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Nick Cain: Argentina selection’s bad news for British & Irish Lions

The devaluing of fixtures throughout the professional game is becoming a blight, and an understrength Argentina facing the Lions on Friday night at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, as their final warm-up before leaving for Australia, is the latest example.
A third of Pumas head coach Felipe Contepomi’s 32-man squad is uncapped, with 11 players selected from the Super Rugby Americas competition, mainly because large contingents of his regular Test squad are either unavailable due to the knock-out stages of the Top 14, or because they are being rested.
Argentina skipper Julian Montoya will be availa...

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