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Argentina XV named for Nations Cup decider

Argentina XV coaches Felipe Contepomi and Ricardo Le Fort have named their starting team for Sunday’s World Rugby Nations Cup deciding fixture in Bucharest, Romania. The South Americans will take-on Romania at ther Stadionul Arc de Triumf with the match scheduled for a 2pm kick-off.

With both teams coming off wins over Namibia and Spain Sunday’s match will see one team completing a the tournament with three wins from as many matches. Contepomi and Le Fort have opted for a similar side to that which faced Namibia. Fourteen of fifteen starting players are the same. Martín Chiappesoni will play back-row in place of Aníbal Panceyra Garrido who moved to the second-row replacing Franco Baldoni.

Argentina XV
1 Roberto Tejerizo, 2 Facundo Bosch, 3 Guido Randisi, 4 Gerónimo Albertario, 5 Aníbal Panceyra Garrido, 6 Lucas Maguire, 7 Gonzalo Paulín, 8 Martín Chiappesoni, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou (Captain), 10 Juan León Novillo, 14 Franco Cuaranta, 12 Joaquín Paz, 13 Juan Cappiello, 14 Augusto López, 15 Tomás Carrió

Coaches: Felipe Contepomi and Ricardo Le Fort

About Paul Tait

CO-FOUNDER / EDITOR / SOUTH AMERICA ... has been covering the sport since 2007. Author on web and in print. Published original works in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Ele fala português / Él habla español.

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