Los Pumas seek revenge vs All Blacks in Rugby Championship round two | OneFootball

The Argentine team will play the second test match of the series against New Zealand this Saturday at 18:10. Rafaelians 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 (Argentina 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, led by a legend of Argentine rugby, Felipe Contepomi, arrive at this match after suffering a 41-24 defeat 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 rest with a disadvantage of 31-10. Despite the recovery at the beginning of the second half, where they scored two tries and got to be seven points, the All Blacks liquidated the match with two tries at the end.

This will be the last time The Pumas receive the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship, as from 2026 this tournament will no longer be played.

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

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

This Saturday will also be the other match corresponding to the second date of the Rugby Championship, where the last champion, South Africa, will receive Australia with the aim 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 Carre, 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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