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Contepomi tweaks Los Pumas pack for Bok showdown

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has revealed his matchday 23 to face the Springboks in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Round Five clash in Santiago del Estero.

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There are three changes to the starting XV that thrashed Australia 67-27 in Santa Fe in Round Four.

Those changes are in the forward pack.

There is a new second row combination with Pedro Rubiolo and Franco Molina replacing Tomas Lavanini and Guido Petti.

The other change is in the back row where Joaquin Oviedo comes in for Juan Martin Gonzalez.

If he comes off the bench, Santiago Carreras will play for his 50th cap with Los Pumas.

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Meanwhile, Pedro Delgado is included on the bench and could make his debut in a Los Pumas shirt.

The Springboks will win the Rugby Championship title with a victory on Saturday.

Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Pedro Rubiolo, 4 Franco Molina, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo.
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Ignacio Calles, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Gonzalo Garcia, 22 Santiago Carreras, 23 Matias Moroni.

Date: Saturday, September 21
Venue: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
Kick-off: 18.00 (23.00 SAST; 21.00 GMT)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referees: Matt Carley (England), Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)

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