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Argentina have called-up Joaquín Oviedo to the Rugby World Cup roster. The Perpignan flanker replaces Santiago Grondona who has been force out of the tournament through injury. Oviedo is yet to play for Los Pumas under Michael Cheika but has been busy with the Argentina XV.
The 22-year-old will have the opportunity of representing his country on the biggest stage of them all. Oviedo has joined the roster in Portugal. The team is now in to the final stages of preparations before traveling to the official team base in France.
Oviedo made his test debut for Argentina against Australia in 2021. He did so in the Rugby Championship in Townsville. Mateo Carreras and Rodrigo Martínez also both debuted in that match. Carreras is also on the roster for the World Cup.
Oviedo played for the Argentina XV in 2022 against Georgia and Portugal and in 2023 against Namibia and Chile. He was a part of a winning team on all four occasions.
The 22-year-old is a product of Córdoba Athletic. He went through the Argentine High Performance system, playing for Los Pumitas. He then became a professional player for Los Jaguares in the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) in 2021 and joined Perpignan latter that year following his test debut.
Oviedo will be one of seven back-rowers on the World Cup roster. The others are Rodrigo Bruni (Bayonne, FR ), Juan Martín González (Saracens, UK), Facundo Isa (Toulon, FR), Marcos Kremer (Clermont, FR), Pablo Matera (Honda Heat), and Pedro Rubiolo (Newcastle Falcons, UK)
