Los Pumas reveal three changes for Wallaby clash
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has made three changes to his starting XV for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Round Four clash in Sydney.
Contepomi has shifted some significant firepower to the bench unit after his Pumas surrendered a 21-7 lead last weekend in Townsville.
For this weekend’s rematch, Pablo Matera has been named in the No.20 jersey, joining a bench unit with a total of just 53 Test caps, excluding the vice-captain’s 115.
Joaquin Oviedo steps into Matera’s vacated No.8 jersey, continuing a rotating door selection policy among the superbly talented loose forward options.
Similarly, in the locks, Guido Petti is promoted to the starting XV, switching places with Franco Molina.
In the backline, Bautista Delguy has dropped out of the matchday 23 and is replaced by Rodrigo Isgró.
Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallía, 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo García, 8 Joaquín Oviedo, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Martín González, 5 Pedro Rubiolo, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julián Montoya (captain), 1 Mayco Vivas.
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Agustín Moyano, 22 Justo Piccardo, 23 Ignacio Mendy.
Date: Saturday, September 13
Venue: Sydney Football Ground, Sydney
Kick-off: 14.00 (04.00 GMT; 01.00 ART)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Additional source: Ned Lester, @RugbyPass