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Tandy recognises the challenge of travelling to play the Pumas represents a higher level for his squad, with Wales ranked 11th in the world and Argentina currently seventh.<\/p>\n
“It’s a great opportunity to see how far our development has come and to play a world-class team in their own backyard,” said Tandy.<\/p>\n
“We know this is a major challenge for us. There’ll be lots of passion, they’re at home, it will be hostile.<\/p>\n
“It’s just an exciting opportunity for us to embrace that. The boys are used to playing in hostile environments, but it will probably be a bit more intense this weekend.<\/p>\n
“It will be a great experience, but ultimately it is making sure we stay connected as a team on that field because we’ll have to survive some moments.<\/p>\n
“When we get an opportunity to put ourselves in the game, it’s about making sure we are ruthless.”<\/p>\n
Tandy\u2019s side have had limited preparation time given the party was split over two flights on consecutive days from London Heathrow to Buenos Aires for a journey that spanned 7,000 miles, took 18 hours and crossed four time zones.<\/p>\n
This resulted in just one full training day with the whole squad on Wednesday and the following day there was another two-hour flight to San Juan from Argentina’s capital.<\/p>\n
“It’s a good test and there are no excuses,” said Tandy. “It’s character building and good for us to bond as a team.<\/p>\n
“I love these tours and it can bring out the best in you.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n