Spain revise traveling squad for Canada game

Spain have revised their traveling squad for Sunday’s test match against Canada in Ottawa. Eight players from the original group of 33 will not travel, with 26-year-old VRAC winger Pedro de la Lastra called up to the squad for the first time.

Last week it emerged that seven players did not have the second vaccine dose required to enter Canada. The most notable of those are Biarritz lock Gorbei Allende and Viadana utility back Iñaki Mateu. Meanwhile 18-year-old winger Alberto Carmona will stay home to complete his high school examinations.

The absentees should not affect preparations for Santiago Santos. Only four of the team that finished within seven points of the Classic All Blacks in May will miss the trip. Starting loosehead prop Fernando Lopez continues to captain the side with Bayonne flyhalf Manuel Ordas a key figure in the backs.

PROP
Bittor Aboitiz (Bédarrides, FR)
Thierry Futeu (Carcassonne, FR)
Fernando López (capt., Berre, FR)
Lucas Santamaría (Biarritz, FR)
Jon Zabala (Béziers, FR)

HOOKER
Vicente Del Hoyo (Marmande, FR)
Santiago Ovejero (Alcobendas)

SECOND ROW
Manu Mora (Agde, FR)
Victor Sánchez (El Salvador / Iberians)
Imanol Urraza (Barcelona)

BACK ROW
Matt Foulds (Alcobendas)
Michael Hogg (Barcelona)
Ekain Imaz (Biarritz, FR)
Héctor Matamoros (Mont-de-Marsan, FR)
Ignacio Piñeiro (Clermont Auvergne, FR)
Afa Tauli (UE Santboiana)

SCRUMHALF
Facundo Munilla (El Salvador / Iberians)
Tomás Munilla (Béziers, FR)

FLYHALF
Bautista Güemes (Barcelona)
Manuel Ordas (Bayonne, FR)

CENTER
Alejandro Alonso (VRAC / Iberians)
Álvar Gimeno (VRAC / Iberians)

OUTSIDE BACKS
John-Wessel Bell (VRAC / Iberians)
Pedro de la Lastra (VRAC / Iberians)
Jordi Jorba (UE Santboiana)
Gauthier Minguillon (Aurillac, FR)