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Ledesma makes 10 changes as Pumas face their former captain

Pumas coach Mario Ledesma

Mario Ledesma has made 10 changes to the Argentina team that lost to Scotland as the Pumas prepare to tackle the Barbarians and Juan Manuel Leguizamon.

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Argentina have enjoyed a fine year, securing big wins over South Africa and Australia, although they lost each of their three Tests in November to Ireland, France and Scotland respectively.

Ledesma’s men take on the Barbarians in their final match of the year, with Rassie Erasmus naming New Zealand’s Wyatt Crockett as captain and including Pumas great Leguizamon in his side.

Flanker Leguizamon played for his country as recently as October against the Wallabies.

An experimental Argentina side sees Juan Cruz Mallia handed his first start, as Ramiro Moyano is the only back to keep his place from the Scotland game.

Juan Pablo Zeiss is also in from the start for the first time at Twickenham, while youngsters Mayco Vivas, Santiago Grondona and Santiago Carreras could all debut from the bench.

Argentina team to play Barbarians: Juan Cruz Mallia, Sebastian Cancelliere, Matias Orlando, Bautista Ezcurra, Ramiro Moyano, Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, Martin Landajo; Juan Pablo Zeiss, Julian Montoya, Santiago Medrano, Guido Petti, Matias Alemanno, Pablo Matera, Tomas Lezana, Rodrigo Bruni.

Replacements: Agustin Creevy, Mayco Vivas, Lucio Sordoni, Tomas Lavanini, Santiago Grondona, Tomas Cubelli, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Santiago Carreras.

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'Passionate reunion of France and New Zealand shows Fabien Galthie is wrong to rest his stars'

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But also, as it is the governing body, it also has more responsibility. As long as WR looks at FFR as the running body for rugby in France, that 'power' will remain. If the LNR refuses to govern their clubs use of players to enable a request by FFR (from WR) to ensure it's players are able to compete in International rugby takes place they will simply remove their participation. If the players complain to the France's body, either of their health and safety concerns (through playing too many 'minutes' etc) or that they are not allowed to be part in matches of national interest, my understanding is action can be taken against the LNR like it could be any other body/business. I see where you're coming from now re EPCR and the shake up they gave it, yes, that wasn't meant to be a separate statement to say that FFR can threaten them with EPCR expulsion by itself, simply that it would be a strong repercussion for those teams to be removed (no one would want them after the above).


You keep bringing up these other things I cannot understand why. Again, do you think if the LNR were not acting responsibly they would be able to get away with whatever they want (the attitude of these posters saying "they pay the players")? You may deem what theyre doing currently as being irresponsible but most do not. Countries like New Zealand have not even complained about it because they've never had it different, never got things like windfall TV contracts from France, so they can't complain because theyre not missing out on anything. Sure, if the French kept doing things like withholding million dollar game payments, or causing millions of dollars of devaluation in rights, they these things I'm outlining would be taking place. That's not the case currently however, no one here really cares what the French do. It's upto them to sort themselves out if they're not happy. Now, that said, if they did make it obvious to World Rugby that they were never going to send the French side away (like they possibly did stating their intent to exclude 20 targeted players) in July, well then they would simply be given XV fixtures against tier 2 sides during that window and the FFR would need to do things like the 50/50 revenue split to get big teams visiting in Nov.

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