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Julian Montoya to bring up century as Pumas change 4 for Australia
By Josh Raisey
Argentina captain Julian Montoya is set to win his 100th cap on Saturday in Santa Fe against Australia in round four of the Rugby Championship.
Following an agonising 20-19 loss to the Wallabies in La Plata last week, Felipe Contepomi has made four changes to his starting XV for the rematch.
The second-row unit has been replaced for the Pumas, with Guido Petti and Tomas Lavanini both set to start having been on the bench last week. While the Pumas have stuck with a 6-2 split on the bench, Harlequins-bound lock Franco Molina is the only member of the engine room that started last week to make the bench this week, with Pedro Rubiolo injured.
Talismanic flyhalf Santiago Carreras has found himself demoted to the bench on this occasion, with Tomas Albornoz starting instead. The final change to the squad sees Bautista Delguy start on the right wing in Santiago Cordero's place.
After long-serving veteran Agustin Creevy retired following last week's match, Ignacio Ruiz is the replacement hooker for this contest.
Argentina XV
1. GALLO, Thomas (29 caps)
2. MONTOYA, Julián (99 caps) captain
3. SCLAVI, Joel (21 caps)
4. PETTI, Guido (83 caps)
5. LAVANINI, Tomás (89 caps)
6. MATERA, Pablo (104 caps) vice-captain
7. KREMER, Marcos (70 caps)
8. GONZÁLEZ, Juan Martín (34 caps)
9. BERTRANOU, Gonzalo (63 caps)
10. ALBORNOZ, Tomás (11 caps)
11. CARRERAS, Mateo (23 caps)
12. CHOCOBARES, Santiago (24 caps)
13. CINTI, Lucio (26 caps)
14. DELGUY, Bautista (28 caps)
15. MALLÍA, Juan Cruz (36 caps) vice-captain
Replacements
16. RUIZ, Ignacio (12 caps)
17. VIVAS, Mayco (27 caps)
18. BELLO, Eduardo (26 caps)
19. MOLINA, Franco (6 caps)
20. OVIEDO, Joaquín (7 caps)
21. GRONDONA, Santiago (16 caps)
22. GARCÍA, Gonzalo (5 caps)
23. CARRERAS, Santiago (48 caps)
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Agreed for the most part. And perhaps Dmac needed a period were he is the 'Hobson's choice' too.
Yes and no, they main concern I had from the situation is Razor didn't really explain why they had developed differing opinions, had he? I've seen too many things happen in life to jump the gun. Fall all we know it was a locked in choice before they found the difference last year and played out this year to see if they were recoverable. I can certainly see where it would be a valid criticism to suggest he spent too much time reviewing his players tripping overseas and not enough work with his team at that time. But things like Tony Brown not even being contacted in the lead up to the naming of the squad are endemic in the union, and for much just as much blame should be laid on someone like Wayne Smith. Some like Mitch would have been aval at the same time too I'd think.
Ultimately I see MacDs time at the Blues much as I saw Ian Fosters time at the Chiefs. Heavily overshadowed by their successors but you could find something good in there if you wanted. Same here. This will play out.
Go to commentsI don't think it will be anywhere near that bad. There is nothing in all of Super Rugby which would suggest a beating this bad.
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