Argentina name their team for the RWC opening match
5-Sep-2007
Los Pumas coach Marelo Loffreda has named Argentina's team to take on France in the Rugby World Cup 2007 opening match this Friday (France time). With the grand opening taking place at the Stade de France, Argentina will feel the pressure from the large contingent of French supporters at the match, but a win for the world's 6th ranked team would set the scene for a very interesting tournament.
Argentina's opening line-up is as follows:
- 1 Rodrigo Roncero
- 2 Mario Ledesma Arocena
- 3 Juan Martin Scelzo
- 4 Carlos Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
- 5 Patricio Albacete
- 6 Lucas Ostiglia
- 7 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
- 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamon
- 9 Agustin Pichot
- 10 Juan Martin Hernandez
- 11 Horacio Agulla
- 12 Felipe Contepomi
- 13 Manuel Contepomi
- 14 Lucas Borges
- 15 Ignacio Corleto
- 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo
- 17 Santiago Gonzalez Bonorino
- 18 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
- 19 Martin Durand
- 20 Nicolas Fernandez Miranda
- 21 Federico Todeschini
- 22 Hernan Senillosa
Kick-off for the opening match is scheduled for 21:00 France time (7:00am Saturday, NZ time / 16:00, Argentine time).
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