I HAVE never understood the rationale behind Argenina’s recent insistence on picking only from home based professionals in their Jaguares Super Rugby squad and the sooner they desist and encourage a few players to spread their wings again the better.
My gut feeling is that it comes from a strange – untypical – lack of self-confidence and now persists on account of that mental stubbornness and pride which usually serves Argentina so well.
To remain competitive in the Rugby Championship the Pumas blazers decided they must have all their top players under their control at all...