Argentine hooker Julian Montoya will lead a strong Los Pumas
outfit when they clash against the Springboks at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on
Saturday.
The visitors named their 23 for their opening Rugby Championship encounter with the South Africans this weekend, including mainstays Pablo Matera, Facundo Isa and flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez.
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Matias Orlando, Tomas Cubelli, Juan Imhoff and Santiago Cordero were but the few missing big names from the 23 that stunned the All Blacks 25-15 in their first game of the Tri-Nations Series last year, where the Boks were absent.
Argentina will look to Sanchez, who scored all their points (one converted try and six penalties) against New Zealand in that famous victory, to spark their attack and keep their scoreboard ticking.
The match kicks off 17:05.
Teams:
South Africa
15 Damian Willemse, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Aphelele Fassi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Kwagga Smith, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw (Harlequins, England), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Dan du Preez, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Morne Steyn
Argentina
15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Santiago Chocobares, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Matias Moroni, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Felipe Ezcurra, 8, Rodrigo Bruni, 7 Facundo Isa, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Marcos Kremer, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Substitutes: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Carlos Muzzio, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Tomas Lavanini, 20 Matias Alemanno, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Domingo Miotti, 23 Sebastian Cancelliere