Los Pumas out for revenge vs All Blacks in Rugby Championship | OneFootball

The Argentine team will play the second test match of the series against New Zealand this Saturday at 18:10. The Rafaelinos Pedro Rubiolo and Mayco Vivas will be starters

The Pumas, who already have the starting team confirmed, will receive the All Blacks from New Zealand for the last time in the Rugby Championship, after last week's defeat. The match corresponding to the second date of the tournament that faces the four powers of the Southern Hemisphere (Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa) is scheduled for 18:10 (Argentine time) and will be played at the José Amalfitani stadium and can be seen through ESPN and Disney+.

The Pumas with changes for the rematch

The Pumas, who are directed by a legend of Argentine rugby, Felipe Contepomi, arrive at this match after suffering a defeat by 41-24 against New Zealand in the first date of the competition, in a match that took place at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba.

In that presentation, The Pumas had a first half to forget and went to the break with a disadvantage of 31-10. Despite the recovery at the beginning of the second half, where they scored two tries and got to within seven points, the All Blacks settled the match with two tries at the end.

This will be the last occasion on which The Pumas will receive the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship, since from 2026 this tournament will no longer be played.

This is why The Pumas will seek to achieve a historic victory for the first time in front of their people against New Zealand, a selection that they could only beat on Oceanic lands (in 2020, 2022, and 2024).

Regarding the presentation of last week, Contepomi will make two changes in the XV initial, since Juan Martín González will enter for Marcos Kremer, while Mateo Carreras will replace Rodrigo Isgró.

This Saturday, the other match corresponding to the second date of the Rugby Championship will also take place, where the last champion, South Africa, will receive Australia with the objective of recovering after the surprising defeat suffered in the debut.

Confirmed teams for Vélez Sarsfield

The Pumas: 1- Mayco Vivas, 2- Julián Montoya (C), 3- Pedro Delgado, 4- Franco Molina, 5- Pedro Rubiolo, 6- Pablo Matera, 7- Juan Martín González, 8- Joaquín Oviedo, 9- Gonzalo García, 10- Tomás Albornoz, 11- Santiago Carreras, 12- Mateo Chocobares, 13- Lucio Cinti, 14- Bautista Delguy, 15- Juan Cruz Mallía

Substitutes: 16- Ignacio Ruiz, 17- Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18- Joel Sclavi, 19- Guido Petti, 20- Marcos Kremer, 21- Simón Benítez Cruz, 22- Santiago Carreras, 23- Justo Piccardo.

All Blacks: 1- Ethan de Groot, 2- Codie Taylor, 3- Fletcher Newell, 4- Scott Barrett (C), 5- Fabian Holland, 6- Tupou Vaa’i, 7- Ardie Savea, 8- Simon Parker, 9- Cortez Ratima, 10- Beauden Barrett, 11- Rieko Ioane, 12- Jordie Barrett, 13- Billy Proctor, 14- Sevu Reece, 15- Will Jordan.

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