Hourcade names 31-man Squad for Final Home Test

Los Pumas Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has confirmed a 31-man squad for Argentina’s final assignment before confirming the World Cup squad, a test match against South Africa in Buenos Aires next Saturday.

Included are the 26 players who traveled to Durban for the historic win. Joining them are Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, Nicolás Sánchez, Santiago Cordero, Javier Ortega Desio, Matías Moroni and Facundo Isa. Center Jerónimo de la Fuente, however, is not involved due to having suffered a minor injury.

Los Pumas’ Medic Dr. Guillermo Botto confirmed that three players are carrying injuries from the Durban test match.

• Jerónimo de la Fuente: chest
• Marcos Ayerza: muscular fatigue in left leg
• Tomás Lavanini: muscular fatigue in left hamstring

FORWARDS
Marcos Ayerza (Leicester), Matías Díaz (UAR), Lucas Noguera Paz (UAR), Juan Pablo Orlandi (Newcastle), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (UAR), Agustín Creevy (capt., UAR), Julián Montoya (UAR), Matías Alemanno (UAR), Tomás Lavanini (UAR), Guido Petti (UAR), Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Toulon), Facundo Isa (UAR), Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Lyon), Tomás Lezana (UAR), Benjamín Macome (Bayonne), Pablo Matera (UAR), Javier Ortega Desio (UAR), Leonardo Senatore (Worcester)

BACKS
Tomás Cubelli (UAR), Martín Landajo (UAR), Juan Martín Hernández (Toulon), Nicolás Sanchez (UAR), Marcelo Bosch (Saracens), Santiago González Iglesias (UAR), Matías Moroni (UAR), Juan Pablo Socino (Newcastle), Horacio Agulla (Bath), Lucas González Amorosino (Cardiff Blues), Juan Imhoff (Racing), Santiago Cordero (UAR), Joaquín Tuculet (UAR)