Los Pumas: Cheika has called up 34 players to close the rugby championship against South Africa

Faced with the latest commitments of the Rugby Championshipthe coach of the Argentine national team, Michele Sheikakept his rotation method and gave rest to some players who took part in the tour a New Zeland and resumed working with others who were not part of the team he faced the All black.

The first of the matches against South Africa will be played Saturday 17 September at 4:10 pm at the Vélez stadium, while a week later the game will be reissued in the city of Durban. For that second match, the squad list could be narrowed down.

Los Pumas moved up one spot on the World Rugby table on Monday, benefiting from Australia’s 24-18 defeat to South Africa in the fourth round of the rugby championship. Argentina moved from seventh to sixth place.

All Cheika changes

Augustine Creevy, Girolamo della Sorgente, John Imhoff Y Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro they will return after their absence in New Zealand. Due to various injuries Francisco Gomez Kodela Y Nicola Sanchez they did not come back on this call. Those who were against the All Blacks, but won’t be against South Africa, are: Facundo Isa, Matteo Carreras, Luca Mensa, Santiago Sociono Y Mayco alive.

Among the novelties in the citations the scrum half of Salta Elisha Morales and the second or third line Pietro Rubiolowho arrive as “guests”, with the aim of being able to accompany their development as players.

Morales was already part of the Cheika delegations in Santiago del Estero (the third of the test matches against Scotland), as well as Mendoza and San Juan, for the first and second dates of the Championship against Australia. For Rubiolo, who He was a Jaguares XV player and sub-captain of Los Pumitas, is his first call.

The Los Pumas squad will consist of the following players: Tomás Albornoz, Matías Alemanno, Lautaro Bazán Vélez, Eduardo Bello, Gonzalo Bertranou, Emiliano Boffelli, Rodrigo Bruni, Santiago Carreras, Lucio Cinti, Santiago Cordero, Agustín Creevy, Tomás Cubelli, Jerónimo de la Fuente, Bautista Delguy and Thomas Gallo.

The payroll is completed by: Juan Martín González, Santiago Grondona, Juan Imhoff, Marcos Kremer, Tomás Lavanini, Juan Cruz Mallía, Pablo Matera, Santiago Medrano, Julián Montoya (captain), Matías Moroni, Matías Orlando, Joaquín Oviedo, Guido Petti, Ignacio Ruiz, Joel Sclavi, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro and Benjamín Urdapilleta.

In his four championship races, The Pumas defeated Australia (25-17) and New Zealand (25-18)and also lost to Wallabies (26-41) and All Blacks (3-53).

New Zealand leads the positions with 10 points and with 9 South Africa (+12), Australia (-24) and Argentina (-27).