LOS PUMAS DROP BAD BOY LAVANINI; Rugby 365

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: ARGENTINA HEAD COACH DANIEL HOURCADE HAS DROPPED LOCK TOMAS LAVANINI FROM HIS SQUAD FOR THEIR UPCOMING AUSTRALASIAN TOUR.

 

Lavanini was the villain in his side's 23-41 home loss to the Springboks in Salta where he picked up two yellow cards for foul play and cynical play.

 

Lavanini received no further sanction from SANZAAR for the cards but was a notable absentee from Hourcade's 29-man squad for matches against New Zealand and Australia.

 

Meanwhile, Rodrigo Báez and Manuel Montero joins the squad for the tour, while Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro also rejoins after having passed the protocol for concussion.

 

"The truth is that we are going to face one of the most difficult tours of the year," said Argentina captain Agustin Creevy.

 

"With a team like the All Blacks it is a strong challenge and everyone knows what they are as a team.

 

"The second match is with Australia in Canberra, who had a tremendous game against the best [All Blacks] in the world."

 Our mate Ole Cruz will have more time to post on our site though so it's not all bad

Hahahaha! Was thinking the exact same thing when I saw the headline. 

Seems you chaps still think Lavanini is Ole Cruz.....or is Ole Cruz Lavanini.

Nah Moz. They are clearly taking the piss. It started on the thread during the game last weekend.

His behavior lately has shown he doesn't meet our high standards so glad he's not on this board

But he speaks such beautiful English......LMAOFY&Y. The classic scam in Board History producing mountains of egg.....and surprise, no apologies.

 It was good for a laugh though Moz. Almost all were taken in. The apology must still be in the drafting stage, it's taking a while because it's never been done before. One must remain optimistic