The Rugby Championship: Hello Argentina!

The expansion of the Tri-Nations to include Argentina is one of the best things to happen in World Rugby for a long while. The staggering of the tournament till later in the year allows for Argentina to avoid its usual conundrum of having all their top players still playing club Rugby in Europe at the time of the Autumn Internationals.
The best Argentina could possibly be hoping for in the tournament would be to knock over either South Africa or Australia when they trek it over the Atlantic/Pacific in order to face the Pumas. Argentina have proven that they can compete even without their big names. A second-string sides victory against Italy suggests they have the depth to at least be competitive in the tournament. France also discovered how hard it can be to win in South America, losing narrowly in the first of their two games in June. The addition of Argentina to the tri-nations adds another storyline to what is shaping up to be a great tournament.