The Pumas now play 11 or 12 tests per year, most of them against fellow Tier 1 sides. Samoa played only 12 matches between the 2019 World Cup and this one, half of them against their fellow Pacific Islanders.
Manu Samoa has made only three changes to their starting lineup to maintain consistency and ensure game flow against Argentina in a must-win Pool D clash in Saint-Étienne on Saturday.