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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. As a Saffa I have much respect for the ABs. I also have to say given any option I would ONLY prefer to lose to ABs. To lose to England is probably the most embarrassing think to happen to either of us.
There was a time when both of us lost to England and we both hated it. Thankfully those days are behind us. Kudos to you guys, kudos to ABs. But dear old BS seems to hate us Boks. No idea why.
Go to commentsI got the sense that holding him to it was kickback from SB and the rfu smarting at being jilted quite so soon, so unexpectedly and so publicly.
Seem to remember that they spoke to Gustard before appointing Joe and you really have to think he would have come in at a higher level?
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