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The long and arduous Pro D2 season is already in its 4th weekend of the new season. Thursday’s opening fixture between Montauban and Grenoble did not feature any Americas players, but all six matches on Friday will have at least one suited up.
Charente welcome Biarritz to Stade Chanzy with two Argentines on the roster. Lucas Caneda mans the right wing and big Joël Sclavi will cover prop from the reserves. Nevers have named RWC 2011 Pumas lock Tomás Vallejos among their replacements in the match against Massy Essonne as the two promoted clubs do battle.
Two Argentine front rowers are in the match day squad for Stade Montois when they host Vannes. Carlos Muzzio starts at loosehead and Jerónimo Negrotto will come on at tighthead in the second half. A third, hooker Santiago Iglesias Valdez, is poised to make his French rugby debut from the bench for Béziers against Aurillac.
Sebastián Poet wears the No 10 shirt for Colomiers with Agustín Costa Repetto reserve hooker for traveling Colomiers. Home side Narbonne will roll out US Eagles heavyweight David Tameilau at his favored eightman position.
At Bayonne it’s Chilean lock Pablo Huete who starts along with Argentine international fullback Martín Bustos Moyano. They are up against flanker Martín Chiappesoni, capped at both 7s and XVs for the Pumas, and his club Dax.
Sunday’s match sees Perpignan travel to Carcassonne. Teams have not been declared yet but Demian Panizzo could feature for the home side.
