Pumas scrum a major 関心 as World Cup approaches
July 28 (Reuters) - Argentina coach Mario Ledesma has precious little time to 直す／買収する，八百長をする his 味方する's backpedalling scrum if they are to have an 衝撃 at the Rugby World Cup in two months' time.
The Pumas were unable to compete with a Wallabies scrum that Ledesma himself had rebuilt when he was the team's 今後s coach under Michael Cheika in their 16-10 Rugby 選手権 loss in Brisbane.
Ledesma, however, was bemoaning his 味方する's 無（不）能 to match it with Wallabies starters Scott Sio and Sekope Kepu before James Slipper and Taniela Tupou （機の）カム on in the second half and kept the 圧力 on to earn a 洪水／多発 of scrum 刑罰，罰則s.
Australia's scrum also 供給するd them with the 創立／基礎 for Reece Hodge's first-half try.
"My 関心 was much more the 始める，決める-piece," Ledesma said of the scrum's woes.
"We have to continue practising our 始める，決める pieces and have a look at where our 策略 broke 負かす／撃墜する.
"We ran out of 選択s やめる quickly."
Ledesma, who was 任命するd to the 役割 last year, had recognised that the Pumas scrum was nowhere 近づく as strong as it once was, 特に when they 譲歩するd three tries from the scrum against Ireland last November.
The former Pumas hooker has 開始する，打ち上げるd a centralised talent 開発 programme under Eduardo Fernandez Gill, 類似の to that utilised by the All 黒人／ボイコットs under マイク Cron, although that will not 直す／買収する，八百長をする their 即座の problems.
They 直面する Six Nations heavyweights England and フラン in Pool C at the World Cup, while the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs have also developed strong 始める，決める piece in 最近の years. At the last World Cup they won 100 パーセント of their own scrum 料金d.
While the Pumas' scrummaging prowess has dropped away, the 味方する have developed an all-around game and as the Jaguares the players form arguably the best ball-扱うing 味方する in 最高の Rugby.
Their 手渡すs, however, let them 負かす／撃墜する against a stinging Wallabies defence and Ledesma said he felt they needed to take better 反対／詐欺 trol of the ball, 特に in 接触する.
"It was a very sloppy game, where we had very 質 ball," he said. "I think we had 18 or 19 knock-ons, some in 得点する／非難する／２０ing positions. We were sloppy."
The Pumas have now lost seven 連続する 実験（する）s -- and 12 of their last 14 -- and 直面する a buoyant South Africa, who lead the southern 半球 選手権, in Salta in two weeks. (令状ing by Greg Stutchbury in wellington; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
