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Argentina contracted 31 local players on Tuesday in the first step toward professionalising rugby at home so it can ultimately play in the Tri-Nations.
Pumas coach Santiago Phelan chose 31 players to receive 2,300 pesos ($655) per month from the Argentine Rugby Union in a plan financed and supervised by the International Rugby Board. The IRB will invest $8 million over the next three years.
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