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Cheika wields axe for clash against Wallabies

By @rugby365com
Thursday 13 Jul 2023

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has revealed his team to face Australia in Round Two of the Rugby Championship in Sydney on Saturday.

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The former Wallaby coach wielded the axe with four changes to his starting team, promoting former Sevens player Rodrigo Isgro for a debut on the wing.

Prop Francisco Gomez Kodela, flank Santiago Grondona and centre Jeronimo de la Fuente also come into the side.

Lucio Sordoni, Rodrigo Bruni, Matias Moroni and Sebastian Cancelliere are dropped.

Argentina started their Rugby Championship campaign with a 12-41 defeat to the All Blacks in Mendoza last weekend.

Australia, meanwhile, fell to a 12-43 defeat to South Africa in Pretoria.

Argentina: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Jeronimo De La Fuente, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo.
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Hahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Lucas Paulos, 20 Rodrigo Bruni, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Nicolas Sanchez, 23 Matias Moroni.

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Date: Saturday, July 15
Venue: Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 19.45 (09.45 GMT; 06.45 Argentina time)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), James Doleman (New Zealand)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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