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A special Super Rugby Americas Monday fixture sees an Argentine derby. Los Dogos play host to Los Tarucas in the first ever league contest between professional teams from Córdoba and Tucumán. Both teams have struggled to find their rhythm thus far. The defending champions sit in 4th position while the newcomers are one spot ahead of the basement side, Os Cobras.
SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS 2025 –  DOGOS RESULTS |
SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS 2025 –  TARUCAS RESULTS |
| STARTING LINE-UP CHANGES – DOGOS |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Boris Wenger | Nicolás Revol |
| 12 | Faustino Sánchez Valarolo | Felipe Mallía |
| STARTING LINE-UP CHANGES – TARUCAS |
|
IN | OUT |
| 2 | Tomás Bartolini | Juan Manuel Vivas |
| 3 | Francisco Moreno | Rodrigo Navarro |
| 8 | Santiago Aguilar | Thiago Sbrocco |
| 9 | Simón Benítez Cruz | Estanislao Pregot |
| 12 | Tomás Medina | Mariano García Ascarate |
| 15 | Juan Manuel Molinuevo | Stefano Ferro |
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
– (1 capped by Argentina) – Pedro Delgado
| NOTES |
- The teams faced-off in two warm-up matches in February. Los Dogos won both.
- Los Dogos won their previous match. It was their first win of SRA 2025.
- Los Tarucas won their opening match of the season but are now on a three match losing-streak.
- Agustín Moyano has five tries thus far in SRA 2025. He and Los Tarucas’ hooker Juan Manuel Vivas are tied for top try scorer in the league this season. Vivas has been a lineout to maul specialist.
- Vivas is one of two players with two yellow cards this season. The other is Peñarol flanker Lucas Bianchi.
- Tomás Bartolini starts in placed of Vivas and leads the team. Stefano Ferro, who was captain against Selknam, has been replaced by Juan Manuel Molinuevo.
- Juan Bautista Baronio has 13 conversions for the season. He kicked 8/8 against Os Cobras and scored a try.
- Argentina’s scrum-half situation means the battle between Agustín Moyano and Simón Benítez Cruz is one to follow closely.
- Another key clash in the backs comes at inside center with notable youth going head-to-head in the form of Faustino Sánchez Valarolo and Tomás Medina.
| PREDICTION |
Both teams have combative forward packs with the scrum and maul set to be hard fought areas. There is plenty of dangerous runners in both backlines to look forward to. The early season heat is not expected to be present in Córdoba on Monday. The arrival of rain and lower temperatures will make for more comfortable conditions for the players. Los Dogos are favorites to win in Córdoba.
| LINEUPS |
DOGOS
1 Boris Wenger, 2 Leonel Oviedo, 3 Pedro Delgado, 4 Lautaro Simes, 5 Federico Albrisi, 6 Aitor Bildosola, 7 Valentín Cabral (capt.), 8 Genaro Fissore, 9 Agustín Moyano, 10 Juan Bautista Baronio, 11 Franco Rossetto, 12 Faustino Sánchez Valarolo, 13 Agustín Segura, 14 Mateo Soler, 15 Mateo Sánchez
Replacements: 16 Conrado Iglesias, 17 Nicolás Revol, 18 Octavio Filippa, 19 Lorenzo Colidio, 20 Ignacio Gandini, 21 Juan Lovell, 22 Julián Hernández, 23 Leonardo Gea Salim
1 Benjamín Garrido, 2 Tomás Bartolini (capt.), 3 Francisco Moreno, 4 Mariano Perondi, 5 Álvaro García, 6 Facundo Cardozo, 7 Agustín Sarelli, 8 Santiago Aguilar, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz, 10 Nicolás Roger, 11 Tomás Vanni, 12 Tomás Medina, 13 Bautista Estofán, 14 Martiniano Arrieta, 15 Juan Manuel Molinuevo
Replacements: 16 Juan Manuel Vivas Estrella, 17 Julián Martín, 18 Rodrigo Navarro, 19 Luciano Asevedo, 20 Miguel Mukdise, 21 Estanislao Pregot, 22 Thiago Sbrocco, 23 Stefano Ferro
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Monday, March 24
Venue: Córdoba Athletic, Córdoba (AR)
Kickoff: 4pm (AR)
Weather Forecast: Rain, 16°C; Wind 12 km/h
Broadcasts: ESPN; Disney +
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Damián Schneider (AR)
Assistants: Federico Longobardi (AR), Tomás Ninci (AR)
TMO: Santiago Corbalán (AR)
| PRIOR SRA RESULTS |
The teams have never met before in SRA.
