Joel Sclavi wants to switch between two rivals. (AP)
The Argentine rugby team The Cougarswill play at dawn this Saturday against New Zealand, the All blackby the fourth date of Rugby Championshipafter beating him for the first time in his road history and for the second time in total a week ago for 25-18, in Christchurch.
The match will take place at Waikato Stadium in the city of Hamilton from 4:05 am (Argentina time), with ESPN and Star + broadcast on television.
Argentina and Australia lead the rugby league table with 9 points, followed by New Zealand with 5 and South Africa with 4.
The Pumas have defeated the All Blacks for the first time as visitors, which also means they have also achieved two consecutive wins for the first time in the tournament, which they have participated in since 2012,
The coach of the Argentine national team, the Australian Michele Sheikahe defined the team with four changes compared to the team that had beaten the New Zealanders last Saturday, two in the forwards and two in the full-backs.
New Zealand will need to improve their level of play and be stronger and more effective as a second consecutive defeat to Los Pumas could mean the end of manager Ian Foster’s cycle. The team will be the same as last Saturday.
Formations
New Zeland: Jodie Barrett; Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, David Havili and Caleb Clarke; Richie Mo’unga and Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane and Shannon Frizell; Scott Barrett and Sam Whitelock; Tyrel Lomax, Samisoni Taukei’aho and Ethan de Groot. Coach: Ian Foster.
Argentina: Juan Cruz Mallia; Santiago Cordero, Matías Moroni, Matías Orlando and Emiliano Boffelli; Santiago Carreras and Tomás Cubelli, Pablo Matera, Marcos Kremer and Santiago Grondona, Tomás Lavanini and Guido Petti, Joel Sclavi, Julián Montoya (captain) and Thomas Gallo, coach Michael Cheika.
Referee: Nick Berry (Australia).
Assistants: Nika Amashukeli (Geoegia) and Jorday Way (Australia).
Source: Clarin
