Uncapped Felipe Arregui has joined Los Pumas in London. Argentina will face Australia in a Rugby Championship match at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
Arregui has flown in as a replacement for Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Having been named in the roster Tetaz Chaparro was subsequently declared unfit. In his place Daniel Hourcade has used Lucas Noguera Paz in practice this week.
Santiago García Botta was the back-up option to Noguera Paz in training on Monday and Tuesday. Today the team is taking a break and the official announcement will be made tomorrow. Arregui’s inclusion is to bolster the options and provide cover.
His inclusion sees five alterations from the squad that faced New Zealand last Saturday. The new integrants are Felipe Arregui, Facundo Bosch, Santiago García Botta, Marcos Kremer, and Manuel Montero. Bosch, like Arregui, is emergency cover.
Position | Player | Club | Caps |
Loosehead Prop | Felipe Arregui | Duendes | 0 |
Loosehead Prop | Santiago García Botta | Jaguares | 9 |
Loosehead Prop | Lucas Noguera Paz | Jaguares | 24 |
Hooker | Facundo Bosch | CUBA | 0 |
Hooker | Agustín Creevy | Jaguares | 54 |
Hooker | Julián Montoya | Jaguares | 24 |
Tighthead Prop | Ramiro Herrera | Jaguares | 27 |
Tighthead Prop | Enrique Pieretto | Córdoda Athletic | 8 |
Second row | Matías Alemanno | Jaguares | 26 |
Second row | Marcos Kremer | Atlético del Rosario | 2 |
Second row | Guido Petti | Jaguares | 19 |
Flanker | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | Jaguares | 72 |
Flanker | Pablo Matera | Jaguares | 30 |
Flanker | Javier Ortega Desio | Jaguares | 27 |
No8 | Facundo Isa | Jaguares | 21 |
No8 | Leonardo Senatore | Jaguares | 39 |
Scrumhalf | Tomás Cubelli | Brumbies | 53 |
Scrumhalf | Martín Landajo | Jaguares | 61 |
Flyhalf | Santiago González Iglesias | Jaguares | 26 |
Flyhalf | Nicolás Sánchez | Jaguares | 47 |
Inside Center | Gabriel Ascárate | Jaguares | 18 |
Inside Center | Jerónimo de la Fuente | Jaguares | 22 |
Outside Center | Matías Moroni | Jaguares | 14 |
Outside Center | Matías Orlando | Jaguares | 16 |
Wing | Manuel Montero | Jaguares | 26 |
Wing | Ramiro Moyano | Jaguares | 10 |
Fullback | Lucas González Amorosino | Jaguares | 52 |
Fullback | Joaquín Tuculet | Jaguares | 36 |