History boy Heyes braced for Argentina backlash

Second Test: Argentina vs. England

Saturday, July 12th, 2019 Kick-off: 20:40 BST Location: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario

Joe Heyes and Julian Montoya lived together for five years. They appeared to have never met after 80 minutes on Saturday.

Heyes tells BBC Sport, “We didn’t really look at each other, we didn’t really say a word, and he just said, “I’ll see you next week,” “,” we said.

“I suppose we’ll probably have the drinks then,” she said.

I have a lot of respect for Julian, I am aware of his intensity as a competitor, and I am aware that Saturday will be the day of it.

Montoya’s disappointment was understandable.

The Argentina captain was simply perplexed by an England performance that lacked grit and glitter, with Heyes, his long-time Leicester teammate, at the center, in front of a enthralling crowd in La Plata.

The highlights included four second-half tries, but England’s victory was largely based on a gloriously defiant first-half defensive effort.

They outlasted the Pumas and even extended their lead to 3-0 with a George Ford drop-goal thanks to Alex Coles and Seb Atkinson’s yellow cards, who had them reduced to 13 men for the period.

One shuddering hit by Prop Heyes epitomized England’s hostility.

He recalls that I hit my right shoulder and injured my left shoulder in some way.

You’re aware that it was that big. Simply put, there were flying objects everywhere.

England held up Argentina over the line three times in the first half, betting that their ability to hold the ball back on the ground as they fought backwards to avoid a pressure-relieving drop-out under their own posts.

His swift pop from the base of a ruck to set up wing Tom Roebuck’s second try was as smooth as fresh tarmac, if Heyes modestly describes the skill as “turning himself into a human speed bump.”

He replies, “I got some nice compliments after that, with some surprise in it.”

“My dad said he wasn’t aware that I could leave my left.” Although I always believed I had it in my locker, I believe many people were surprised by it. I received both compliments and insults at once.

Heyes has been causing similar outbursts in Argentina’s front office.

He gives the rest of the squad the facts of the day, a self-proclaimed “history nause.”

He refers to one of his first-test items as “the “city of diagonals” and says, “La Plata is the “city of diagonals.”

The first urban-planned town in South America was it.

Milton Keynes’ replacement in Argentina?

“You’re probably not far away, but there’s a large cathedral in the middle.”

Heyes claims to be “a bit of a sucker for a cathedral.” Before Saturday’s second Test, the squad have already made their first official visit to San Juan’s cathedral.

He spent the morning making solo trips to Buenos Aires’ food markets, La Casa Rosada (the presidential palace), and the Metropolitan Cathedral, where Pope Francis was the archbishop.

He claims that “I’ve really been a bit of a culture vulture, getting sucked in” and “always been a bit of a vulture.”

“I love history a lot, but it’s a strange one. I would get the magazines and watch Horrible Histories on television as a child. I’ve always been fascinated by why things are the way they are and how history connects to history.

He is just the most recent England tighthead who has a past-related passion. The reading material for Stuart and Dan Cole is similarly heavy.

Heyes is unable to explain the phenomenon.

He responds, “I don’t know really,”

“Tightheads are people of the past, and looseheads are more up to date with current events, trends, and stuff,” apologists say. There, I worry I’m making a generalization.

Heyes is aware of the significance of a series win for his team-mates if they can work together once more to make history and headlines.

Being a team-mate of Julian’s and knowing that he is leading the team, he claims to be fully anticipating Argentina’s massive response.

“We can only make sure we’re in the right place, just like we did last Saturday,” the company said. We’re prepared for it.