With 33 players, the squad of the Argentine national team of cougars rugby arrived this Friday at France for the dispute of World Cup 2023in which he will debut on Saturday 9 against the current runner-up England.
The delegation of The Cougars settled in the villa La Baule-Escoublacon the west coast of the country, 450 kilometers from the capital Paris to prepare the first game that will play in Marseilles.
The team came from Portugalwhere he set up his camp after the last preparatory friendly against Spain at the Metropolitan Stadium Madrid.
The mayor of LaBaule, Frank Louvierand the general director of the 2023 World Cup, Julien Collettethey welcomed the Argentine team during a reception ceremony.
The selected one will train in the Jean-Gaillardon-Les Salines Complexlocated on the outskirts of the city.
The Cougars will debut before England in Marseilles on September 9, then they will play Samoa on September 22 at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard of Saint-Étienneagainst Chile on the 30th in the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes and finally with Japanon October 8 in that same place.
Players available for Australian coach Michael Cheika:
Pillars: Francisco Gomez Kodela, Joel Sclavi, Thomas Gallo, Eduardo Bello, and Mayco Vivas.
Hookers: Julián Montoya, Agustín Creevy and Ignacio Ruiz.
Second lines: Matías Alemanno, Tomás Lavanini and Guido Petti.
Third lines: Facundo Isa, Pablo Matera, Juan Martín González, Marcos Kremer, Pedro Rubiolo, Rodrigo Bruni and Joaquín Oviedo.
scrum half: Gonzalo Bertranou, Lautaro Bazán Vélez and Tomás Cubelli.
Openings: Santiago Carreras and Nicolas Sanchez.
Centers: Santiago Chocobares, Lucio Cinti, Jerónimo de la Fuente and Matías Moroni.
Fullbacks: Emiliano Boffelli, Juan Cruz Mallía, Mateo Carreras, Juan Imhoff, Rodrigo Isgró and Martín Bogado.
Source: Ambito
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