{"id":293543,"date":"2023-10-19T18:12:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293543"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:12:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:12:43","slug":"argentina-make-one-change-ahead-of-semi-final-against-all-blacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-union\/argentina-make-one-change-ahead-of-semi-final-against-all-blacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina make one change ahead of semi-final against All Blacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Argentina make one change to their starting XV against New Zealand as scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou returns for mammoth Rugby World Cup semi-final\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Scrum-half\u00a0Gonzalo Bertranou returns to the Pumas in place of Tomas Cubelli<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coach Michael Cheika has kept faith with the rest of the starting team and bench<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Argentina claimed a fantastic win over Wales in the quarter-final at Marseille<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Argentina have made one change to their matchday squad for the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Paris on Friday as scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou returns to the side in place of Tomas Cubelli.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Michael Cheika has kept faith with the rest of the starting team and bench that defeated Wales 29-17 in their quarter-final clash in Marseille, including another start for Santiago Carreras at fly-half.<\/p>\n<p>The side will be captained by hooker Julian Montoya having won their last four games in a row since an opening defeat by England, a feat they have not achieved since the 2015 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He makes up a front row that also includes props Thomas Gallo, who has beaten more defenders than any other forward in this year&#8217;s tournament, and Francisco Gomez Kodela.<\/p>\n<p>Guido Petti and Tomas Lavanini are the lock pairing, while the powerful back row contains number eight Facundo Isa, earning a 50th cap, and flankers Juan Martin Gonzalez and Marcos Kremer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/01\/76732709-12646765-Argentina_have_made_one_change_to_their_matchday_squad_after_def-a-7_1697674006688.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/01\/76727037-12646765-Cheika_has_kept_faith_with_the_rest_of_the_starting_team_and_ben-m-6_1697674002241.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina have made one change to their matchday squad after defeating Wales 29-17, with Michael Cheika bringing in\u00a0Gonzalo Bertranou<\/p>\n<p>Juan Cruz Mallia is at fullback, Mateo Carreras and Emiliano Boffelli on the wings, and the centre-pairing contains Santiago Chocobares and Lucio Cinti.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;New Zealand has always been an example in rugby, a benchmark,&#8217; Cheika said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They make you think of high-level skills in a really open game but there are always threats in the lineout, mauls and rucks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Us playing in a semi-final is rare and we want to have no regrets.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Veteran hooker Agustin Creevy, who has been involved in many a battle with the All Blacks down the years, is on the bench along with experienced flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez, who has scored the second-most points of any test player against New Zealand (151). Only Australia\u00e2s Matt Burke has scored more (176).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/22\/76727045-12646765-image-a-10_1697663320416.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina are seeking a first World Cup final appearance from their third semi-final<\/p>\n<p>Creevy will be aged 38 years and 219 days on Friday and become the oldest player to feature in a World Cup semi-final, surpassing South Africa\u00e2s Victor Matfield who was 38 years and 166 days against the All Blacks in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina are seeking a first World Cup final appearance from their third semi-final but have won only two of their previous 36 tests against New Zealand, though those wins have come since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In a World Cup semi-final they are dangerous everywhere,&#8217; Cheika said. &#8216;We have been training as best we can, we will be ready. We&#8217;ll see what happens.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Argentina team: 15-Juan Cruz Mallia, 14-Emiliano Boffelli, 13-Lucio Cinti, 12-Santiago Chocobares, 11-Mateo Carreras, 10-Santiago Carreras, 9-Gonzalo Bertranou, 8-Facundo Isa, 7-Marcos Kremer, 6-Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5-Tomas Lavanini, 4-Guido Petti, 3-Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2-Julian Montoya (captain), 1-Thomas Gallo<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: 16-Agustin Creevy, 17-Joel Sclavi, 18-Eduardo Bello, 19-Matias Alemanno, 20-Rodrigo Bruni, 21-Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22-Nicolas Sanchez, 23-Matias Moroni.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12646765\/Argentina-make-one-change-matchday-squad-face-Blacks-Friday-semi-final-Rugby-World-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina make one change to their starting XV against New Zealand as scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou returns for mammoth Rugby World Cup semi-final\u00a0 Scrum-half\u00a0Gonzalo Bertranou returns to the Pumas in place of Tomas Cubelli Coach Michael Cheika has kept faith with the rest of the starting team and bench Argentina claimed a fantastic win over Wales [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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