Jaguares make wholesale changes for Bulls

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Jaguares head coach Gonzalo Quesada has made a number of changes to his team to face the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday

Forwards Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Francisco Gorrissen, Tomás Lezana and Rodrigo Bruni and backs Emiliano Boffelli and Sebastián Cancelliere are the only players to retain their places in the starting XV.

In total, there are nine changes to the team that lost to the Stormers in Cape Town. Forwards Julian Montoya, Guido Petti, Marcos Kremer and Joel Sclavi are all starting for the Jaguares this week.

In the backs there is a new halfback pairing in the form of Gonzalo Bertranou and Joaquín Díaz Bonilla.

Boffelli moves from No.15 to No.11 this week and Cancelliere takes over the No.14 jersey. Matias Moroni and Jeronimo de la Fuente will form a formidable midfield combination this week.

Santiago Carreras takes over this No.15 jersey this week.

Jaguares: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente (captain), 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Rodrigo Bruni, 7 Tomas Lezana, 6 Francisco Gorrissen, 5 Marcos Kremer, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro.

Replacements: 16 Santiago Socino, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Lucas Paulos, 20 Bautista Pedemonte, 21 Domingo Miotti, 22 Juan Cruz Mallia, 23 Santiago Chocobares.

Date: Saturday, February 29

Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Kick-off: 17.05 (15.05 GMT, 12.05 Argentina time)

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Griffin Colby (South Africa)

TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)