Michael Cheika will confirm his starting line-up against New Zealand on Thursday

He is the coach of the Argentinian rugby team Las Pumas, Michael Cheika will announce the starting line-up for this Thursday’s Rugby Championship debut against New Zealand, which will take place in Mendoza on Saturday. vs. Argentina national team meeting All blacks It will be officiated by Australian umpire Angus Cotner at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium in Mendoza City from 4:00 PM onwards.

The likely formation confirmed by Ceiga on Thursday will be: Tomas Gallo, Julian Montoya (captain) and Santiago Medrano, Matias Alemanno and Tomás Lavanini; Pablo Matera, Juan Martin Gonzalez and Rodrigo Bruni; Gonzalo Bertranou and Santiago Carreras; Emiliano Boffelli, Matias Moroni, Matias Orlando and Mateo Carreras; Rodrigo Isgro.

Innovations in the formation of Las Pumas’ first international season is a possible entry to this level back across Rodrigo Isgro made his debut after coming through for Las Pumas 7s. Meanwhile, former captain Pablo Matera will play as a winger and Mateo Carreras as one wines.

The Pumas will face their twelfth appearance Rugby Championship, their fourth and final nine appearances (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022). In 2015, Las Pumas finished third, a season in which they beat South Africa 35-27.

In that edition, Las Pumas defeated the All Blacks for the second time in history and the first time as visitors (25–18), on 14 November 2020, at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch city.

The Pumas will travel to Australia to face the Wallabies on Saturday the 15th, after next Saturday’s game against the All Blacks at Compbank Stadium in Sydney.

Finally, in the third date of the Rugby Championship, a reduced version, Las Pumas visit South Africa on Saturday, July 29 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Following that, Argentina play South Africa again in their last friendly in the country on August 5 at Vélez Sarsfield.

At the 2023 World Cup in France, Las Pumas will be part of Zone D along with England, Chile, Japan and Samoa. Argentina debut against current world runners-up England at Stade de Marseille on September 9; They then play against Tonga on the 22nd at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in St Etienne; On September 30 he will play with Chile in Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire, the same stadium where he will close the zone against Japan on October 8.