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The Pumas in ther next 4 nations...

From a purely pragmatic standpoint, if the All Blacks win the 4 Nations, they will have secured the top spot in the rankings by such a large margin that a home defeat to the US wouldn't take it away.
I could see AC getting a start in Argentina, because he was in great form with the Chiefs, and Dan Carter can be fragile at times.
 
They aren't going to be "smashing" Wales for example with that attitude.

If they take the attitude of resting key players but still just assuming they will "smash" everyone, that could lead to some hard matches. In fact I hope they do take that attitude coming into the Wales match.

Whilst the home nations teams aren't as good as All Blacks, they won't all roll over and they will still need to work hard and show respect to beat them.

They're playing Australia in Queensland before they head to Europe a dead rubber where they can definitely experiment.

Then they play Italy, Scotland, Wales and England.
Whilst they should/will play their best XV against Wales and England i think they will try out new players in the other 2. They could play Sam Cane against Wales and England imo and win, but McCaw will probably play.

Let's be honest if we play like we did in Australia or the 6 nations we won't win against NZ, we'll have to really up our game.

They are miles ahead in the IRB rankings, and have nothing to lose.
 

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