| SCOTS FACE MORE WORLD CLASS OPPOSITION THIS WEEKEND |
| Friday, 27 November 2009 | |
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Scotland face yet more world class opposition at Murrayfield this weekend with the visit of Argentina to the national stadium in the final game of the Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests. Kick-off is at 2:30pm. Tickets for Saturday’s Test are priced from £10 for adults and £5 for under-18s and students are on sale via the credit card hotline 0844 335 3933 and through the Scottish Rugby website www.scottishrugby.org until midnight tonight (27 Npvember); or in person from the Scottish Rugby Ticket Centre, Murrayfield Stadium, which is open 9am- 8pm Monday-Friday. Please note a booking fee applies for all credit card transactions and that no tickets are sold on match day. Head coach Andy Robinson believes that the Pumas are like a “wounded animal” following their defeats at the hands of England and Wales and will be looking to end their Autumn campaign on a high.Robinson also spoke this week of how he expects Argentina to play with real intelligence when they visit Murrayfield. He said: “They are very intelligent in the way they play the game and can attack in a number of different ways. “They play with great physicality and have a dominant scrum but also have real pace out wide. “They have one of the most outstanding players in the world currently in Fernandez Lobbe who last week took on Wales single handedly with his performance, which I thought was immense, so we’ve got to deal with him.” A win over Argentina would mark Scotland’s first Autumn Test grand slam since 2002. Make sure you are part of the Murrayfield roar this weekend as Scotland bid to make it three wins out of three. Scotland team: Rory Lamont (Toulon); Sean Lamont (Scarlets), Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Alex Grove (Worcester Warriors), Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors); Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors) CAPTAIN; Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors), Nathan Hines (Leinster), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester), Alan MacDonald (Edinburgh)*, Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors) *= New cap Argentina: Horacio Agulla; Lucas Borges, Gonzalo Tiesi, Martín Rodríguez, Federico Martin Aramburu; Santiago Fernández, Alfredo Lalanne; Marcos Ayerza, Alberto Vernet Basualdo, Martín Scelzo, Manuel Carizza, Patricio Albacete, Alejandro Campos, Alejandro Abadie, Juan Fernández Lobbe (capitán) Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland). Touch-judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) and Stuart Terheege (England). TMO: Tony Rowlands (Wales) Anyone buying an adult ticket at £20 or above (and the corresponding concessions) for the 2009 Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests will again have the opportunity to attend the Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors Magners League derby at Murrayfield, part of the 1872 Cup, on 2 January 2010 (kick-off 3.05pm). |
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