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Cheika axes 4 Pumas after All Blacks mauling

By Rugby365
A scuffle breaks out involving Dane Coles, Ardie Savea and Dalton Papali'i of the New Zealand All Blacks during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Argentina Pumas at FMG Stadium Waikato on September 03, 2022 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has revealed his team to face Australia in Round Two of the Rugby Championship in Sydney on Saturday.

The former Wallaby coach wielded the axe with four changes to his starting team, promoting former Sevens player Rodrigo Isgro for a debut on the wing.

Lucio Sordoni, Rodrigo Bruni, Matias Moroni and Sebastian Cancelliere are dropped.

Prop Francisco Gomez Kodela, flank Santiago Grondona and centre Jeronimo de la Fuente also come into the side.

Argentina started their Rugby Championship campaign with a 12-41 defeat to the All Blacks in Mendoza last weekend.

Australia, meanwhile, fell to a 12-43 defeat to South Africa in Pretoria.

Argentina: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Jeronimo De La Fuente, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo.

Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Hahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Lucas Paulos, 20 Rodrigo Bruni, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Nicolas Sanchez, 23 Matias Moroni.

Date: Saturday, July 15

Venue: Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney

Kick-off: 19.45 (09.45 GMT; 06.45 Argentina time)

Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), James Doleman (New Zealand)

TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)