Argentina turn to Senatore
Argentina made two changes for Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand, as they chase their first win in the Southern Hemisphere competition.
Leonardo Senatore replaces the injured Paul Matera to slot in at the back of the scrum, joining veterans Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe and Juan Manuel Leguizamon in a rejigged loose trio.
In the backs, 53-Test wing Horacio Agulla comes in for Manuel Montero, with the high-scoring Juan Imhoff named to come off the bench against the World Cup holders in Napier.
With wet weather forecast, assistant coach German Fernandez said their build-up had focused on forward play with the pack "making better decisions and hence better cleaning out of the rucks".
Senatore, who set up Argentina's lone try against the All Blacks in their 33-10 World Cup quarterfinal defeat in 2011, said his side had to be prepared for everything.
"The try in the World Cup is a great memory, but the reality is this is a different match and I have to play the best game," he said.
"We are getting better and that will put us squarely in the match against New Zealand."
Argentina narrowly lost their opening two matches in this year's championship, going down to South Africa 6-13 away and then beaten 31-33 at home.
Defending champions New Zealand drew their first game against Australia in Sydney 12-all before crushing the Wallabies 51-20 in Auckland a week later.
Argentina: 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Juan Martín Hernández, 11 Lucas González Amorosino, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 6 Juan Martín Fernandez Lobbe, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Mariano Galarza, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Agustín Creevy (captain), 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Replacements: 16 Matías Cortese, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19 Matías Alemanno, 20 Rodrigo Báez, 21 Tomás Cubelli, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Juan Imhoff.
Date: Saturday, September 6
Venue: McLean Park, Napier
Kick-off: 19.35 (04.35 Argentina time; 07.35 GMT)
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
TMO: Peter Marshall (Australia)
