Agustin CreevyDane Coles cut a painful figure at the conclusion of the Super Rugby season. The Hurricanes skipper was inspirational in leading his side to its maiden title, but a nasty rib injury certainly made life difficult in both the semifinal and final. He was then originally left out of the team for Bledisloe I, but an injury to Nathan Harris on match eve saw him first added to the bench before Codie Taylor was forced off in just the second minute. Still, Coles played the house down and he will need to be at his very best again this week against Creevy.If you were picking a World XV, Creevy would surely cover hooker from the bench behind Coles. The Pumas skipper is the rock of Argentinas set-piece, marshals the lineout drive, and offers plenty in the loose - albeit it at a little less pace. If the Pumas do trouble the All Blacks, you can almost guarantee Creevy will be at the heart of it. Hes always a good one to watch at anthem time, too.Key statsThe All Blacks have not lost at home since September 2009 (vs. South Africa) winning 42 games in a row since.The All Blacks are unbeaten in their 22 encounters with Argentina, winning 21 and drawing just once in the second ever meeting between the sides in 1985.Beauden Barrett has been directly involved in more tries than any other player (4 - 1 try, 3 assists) in the competition so far, and has also gained the most metres (157), beaten the most defenders (12) and made the joint-most clean breaks (5).WeatherHamilton is expecting a fine spring day with a top of 15C on Saturday. The temperature will have dropped to around 10 degrees at the 7.35pm (NZT) kick-off.UBET verdict: New Zealand $1.04, Argentina $11The prices on this match reflect that most expect an easy win for the All Blacks. The interest on the match is the likely winning margin, and opinions are divided either side of the UBET line of 24.5 points start. The Pumas were beaten in South Africa only narrowly before beating the Springboks at home in Salta, but they havent won in 12 starts in NZ and their best result at home or away has been a draw with the All Blacks. New Zealand won 26-16 during the World Cup last year, having won the Rugby Championship match in Christchurch last year 39-18, so the Pumas may be able to get within that big line.PredictionArgentina troubled New Zealand more than any other nation at last years World Cup, but it is hard to see them matching that performance in Hamilton this weekend. The All Blacks have too many class players at the top of their game, with fly-half Beauden Barrett the clear standout. The South Americans will offer plenty of resistance at set-piece and will have some moments in attack, but they lack the 80-minute performance to really trouble the world champions.New Zealand by 15. Nike Air Max 97 Sale Heren . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. Nike Air Max 97 Bestellen . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. http://www.airmax97nederland.com/ . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Nike Air Max 97 Nederland .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. Nike Air Max 97 Online Bestellen ATLANTA -- Four years after losing to San Francisco in the NFC championship game at the Georgia Dome, the Atlanta Falcons finally are moving closer to a return to the playoffs.The 49ers are far from the playoffs as they try to end a franchise-record 12-game losing streak in Sundays game against the Falcons.The Falcons (8-5) are tied for the NFC South lead and hold the tiebreaker advantage over Tampa Bay. They are trying for their first winning record since finishing 13-3 with the loss to the 49ers in the NFC championship game to end their 2012 season.Quarterback Matt Ryan says hes not following other scores, including the Buccaneers, during games.I dont worry about it too much, Ryan said Wednesday. At the end of the day, we have to play our best. ... What everybody else does, if we handle our business it doesnt matter.Despite playing without injured wide receivers Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu, the Falcons rolled to a 42-14 win at the Los Angeles Rams last week.Atlanta may be without Jones , who has a sprained toe, for the second straight week. Sanu is expected to return from a groin injury.The Falcons average a league-leading 32.9 points per game as Ryan already has his sixth straight season with 4,000 yards passing. Its a tough test for the reeling 49ers (1-12), who are allowing the most points (30.2) per game in the league.Theyre as good of an offense as there is right now in the NFL, said Niners defensive coordinator Jim ONeil, who added Ryan is as good of a quarterback as you have right now in the NFL.The Falcons offense has strong balance. Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman each have seven rushing touchdowns. Ryan has thrown scoring passes to 11 targets, including to Justin Hardy and Taylor Gabriel last week.Theyre probably the most complete offense that weve faced all year, ONeil said. So itll be a challenge. Were going to have to play really good football.It was a confidence-building week for the Falcons.I think its always hard anytime you have your top two wide receivers down, Ryan said. Its tough to replace that. Our guys stepped up great.Here are some things to watch as the Falcons face the 49ers:NO FUMBLES: Freeman and Coleman have no fumbles in their combined 269 carries and 62 receptions. Freeman leads the team with 791 yards rushing. Coleman has 328 yards rushing.I have a ton of respect for them and the fact they havent fumbled the ball this year, thats incredible, left tackle Jake Matthews said. That goes to show you how hard theyve been working at it.dddddddddddd In my mindset, that means you just keep giving them opportunities to make plays. Theyre really special players.FAST STARTS, SLOW FINISHES: Starting fast hasnt been a problem for the Niners, who have scored first in 10 of their 13 games. The problem has been San Francisco lost nine of those, tying the NFL record for most losses when scoring first, according to Pro Football Reference.The Niners blew their third 14-point lead of the season last week to the Jets. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been a big part of the problem. Kaepernick leads all qualifying QBs in passer rating (119.5), completion percentage (71.7) and yards per attempt (9.4) in the first half, while ranking last at 42.9 percent completions and 4.6 yards per attempt, and second worst with a 61.3 rating the rest of the game.If there was one thing we could do that we could change it, we would, Kaepernick said. There are a lot of things that play into that. But, once again, we have to be able to be better in the second half.BEASLEYS BREAKOUT: Atlanta second-year linebacker/defensive end Vic Beasley continued his breakout season with three sacks last week. He has 13 + sacks to share the NFL lead with Denvers Von Miller. Beasley leads the league with six forced fumbles, including one against the Rams he returned 21 yards for a touchdown.BUCKNERS BOOST: One of the rare bright spots for San Francisco has been the play of first-round defensive lineman DeForest Buckner. Buckner had two sacks against the Jets. Buckner has played the third-most defensive snaps of any defensive lineman in the league this season and has missed just six defensive plays the past five games, according to Pro Football Focus.Theres just no way you can take that guy out and theres no way he wants to be out, ONeil said.RUN AND HYDE: Carlos Hyde is coming off the best day of his career, having rushed 193 yards on just 17 carries last week against the Jets. Hyde had four runs of at least 20 yards, including 47- and 43-yarders, and also caught a 7-yard touchdown pass. Hyde needs just 121 yards over the final three games for his first career 1,000-yard season.---AP Sports Writer Josh Dubow in San Francisco contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '
« unnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New | a.Manaea (7-9) threw six innings, allowing five hits and stri » |
|
Forum Statistiken
Das Forum hat 15387
Themen
und
15550
Beiträge.
Heute waren 0 Mitglieder Online: |
Forum Software ©Xobor.de | Forum erstellen |