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Rugby World Cup

Cheika includes debutants as Argentina legend approaches record

SAINT-ETIENNE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 22: Argentina form a huddle during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between Argentina and Samoa at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on September 22, 2023 in Saint-Etienne, France. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has announced the 23-man squad for their Pool D clash against Chile at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday, 30 September.

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The lineup is a mix of experience and debutants, with Rodrigo Isgro and Martín Bogado starting, while Ignacio Ruiz and Joaquín Oviedo are poised to make their Rugby World Cup debuts from the bench.

Cheika has made 11 changes to the starting XV compared to the previous match, with only Marcos Kremer, Guido Petti, Eduardo Bello, and Juan Martin González retaining their spots. Kremer and González will be the sole players to start in all three games of RWC 2023.

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The starting XV includes three of Argentina’s most capped players, Agustín Creevy, Nicolás Sánchez, and Tomás Cubelli.

Additionally, six players in the lineup are aged 30 or older, including Agustín Creevy, who is set to equal Mario Ledesma Arocena as Argentina’s most capped Rugby World Cup player in his 18th match. Creevy is the fourth oldest player to participate in a Rugby World Cup game.

Nicolás Sánchez will earn his 100th cap, becoming the second Argentine to reach this milestone. He is also Argentina’s all-time leading point-scorer (872) and needs 16 more points to become their all-time leading Rugby World Cup point-scorer.

ARGENTINA TEAM TO FACE CHILE IN NANTES

1 Joel Sclavi
2 Agustín Creevy
3 Eduardo Bello
4 Guido Petti Pagadizabal
5 Pedro Rubiolo
6 Juan Martin Gonzalez
7 Marcos Kremer
8 Facundo Isa
9 Tomas Cubelli
10 Nicolas Sanchez
11 Juan Imhoff
12 Jeronimo de la Fuente (c)
13 Lucio Cinti
14 Rodrigo Isgro
15 Martín Bogado

Replacements:
16 Ignacio Ruiz
17 Mayco Vivas
18 Francisco Gómez Kodela
19 Matias Alemanno
20 Joaquín Oviedo
21 Lautaro Bazan Velez
22 Santiago Carreras
23 Juan Cruz Mallia

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CK 2 minutes ago
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A few mistakes in here - Bealham wasn’t unused against Scotland!

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NB 12 minutes ago
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I would not be too critical of Maro Itoje DM, he’s had a lot on his plate and he did win 6 BD turnovers in the last two games! But he badly needs a rest.

Cycle back to November and England looked pretty settled with their combinations, and they have at least seven proven Test players to add.



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Eric Elwood 14 minutes ago
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I think it is timely to include Fiji and Japan. If the idea is to achieve a global sport then those doors must be opened.

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NB 18 minutes ago
Why England may be in better shape to win the 2027 Rugby World Cup than France

I am interested to hear more about the ‘player revolt’ theory. Do you have a link suggesting when or how it happened?

The key is SB’s backing for Fin Smith at 10. If Fin stays, England cannot go back in time. And that Eng backline can get substantially better with the addition of Lawrence at 12, Feyi-Waboso on a wing and Furbank at 15. And Alex Mitchell ofc.



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Eric Elwood 22 minutes ago
What The Rugby Championship needs to do to rival the Six Nations

The 2023 word cup was destroyed by the draw and scheduling unfortunately.

The “back of envelope” nature of the scheduling can be demonstrated by Chile getting their “rest” weekend, the weekend before the QF. World Rugby mindset was in 1987.



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NB 24 minutes ago
Why England may be in better shape to win the 2027 Rugby World Cup than France

Yes you have put your finger on the one discrepancy there.

Woodwrda did assemble an outstanding corps of coaches to the do the real work. We still do not know exactly what some Borthwick’s are really responsible for, or therie true quality. So that is one area which determine future success, of lack of it.



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Eric Elwood 28 minutes ago
Mick Cleary: 'Borthwick’s men must commit themselves to a wholly different way of playing.'

Again it may not be a bad thing he next match is against SA. Its another do or die encounter.

Its SAs first match and its a real opportunity for England to win and/or learn a lot from them.



