Spain pick for South America
Spain have chosen their squad for their two-Test tour of South America, starting next week.
The Spanish Lions will play Chile’s Condors in Santiago on 15 August, the Feast of the Assumption, and then Uruguay’s Teros in Montevido on 18 August.
Coach Ger Glynn will then bring his men home for their European Nations Cup Campaign with the aim of staying in Division 1.
Glynn has brought in seven players who did not play for Spain last season. He has brought back flank Rafael Camacho and lock Caesar Bernasconi back and has chosen seven new caps for the tour – prop Igor Alberro, centre Raul Turrion, fullback Julien Tortoulou, who plays in France for Colomiers, flank Mathieu Gratton who plays in France for Graulhet, scrumhalf Mathieu Lopez who plays in France for Mont-de-Marsan,
Flyhalf and goal-kicker Esteban Roque retired from international rugby after Spain’s match with the Barbarians in May.
Spain have played Chile twice before and on each occasions the Condors have won. The last time was in 2000 in Santiago when Chile won 20-18. Spain have played Uruguay five times. Uruguay have won three times, Spain twice. In 2001 Spain beat Uruguay 16-14 in Montevideo, the last time the two teams met.
Before the European Nations Cup resumes, Spain will play England Amateurs, Belgium, France Amateurs and Russia.
Spanish squad: Rafael Camacho (Ines Rosales), Jose Maria Bohorquez (Ciencias Sevilla), Manuel Mazo (Ciencias Sevilla), Cesar Caballero (El Salvador), Ivan Criado (El Salvador), Jon Insausti (El Salvador), Manuel Serrano (El Salvador), Sergio Souto (El Salvador), Raul Turrion (El Salvador), Martin Ignacio Ace?a (Valladolid), Cesar Bernasconi (FC Barcelona), Oscar Ferreras (L’Hospitalet), Juan Cano (Cisneros), Manuel Olivares (Cisneros), Javier Canosa (CRC Madrid), Juan Gonzalez (CRC Madrid), David Mota (CRC Madrid), CesarSempere (CRC Madrid), Igor Alberro (Bera Bera), Pablo Feijoo (Bera Bera), Julien Tortoulou (Colomiers), Mathieu Gratton (Graulhet), Cyril Hijar ()Lavaur, Juan Rafael Alvarez (Stade Domontois), Guillermo Barcena (Stade Francais), Mathieu Lopez (Stade Montois)
