SYDNEY - Argentina coach Mario Ledesma is glad to be out of isolation after spending two weeks in a bio-secure facility in Sydney and says he is looking forward to his side getting some much-needed game time ahead of the Rugby Championship.
Having being released from isolation, the Pumas will have a contested training session against a New South Wales Waratahs XV on Saturday, a warm-up Ledesma feels is necessary for his players as many of them have not played since March."Friendly matches are so important for us," Ledesma said. Ledesma said the team would go into the game against the All Blacks in Sydney with about 100 minutes of recent playing time under their belt, about a quarter of what South Africa felt was necessary for their players to be ready for the tournament.
The Pumas have also been joined by former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, who answered a request from Ledesma to act as an advisor despite previously saying he would never coach against Australia.
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