Jaguares bring in Los Pumas for Lions encounter
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Jaguares have made wholesale changes to the side for their first-ever quarterfinal match against the Lions on Saturday.
Jaguares head coach Mario Ledesma opted to give a number of his first-choice player a bit of break during last weekend’s 10-20 defeat to the Sharks.
There are only three survivors from the starting XV that suffered a defeat in Durban.
In the backline, Argentina Emiliano Boffelli will return to the starting XV at fullback. In the midfield Matias Orlando and Jeronimo de la Fuente will replace Matias Moroni and Bautista Ezcurra. Moroni will don the No.11 jersey, while his partner Bautista Delguy, the lone survivor of last weekend’s team, retains his spot at right wing.
Los Pumas stalwart Nicolas Sanchez and Gonzalo Bertranou is the new halfback pairing as they replace Joaquín Díaz Bonilla and Martin Landajo.
In the pack, No.8 Javier Ortega Desio and flank Tomans Lezana join captain Pablo Matere as the new back row. Marcos Kremer, who played flank last weekend, will partner with Guido Petti in the second row.
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Agustin Creevy, and Santiago Garcia Botta form a new front row for the must-win fixture.
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Jaguares: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Matia Moroni, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Javier Ortega Desio, 7 Tomans Lezana, 6 Pablo Matera (captain), 5 Marcos Kremer, 4 Giudo Petti, 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Santiago Garcia Botta.
Replacements: 16 Julian Montoya, 17 Juan Pablo Zeiss, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Tomas Lavanini, 21 Juan Manual Leguizamon, 22 Martin Landajo, 23 Sebastian Cancelliere.
Date: Saturday, July 21
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 15.05 (10.05 Argentina time; 13.05 GMT)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Egon Seconds (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
