Daniel Hourcade steps down as Argentina coach

Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade will step down as head coach of the national team following next weekend's clash with Scotland.

The Pumas succumbed to a 2-0 series defeat at the hands of Wales in Santa Fe on Saturday and have struggled under Hourcade's leadership over recent years.

Argentina have won twice in their last seventeen Test matches and it has now been decided that the boss will depart after the Scotland encounter.

Hourcade led Argentina to the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup but results have declined since then, culminating in two disappointing performances against Warren Gatland’s men.

“We (with his assistants) think that the message is no longer getting through to the team, we’ve reached the end of a cycle,” Hourcade said.

“We assume the responsibility of making this decision, having already mentioned the possibility… before the June Tests.”