The Pumas flanker has already taken more than 30 flights this year before touching down at Twickenham to face Australia in the Rugby Championship
Nowadays there is one essential prerequisite for any Argentinian wishing to play top-level rugby, aside from skill and stamina. “If you’re a nervous flyer you can’t play for us,” says the muscular flanker Pablo Matera on the eve of the first Rugby Championship game staged at Twickenham. “I’ve never counted how many miles we’ve flown but it’s lots. I think we’ve already taken more than 30 planes this year – and we still have five more matches to come.”
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