Five Added to Argentina XV Roster to prepare for Chile

Five players have been added to the Argentina XV roster. Argentina’s Senior Men’s next-of-XV will face Chile at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca on Saturday, September 14. The match is the second of a two-match mini South American Tour. The Argentina XV opened with a 64-26 victory over Brazil in Jacareí on Sunday.

Head Coach Esteban Meneses and the players are preparing at Casa Pumas in Buenos Aires. Meneses has added Juan Bautista Baronio, Simón Benítez Cruz, Aitor Bildosola, Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel, and Timoteo Silva.

Baronio replaces Dogos teammate Julián Hernández who was injured early against Brazil. Young fullback Mateo Soler has been elevated to now be the vice-captain. He is deputy to flanker Manuel Bernstein.

 

ARGENTINA – FORWARDS

LOOSE HEAD PROP  
Matías Medrano (Pampas)
Guillermo Durán (Jockey de Córdoba)

HOOKER
Juan Greising Revol (Pumitas)
Leonel Oviedo (Peñarol, UY)
Boris Wenger (Dogos)

TIGHT HEAD PROP  
Javier Coronel (Pampas)
Tomás Rapetti (Pumitas)
Francisco Moreno (Cobras, BR)

SECOND-ROW
Luciano Asevedo (Pumitas)
Franco Carrera (Cobra, BR)
Lautaro Simes (Dogos)
Marcelo Toledo (Pampas)

FLANKER
Manuel Bernstein (Pampas)
Aitor Bildosola (Dogos)
Facundo Cardozo (Dogos)
Valentino Freiria (Mariano Moreno)
Facundo García Hamilton (Dogos)
Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel (Yacare, PY)

N8
Joaquín Moro (Pampas)

ARGENTINA XV – BACKS

SCRUM-HALF
Simón Benítez Cruz (Pampas)
Ignacio Inchauspe (Pampas)
Agustín Moyano (Dogos)

FLY HALF
Juan Bautista Baronio (Dogos)
Santino di Lucca (Pumitas)

CENTER
Juan Pablo Castro (Pampas)
Leonardo Gea Salim (Dogos)
Bruno Heit (Pampas)
Faustino Sánchez Valarolo (Pumitas)

WING
Ernesto Giudice (Dogos)
Santiago Pernas (Pampas)
Timoteo Silva (Pumitas)
Jerónimo Ulloa (Pampas)

FULLBACK
Marcos Eliçagaray (Pampas)
Mateo Soler (Dogos)