Argentina add winger for All Blacks in Christchurch

Argentina have added a winger to their roster. Mateo Carreras joins Los Pumas in Christchurch ahead of his country’s first of two test matches in New Zealand.

The call-up is the first for Carreras under Michael Cheika. Carreras made his test debut under Mario Ledesma in 2021. He was established on the roster at the end of the year but was not selected for Argentina’s host matches against Scotland or Australia. He played for the Argentina XV against Georgia and Portugal.

Carreras joins four other back-three players. He can play fullback, though he is selected as a winger. The same applies to Emiliano Boffelli and Santiago Cordero. Bautista Delguy is also on the roster while Juan Cruz Mallía is the one player officially selected as a fullback.

 

2022 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ARGENTINA ROSTER – NEW ZEALAND TOUR

LOOSE HEAD
Thomas Gallo (Benetton, IT)
Mayco Vivas (Jaguares XV)

HOOKER
Julián Montoya (Leicester Tigers, UK)
Ignacio Ruiz (Jaguares XV)
Santiago Socino (Gloucester, UK)

TIGHT HEAD
Eduardo Bello (Saracens, UK)
Santiago Medrano (Worcester Warriors, UK)
Joel Sclavi (La Rochelle, FR)

SECOND-ROW
Matías Alemanno (Gloucester, UK)
Tomás Lavanini (Clermont, FR)
Guido Petti (Bordeaux, FR)

BACK-ROW
Rodrigo Bruni (Brive, FR)
Juan Martín González (London Irish, UK)
Santiago Grondona (Exeter Chiefs, UK)
Facundo Isa (Toulon, FR)
Marcos Kremer (Stade Français, FR)
Pablo Matera (Crusaders, NZ)
Joaquín Oviedo (Perpignan, FR)

SCRUM-HALF
Lautaro Bázan Vélez (Rovigo, IT)
Gonzalo Bertranou (Dragons, UK)
Tomás Cubelli (Biarritz, FR)

FLY HALF
Tomás Albornoz (Benetton, IT)
Santiago Carreras (Gloucester, UK)
Benjamín Urdapilleta (Castres, FR)

CENTER
Lucio Cinti (London Irish, UK)
Lucas Mensa (Mont de Marsan, FR)
Matías Moroni (Newcastle Falcons, UK)
Matías Orlando (Newcastle Falcons, UK)

WING
Emiliano Boffelli (Edinburgh, UK)
Mateo Carreras (Newcastle Falcons, UK)
Santiago Cordero (Bordeaux, FR)
Bautista Delguy (Clermont, FR)

FULLBACK
Juan Cruz Mallía (Toulouse, FR)