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Los Pumas have received a boost ahead of their upcoming test match assignment against Scotland. Having missed the opening match of the UK tour through injury, Pedro Rubiolo returns to the roster. Rubiolo comes in for Bautista Pedemonte who returns to his club in France.
Rubiolo is Felipe Contepomi’s first-choice tight head second-rower. That is to say he is the regular starting player in the 5 jersey. With him having picked up an injury while playing for the Bristol Bears, Contepomi made an adjustment by moving Marcos Kremer from flanker to second-row against Wales.
Argentina were 52-28 away winners over Wales in the opening fixture of the tour. The win on Sunday at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff saw Los Pumas setting a new record for Argentina’s highest winning margin over Wales and also for the most points scored by Argentina in a test match against Wales.
Los Pumas face Scotland on Sunday, November 16 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. Game two of Argentina’s UK tour will kick-off at 12:10pm Argentine time. Felipe Contepomi will name his team to face Scotland on Friday.
 ARGENTINE FIXTURES – NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS |
| Sun, Nov 09 | Wales  28-52 Argentina |
Cardiff (GB-CYM) | 3:10pm (GB) | 12:10pm (AR) |
| Sun, Nov 16 | Scotland  vs Argentina |
Edinburgh (GB-SCT) | 3:10pm (GB) | 12:10pm (AR) |
| Sun, Nov 23 | England  vs Argentina |
London (GB-ENG) | 4:10pm (GB) | 1:10pm (AR) |
| ARGENTINE ROSTER – NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS |
LOOSE HEAD PROP
Thomas Gallo (Benetton, IT, 38 caps)
Mayco Vivas (Oyonnax, FR, 38 caps)
Boris Wenger (Harlequins, UK, 4 caps)
HOOKER
Julián Montoya (Pau, FR, 115 caps)
Ignacio Ruiz (Perpignan, FR, 30 caps)
TIGHT HEAD PROP
Francisco Coria Marchetti (Brive, FR, 7 caps)
Pedro Delgado (Harlequins, UK, 7 caps)
Tomás Rapetti (Toulouse, FR, 2 caps)
SECOND-ROW
Matías Alemanno (Gloucester, UK, 99 caps)
Efraín Elías (Toulouse, FR, 1 cap)
Pedro Rubiolo (Bristol Bears, UK, 29 caps)
Guido Petti (Harlequins, UK, 96 caps)
FLANKER
Juan Martín Gonzalez (Saracens, UK, 49 caps)
Marcos Kremer (Clermont, FR, 80 caps)
Pablo Matera (Honda Heat, JP, 119 caps)
N8
Santiago Grondona (Bristol Bears, 23 caps)
Joaquín Oviedo (Perpignan, FR, 20 caps)
SCRUM-HALF
Simón Benítez Cruz (Newcastle Red Bulls, UK, 8 caps)
Gonzalo Bertranou (RFCLA, US, 68 caps)
Agustín Moyano (Dogos, AR, 6 caps)
FLY HALF
Gerónimo Prisciantelli (Racing 92, FR, 3 caps)
Nicolás Roger (Tarucas, AR, 3 caps)
CENTER
Santiago Chocobares (Toulouse, FR, 34 caps)
Matías Moroni (Bristol Bears, 92 caps)
Justo Piccardo (Montpellier, FR, 9 caps)
WING
Mateo Carreras (Bayonne, FR, 32 caps)
Bautista Delguy (Clermont, FR, 38 caps)
Rodrigo Isgró (Harlequins, UK, 14 caps)
Ignacio Mendy (Benetton, IT, 4 caps)
FULLBACK
Santiago Carreras (Bath, UK, 62 caps)
Benjamín Elizalde (Bristol Bears, UK, 4 caps)
Juan Cruz Mallía (Toulouse, FR, 49 caps)
