Rugby Championship: Los Pumas TRAIN to face Australia

Coach Michael Cheika confirmed the starting fifteen, which includes four changes from the loss to New Zealand.

The coach of the Argentine rugby team, Michael Chekaconfirmed the formation with four changes for the next match on Saturday against his pair of Australiafor the second date of the contest rugby championship.

The match will be played at Saturday 15 from 6.45 (Argentine time) at the Comm Bank Stadium in the city of Sydney and will be led by referee Jaco Peyper of South Africa.

On the same day, the All Blacks host world champions South Africa at 4.05 at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

The formation of Los Pumas against New Zealand

Pumas will play against Australia with Emiliano Boffelli; Rodrigo Isgró, Lucio Cinti, Jerónimo de la Fuente and Mateo Carreras; Santiago Carreras and Gonzalo Bertranou; Juan Martin González, Santiago Grondona and Pablo Matera; Tomás Lavanini and Matías Alemanno; Francisco Gómez Kodela, Julián Montoya (captain) and Thomas Gallo. The substitute bench will consist of: Agustín Creevy, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Eduardo Bello, Lucas Paulos, Rodrigo Bruni, Lautaro Bazán Vélez, Nicolás Sánchez, Matías Moroni.

The most outstanding novelty is the entry of wing Rodrigo Isgro from Mendoza, member of the Los Pumas 7s team, who will make his debut for Sebastián Cancelliere. For their part, other changes in the forwards are the income of the pillar Francisco Gómez Kodela instead of Lucio Sordoni, the third line Santiago Grondona of Rodrigo Bruni. Meanwhile, Jerónimo De la Fuente will replace Matías Moroni.

Last Saturday, The Pumas decisively lost their debut against the New Zealand All Blacks 41-12, a match played at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium, in the city of Mendoza. Previously, the chosen one South Africa, the defending world champions, soundly defeated Australia 43-12match played in the city of Pretoria, at the start of the Rugby Championship.

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