Michael Cheika will make his first test at the head of Los Pumas. (AFP)
The Pumas will make their first test with the debut of Australian manager Michael Cheika this afternoon in Jujuy, from 4:05 pm, when they face Scotland at the start of the international tour in July, which includes two more clashes against the British team.
The match will be played at the Gimnasia y Esgrima stadium in Jujuy, the first of a series of three that will be completed a week later at the Padre Martearena stadium in Salta and on Saturday 16 at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero.
Australian Nick Berry will be in charge of controlling the match and his assistants will be Frenchmen Pierre Brousset and Mathieu Raynal.
Michael Cheika thinks about the 2023 World Cup. (Guillermo Rodriguez Adami)
The Cougars they return to play in Argentina after almost three yearsas his last performance was against South African Springboks (13-46), on 10 August 2019, in Salta.
Cheika confirmed the team with the return of the center from Tucuman Mattia Orlandorecovered from various injuries and from the participation of Cordovan Juan Cruz Mallia in the full-back position.
In addition, the inauguration of Tucuman, Nicola Sanchez (with 93 races) will again be among the owners, relegated from the team for six games due to injuries and tactical decisions of the former coach Mario Ledesma.
The Pumas in training before the test match against France in November. Twitter photo @lospumas
Tommaso Cubelli will occupy the scrum-half position; Santiago Cordero and Rosario Emiliano Boffelli it will be there wings Y Orlando and Jeronimo De la Fuente the centers.
Among the forwards there will be the eighth Paolo Materarecently crowned champion with the New Zealand Crusaders along with the third lines Marcos Kremer and Juan Martin Gonzalez.
On the second line it will be Matias Alemanno and Guido Pettiand the first row will be composed Francisco Gómez Kodela, captain Julián Montoya and Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro.
Julián Montoya during a Los Pumas training session before the test match against France. Twitter photo @lospumas
Hooker Montoya, England champion Leicester Tiger after beating the Saracens in the English Premiership final, was honored by his teammates as a team figure.
Santiago Carreras will be among the relays in the absence of the injured Benjamín Urdapilleta, the hooker and former Los Pumas captain returns Augustine Creevy (18 goals in the English season at London Irish) and Mar del Plata prop Joel Sclavi, who could make his debut with Los Pumas.
Scotland, led by the manager Gregor Townsendwill see the return of Duhanvan der Merwe, disqualified from Scotland’s last two games in the traditional Six Nations tournament.
Matera, in the defeat against Australia, in September 2021. (EFE)
Among the forwards stand out the second rows Jonny Gray and Grant Gilchrist and a very effective third row in the fixed formations composed of Magnus Bradbury, Luke Crosbie and Matt Fagerson.
In the three quarters, scrum-half Ali Price and winger Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe stand out.
On the bench will be Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, Javan Sebastian, Sam Skinner, Rory Darge, Ben White, Ross Thompson and Sione Tuipulotu.
Nicolás Sánchez returns to the team. (AFP)
The Scottish team defeated the pair from Chile last Saturday at the start of their international tour in America by 45 to 5.
The selected of Thistle visit Argentina for the fourth time in the last three decades, with a balance of six games with three wins per team
The teams of Argentina and Scotland met 18 times with nine wins each.
The Pumas, under the orders of Mario Ledesma, closed the 2021 international season with a negative balance of eight defeats, three wins and one draw, and will have to close a negative streak of five games without being able to beat the English.
Mario Ledesma and Michael Cheika.
The last match between Argentina and Scotland was played in 2018, in Edinburgh, with the local team winning 14-9.
Scotland occupy seventh place in the official World Rugby standings, outpacing the Los Pumas by one place.
Formations
Argentina: Juan Cruz Mallía: Santiago Cordero, Matías Orlando, Jerónimo de la Fuente and Emiliano Boffelli; Nicolás Sánchez and Tomás Cubelli; Pablo Matera, Marcos Kremer and Juan Martín González; Matías Alemanno and Guido Petti; Francisco Gómez Kodela, Julián Montoya (captain) and Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Coach: Michael Cheika.
Scotland: Rory Hutchison; Darcy Graham, Mark Bennett, Sam Johnson and Duhan van der Merwe; Blair Kinghorn and Ali Price; Matt Fagerson, Luke Crosbie and Magnus Bradbury; Jonny Gray and Grant Gilchrist (captain); Zander Fagerson, George Turner and Pierre Schoeman. Coach: Gregor Townsend.
Referee: Nick Berry (Australia), assisted by Pierre Brousset (France) and Mathieu Raynal (France).
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa).
Stadium: Jujuy gymnastics and fencing.
Time: 16:05.
TV: ESPN.
Source: Clarin
