Rugby Championship/Bledisloe Cup
ARGENTINA HAS made two changes to its side for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship match against Australia on the Gold Coast.
The alterations have been made at halfback and fullback, with Martin Landajo taking over from Nicolas Vergallo in the No 9 shirt and Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino getting the nod ahead of Martin Rodriguez in the custodian role.
The match at Skilled Park will also double as lock and vice-captain Patricio Albacete’s 50th test.
Argentina: Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, Gonzalo Camacho, Marcelo Bosch, Santiago Fernandez, Horacio Agulla, Juan Martin Hernandez, Martin Landajo; Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (c), Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Julio Faras Cabello, Patricio Albacete, Manuel Carizza, Juan Figallo, Eusebio Guinazu, Rodrigo Roncero
Reserves: Agustin Creevy, Juan Pablo Orlandi, Leonardo Senatore, Toms Leonardi, Nicolas Vergallo, Martin Rodriguez, Juan Imhoff
There are plenty of mouth-watering clashes on offer this weekend.
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