Argentina unveil Rugby Champs squad
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma has included six uncapped players in his extended squad ahead of Rugby Championship.
Ledesma took over in June after Daniel Hourcade's decision to step down after Los Pumas won just two of their last 17 games.
The new coach is clearly keen to add new faces to the system having named uncapped players Marco Ciccioli, Diego Fortuny, Lucas Favre, Mayco Vivas, Franco Molina and Santiago Grondon in the 36-man squad.
The extended squad are training in Buenos Aires before they open their Rugby Championship campaign against South Africa in Durban on August 18.
The side, which includes Agustin Creevy, Pablo Matera, Nicolas Sanchez and Emiliano Boffelli, will be eager not to emulate last season's Rugby Championship campaign where they failed to record a win in six matches.
Argentina Squad:
Forwards: Matias Alemanno, Rodrigo Bruni, Marco Ciccioli, Agustin Creevy, Lucas Favre, Diego Fortuny, Santiago Garcia Botta, Santiago Grondona, Marcos Kremer, Ignacio Larrague, Tomas Lavanini, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Pablo Matera, Vivas Mayco, Santiago Medrano, Franco Molina, Julian Montoya, Javier Ortega Desio, Guido Petti, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Juan Zeiss
Backs: Gonzalo Bertranou, Emiliano Boffelli, Sebastian Cancelliere, Tomas Cubelli, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Bautista Delguy, Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, Bautista Ezcurra, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Martin Landajo, Juan Cruz Mallia, Matias Moroni, Ramiro Moyano, Matias Orlando, Nicolas Sanchez