Rugby: Pumas amateurs at heart

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A big part of Argentina's success at the top level of rugby is down to the amateur heart beating within the mostly professional Pumas.

Flanker Juan Fernandez Lobbe, a World Cup debutant with a brother who is at his third, is a typical product of the amateur club game in Argentina who has reached the top by improving his game with a move to a professional side in Europe.

Turning professional, however, has in no way diluted his love of the game or the light-blue-and-white jersey that boys in Argentina dream of wearing.