Pumas suffer pivotal blow
Argentina have been dealt a major blow with flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez ruled out of Saturday's Rugby Championship match against South Africa with a torn leg muscle.
Hernandez had initially been named in the starting line-up for the weekend’s historic clash in Mendoza, but was forced to withdraw from the side after he suffered an injury near the end of an intense training session in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.
Argentina coach Santiago Phelan will announce Hernandez’s replacement after Thursday's training session in Mendoza.
Argentina – revised: 15 Martin Rodriguez, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Santiago Fernandez, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 AN Other, 9 Nicolas Vergallo, 8 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 7 Alvaro Galindo, 6 Julio Farias Cabello, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guinazu, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements – from: Marcos Ayerza, Martin Bustos Moyano, Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, Juan Imhoff, Martin Landajo, Tomas Leonardi, Juan Pablo Orlandi, Bruno Postiglioni, Nicolas Sanchez, Leonardo Senatore, Tomas Vallejos.
Date: Saturday, August 25
Venue: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Kick-off: 16.10 (19.10 GMT; 21.10 SA time)
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), John Lacey (Ireland)
TMO: Argentinian appointment
