Argentina Announce 30-man Squad

Argentina Announce 30-man Squad World Cup Rugby 2011

RWC 2011

Argentinian coach Santiago Phelan has announced the 30 players who will participate to the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand between 9 September and 23 October. As expected, one of their stars, half-back  Juan Martin Hernandez, who plays in French Top 14 for Racing Métro, has been omitted following a knee injury which kept him away from the rugby fields for most of the 2010-2011 season. Santiago Phelan considered that, “despite all his efforts, he had little chance to be with us as we have trained with Felipe Contepomi as n 10?.

Felipe Contepomi (Stade Français) has been named captain of a team which will have a strong French influence as 20 of the 30 players are currently enrolled by teams playing Top 14 rugby. Following their recent victory against a Sudamerica XV outfit, Argentina will play their next and last pre-RWC test against Wales on 20 August (Cardiff).

Head Coach: Santiago Phelan

Argentina 30 players RWC squad:

Hooker: Agustín Creevy, Mario Ledesma
Prop: Marcos Ayerza, Maximiliano Bustos, Juan Figallo, Rodrigo Roncero, Martín Scelzo
Lock: Patricio Albacete, Manuel Carizza, Mariano Galarza, Tomas Vallejos
Flanker: Alejandro Campos, Julio Farías Cabello, Alvaro GalindoJuan Manuel Leguizamón
Number 8: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (vc), Leonardo Senatore
Scrum-half: Alfredo Lalanne, Nicolás Vergallo
Fly-half: Felipe Contepomi (c), Nicolás Sánchez
Centre: Marcelo Bosch, Santiago Fernández, Agustin Gosio, Gonzalo Tiesi
Wing: Horacio Agulla, Gonzalo Camacho, Juan José Imhoff
Fullback: Lucas González Amorosino, Martín Rodríguez

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