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benny_pea 36 minutes ago
What The Rugby Championship needs to do to rival the Six Nations

It was the greatest Six Nations in the competition’s 26-year history. It might go down as the greatest rugby union tournament of any iteration, be that a World Cup, Rugby Championship, Tri-Nations or Heineken Cup. That is a very very bold statement. It was just phenomenal yes, but comparing it to even the 2023 World Cup is absurd.

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JS 45 minutes ago
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Two things. Firstly how much is the sponsorship worth, and does it all go to the Championship ? Ridiculous to publish an article that doesn't give that information.

Secondly the Championship had an excellent, far better known sponsor in Greene King until Dollar Bill and O’Shea hatcheted the funding to the Championship. Good luck to the new sponsors - I hope it works for both parties. But let's not pretend this is a great leap forward.



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HitchikersPie 48 minutes ago
What The Rugby Championship needs to do to rival the Six Nations

The rugby championship, and before then tri-nations has chopped and changed formats so many times, it’s been as many as 3 games against everyone, and as little as 1 game each, often in World Cup years. Even now the “mini-tour” innovation is a new one to help minimise the travel in the tournament, while still ensuring everyone gets enough home games to sell to fans.

The 6 Nations is uniquely blessed for such a tight geography and set of timezones, and there’s very little the Southern Hemisphere can do to combat this.



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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
What The Rugby Championship needs to do to rival the Six Nations

Hard to disagree with anything said but the other problem that doesn’t go away is the time zone difference, and that introduces a challenge that isn’t easily addressed, as Super Rugby discovered. So it’s probably worth trying but there are no guarantees that the format will fly, at least not on a similar trajectory to the 6N.

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
Why England may be in better shape to win the 2027 Rugby World Cup than France

So just remind me again, who exactly was Englands “big number 8” in the six nations that accounts for so many tackles not made?

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
Why England may be in better shape to win the 2027 Rugby World Cup than France

Didn’t someone bang on ad infinitum not too long ago about the exponential value and experience to be gained from winning Test matches away from home in preparation for the World Cup?

Now let’s see, France went one from two and won the championship while England were, let’s see, ZERO from three!



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RW 1 hour ago
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I like it.

It would be lovely if the bigger teams get to go to Fiji. they have had almost all their fixtures away.



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John Breslin 1 hour ago
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And pint will be put to mouth even sooner

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
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Pen will have been put to paper, one way or another, before that!

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SK 1 hour ago
Why England may be in better shape to win the 2027 Rugby World Cup than France

This is all very glass half full but when you look at the cold hard facts you have to ask yourself where Englands defence will develop in the next 18 months? You also have to ask if 18 months and 15 or so matches is enough time to develop their attacking game under Borthwick. Clive Woodward had an awesome top class coaching staff with a squad that included top of class players right through the backs and forwards and world beating leaders. They were the envy of the World for the 2 or 3 years leading up to the 2003 world cup and scored wins in NZ and Australia before the tourney and away to South Africa a couple of years prior to that. This England side has no big match temperament, have not won away from home against any of the big sides including in France where they butchered 2 games in a row in the last 3 years. In NZ they also butchered a chance to win. When the pressure comes this team rarely finds a way to win. France have at least picked up wins in Ireland and at Twickenham. They havent covered themselves in glory on their southern tours but their impressive home record is in tact bar the loss to South Africa last year and the terrible loss to Ireland in 2024. France have an awe inspiring backline with magicians right through, they have plenty of power in forwards and world leading coaches. Add to that the brilliant Top 14 and I rate they are better off than the English. Sure they have their problems but I aint buying even the suggestion that England are better placed to win the showpiece than them.

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John Breslin 1 hour ago
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“Or are you happy that there will become no distinction between forwards and backs in the future”?

Physically perhaps but the skill sets will always be different



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John Breslin 1 hour ago
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It's not remotely silly. The boks disgraced us in the scrum in Nov and we’d 6 cards across the game.

That should be the mitigation when discussing a 30-40 PT win. They won by 11 PTS and had to resort to off the ball antics at 77 mins to run the clock and make the game safe



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Tom 1 hour ago
What The Rugby Championship needs to do to rival the Six Nations

Yeah some sensible changes. It's never going to rival the 6N in terms of engagement, jeopardy and just pure animosity. There is great rugby rivalry between your nations but there isn't the same shared history of bloodshed and skulduggery.

It'd be cool to see the Boks and ABs go at each other over 3 tests. That would really stoke things up.



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