PARIS (Reuters) – Argentina have made one change to their starting lineup for Friday’s test against France in Paris, bringing in Gonzalo Garcia at scrumhalf to replace Gonzalo Bertranou, coach Felipe Contepomi announced on Wednesday.
Argentina are playing the last of their three-match November international schedule and after a narrow 22-19 loss to Ireland in Dublin last Friday, the coach did not see much need for change.
Bertranou drops out of the matchday 23, with Lautaro Bazan Velez on the substitute bench as back-up scrumhalf.
Left wing Mateo Carreras and flanker Marcos Kremer, who both returned to the squad on Monday, were also named among the replacements.
Kremer hobbled off in the second half of Argentina’s 29-28 home victory over South Africa in September and has missed the last three internationals with a knee injury.
The 24-year-old Carreras sat out the comprehensive 50-18 win over Italy in Udine on Nov. 9 and last Friday’s test in Dublin because he stayed at home for the birth of his first child.
Team: 15-Juan Cruz Mallia, 14-Rodrigo Isgro, 13-Lucio Cinti, 12-Matias Moroni, 11-Bautista Delguy, 10-Tomas Albornoz, 9-Gonzalo Garcia, 8-Joaquin Oviedo, 7-Juan Martin Gonzalez, 6-Pablo Matera, 5-Pedro Rubiolo, 4-Guido Petti, 3-Joel Sclavi, 2-Julian Montoya (capt.), 1-Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16-Ignacio Ruiz, 17-Ignacio Calles, 18-Francisco Gomez Kodela, 19-Franco Molina, 20-Marcos Kremer, 21-Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22-Santiago Carreras, 23-Mateo Carreras.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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