Los Pumas change seven for Bok rematch

Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi has rung the changes for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks at Twickenham.

Up front, Guido Petti replaces Franco Molina in the second row, while Pedro Rubiolo comes in for Lucas Paulos.

Santiago Grondona starts at No 8, shifting Joaquín Oviedo to the bench.

There’s also a reshuffle in the backline.

Simón Benítez Cruz gets the nod at scrumhalf in place of the injured Gonzalo García, with Gerónimo Prisciantelli named at flyhalf.

Santiago Carreras shifts to fullback, Juan Cruz Mallía moves to the left wing, and Justo Piccardo takes over at outside centre from Lucio Cinti.

Bautista Delguy returns on the right wing, with Rodrigo Isgró dropping to the bench.

BONGI: Boks have a job to do

Hooker Julián Montoya will lead Los Pumas for the 52nd time, surpassing Agustín Creevy’s record of 51 Tests as captain.

The Pumas face the daunting challenge of beating the world champions a week after suffering a heavy 67-30 defeat in Durban.

ARGENTINA – 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Justo Piccardo, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Juan Cruz Mallía, 10 Gerónimo Prisciantelli, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 8 Santiago Grondona, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Pedro Rubiolo, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julián Montoya (c), 1 Mayco Vivas.
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Juan González, 21 Joaquín Oviedo, 22 Agustín Moyano, 23 Rodrigo Isgró.

Weekend teams

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