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Los Jaguares Head Coach Raúl Pérez has made four changes to his starting lineup for this coming Saturday’s away Super Rugby fixture. The Buenos Aires based side will face the in-form Lions in Johannesburg.
In the forwards Julián Montoya comes in for the suspended Agustín Creevy to start at hooker. He is to join Santiago García Botta and Ramiro Herrera in a formidable front row.
Continuing as the preferred starting second row combination will be Matías Alemanno and Tomás Lavanini. With it the Rugby World Cup 2015 starting lock forward, Guido Petti will again feature as a replacement.
Two changes to the back row see Tomás Lezana and Facundo Isa returning to the run-on side. Lezana replaces Javier Ortega Desio while Isa comes in for Leonardo Senatore who will not play again until the Rugby Championship.
The fourth and final alteration sees Lucas González Amorosino elevated to the starting lineup ahead of the injured Manuel Montero. González Amorosino is to be the most experienced outside back in a team to be led by scrumhalf Martín Landajo.
LOS JAGUARES
1 Santiago García Botta, 2 Julián Montoya, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 4 Matías Alemanno, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Tomás Lezana, 8 Facundo Isa, 9 Martín Landajo (capt.), 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 11 Lucas González Amorosino, 12 Juan Martín Hernández, 13 Matías Orlando, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 15 Joaquín Tuculet
Replacements:
16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19 Guido Petti, 20 Javier Ortega Desio, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Ramiro Moyano
