The Argentine national team, Los Pumas, is in seventh place along with Wales in the list of favorites to win the Rugby World Cup to be held in France next September, according to an important British bookmaker.
The Pumas and Wales are seventh by delivering 26 points per bet, far behind France, the main candidate, with 3.5 followed by New Zealand (3.75), according to Bet365 in London.
The World Cup in France will be played between September 8 and October 28, and Argentina will join Group D along with England, Samoa, Chile and Japan. The debut will be against the British on September 8 in the city of Marseille.
The list of favorites is as follows: 1) France 3.5 points; 2) New Zealand 3.75; 3) South Africa and Ireland 6; 5) England 6.5; 6) Australian 11; 6) Argentina and Wales 26; 9) Scotland 51 and 10) Japan 201.
