Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade rings the changes for Wallabies Test

ARGENTINA coach Daniel Hourcade has rung the changes for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Perth.

Tomas Cubelli of Argentina looks to the pass the ball against the All Blacks in Christchurch.

ARGENTINA coach Daniel Hourcade has rung the changes for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Perth.

There are four new faces in the starting line-up from the one that was thrashed 57-22 by the All Blacks last weekend in Hamilton, as well as three positional changes.

The most notable to Australian rugby fans is the naming of Brumbies halfback Tomas Cubelli in the No 9 jersey.

The Pumas are blessed with two world class halfbacks, with regular starter Martin Landajo dropping to the bench.

An injury to experienced playmaker Juan Martin Hernandez opens the door for the capable Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias to start in the No 12 jersey, while Santiago Cordero switches from the left to the right wing.

Javier Ortega Desio shifts from openside flanker to lock, with second-rower Guido Petti dropping out of the side and Juan Manuel Leguizamon coming in to wear the No 7 jersey.

Matias Moroni moves from wing to centre, with Matias Orlando omitted and the experienced Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino starting on the left wing.

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Tomas Cubelli of Argentina looks to the pass the ball against the All Blacks in Christchurch.

Cubelli has been winding up his Brumbies teammates Scott Sio and Tevita Kuridrani via Snapchat this week.

“I was going to training, and I send them one saying we are going to beat them,” Cubelli said.

“It will be good fun to see them.”

It will be the first meeting between the two teams since Australia’s 29-15 victory in last year’s Rugby World Cup semi-final at Twickenham.

“It really hurt,” Cubelli said.

“We knew it was a great (Wallabies) team, but we thought that we could win that game.

“We wanted to get to the finals in England.

“That was our dream.

“It was hard not winning but I think Australia played a better game.

“They were more efficient, their defence, and some of their kicking game was better.”

ARGENTINA (15-1): Joaquin Tuculet, Santiago Cordero, Matias Moroni, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, Nicolas Sanchez, Tomas Cubelli, Facundo Isa, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Pablo Matera, Matias Alemanno, Javier Ortega Desio, Ramiro Herrera, Agustin Creevy (c), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro

Reserves: Julian Montoya, Lucas Noguera, Enrique Peretto, Marcos Kremer, Leonardo Senatore, Martin Landajo, Gabriel Ascarate, Matias Orlando

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Originally published as Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade rings the changes for Wallabies Test