Despite beating Australia a fortnight ago, Argentina have made five changes to their starting line-up to play the Springboks in the last game of the Rugby Championship in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Argentina head coach Michael Cheika during a training session at Wits University this week. He has made five changes to his starting team to play the Springboks.Despite beating Australia a fortnight ago, Argentina have made five changes to their starting line-up to play the Springboks in the last game of the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Experienced fullback Emiliano Boffelli drops out with Juan Cruz Mallia replacing him, but that loss of caps in the back three is offset by the return on the left wing of Juan Imhoff at the expense of Rodrigo Isgro, while Mateo Carreras is required to switch wings. Cheika's changes may seem a little extreme, given the team's success in Sydney, but the coach needs to provide wider playing opportunity before he settles on his Rugby World Cup selections.
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