A total of 50 long haul flights have been racked up in 2016 by players representing their country in the Rugby Championship and the Jaguares in Super Rugby. Photo / Photosport
Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade views the Pumas' punishing schedule as the temporary but necessary cost of developing into a heavyweight of the game.
A total of 50 long haul flights have been racked up in 2016 by players representing their country in the Rugby Championship and the Jaguares in
Super Rugby, the latter clocking 64,000 miles in air travel during the competition.
A gruelling year finally draws to a close when Argentina face England at Twickenham on Saturday and while Hourcade acknowledges the demands are brutal, he insists they are following the correct path.
"The travel has been really tough, really hard, but on the other hand it's what we expected when we started all this," Hourcade said.
"It's been high level competition all year this year and the travel is something we have to reduce. It's going to be better next year and the following year will be better again. We can't complain, it's something we have to get used to.
