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Argentina and Uruguay have named their teams to participate in a u19 Sudamérica Rugby Cup match at Charrúa Stadium in Montevideo on Wednesday. Both sides have included several players who took part in the World Rugby u20 Championship and Trophy tournaments earlier in the year.
Los Teritos have received a major boost to the side with the inclusion of Oyonnax Academy lock Manuel Leindekar. The towering lineout specialist missed out on the u20 Trophy tournament with injury. Promising hooker Yamandú Arburúas is also included as are flanker Federico Bruno and 18-year-old no8 Santiago Civetta, the latter of whom traveled to Zimbabwe despite being two years under the age limit.
The side is captained by midfielder Agustín Della Corte, first choice during the u20 tournament and considered a certainty for future international honors. Star winger Martín Fitipaldo is also one to watch having scored four tries in three matches at the World Rugby tournament in April.
Argentina will be led out by flying winger Tomás Malanos, one of eight members of the Pumitas team that defeated South Africa and finished third at the u20 Championship tournament in England. Pumas 7s international Bautista Delguy, who also appeared for the Argentina XV in the Americas Rugby Championship, is a danger man at fullback. The midfield boasts the creative talents of Teo Castiglioni.
Mobile prop Santiago Pulella head up a forward pack that contains a plus-sized second row pairing of Franco Molina and Nahuel Milán. Molina was one of the standout forwards at the tournament in June and also made his Argentina XV debut in the ARC. Loose forwards Bautista Stávile and Facundo Domínguez both traveled to England, while Federico Lavanini, 18-year-old brother of Pumas lock Tomás, awaits to throw his 127kg frame around as a reserve lock.
Kickoff is set for 1:00pm Montevideo time.
URUGUAY u19
1 Federico Velázquez 2 Yamandú Arburúas 3 Ignacio Péculo 4 Joaquín García 5 Manuel Leindekar 6 Manuel Ardao 7 Federico Bruno 8 Santiago Civetta 9 Joaquín Freitas 10 Mateo Soneira 11 Manuel Portela 12 Agustín Della Corte (capt.) 13 Marcos Pastore 14 Martín Fitipaldo 15 Juan Manuel Fernández
16 Reinaldo Piussi 17 Ezequiel Ramos 18 Jaime Coll 19 Matías Aboy 20 James McCubbin 21 Juan Garese 22 Santiago Lanza 23 Juan Martín Cattivelli
ARGENTINA u19
1 Santiago Pulella 2 Juan Cruz 3 Jeremías Tarter 4 Franco Molina 5 Nahuel Milán 6 Bautista Stávile 7 Benjamín Bonasso 8 Facundo Domínguez 9 Matías Sauze 10 Tomás Albornoz 11 Luciano González 12 Teo Castiglioni 13 Facundo Ferrario 14 Tomás Malanos (capt.) 15 Bautista Delguy
16 Matías Orlande 17 Javier Corvalán 18 Mayvo Vivas 19 Federico Lavanini 20 Santiago Ruiz 21 Manuel Nogués 22 Santiago Carreras 23 Juan Martín Molinuevo
