TOKYO, 19 Sep - Agustin Creevy, Juan Figallo and Nicolas Sanchez will all appear in a third World Cup after being named in Argentina's starting XV for Saturday's game with France.

Mario Ledesma's Pumas take on les Bleus in Pool C's opening match at Tokyo Stadium, but Juan Manuel Leguizamon, who has already appeared in three Argentina World Cup squads, does not make the match-day 23 to face France.

Back-rower Leguizamon is one appearance shy of Felipe Contepomi's Pumas' record of 87 and must wait to reach that mark, while second-row Guido Petti wins his 50th cap.

As a player, Ledesma, pictured, appeared in a record 18 World Cup matches for Los Pumas, and has picked a squad for RWC 2019 that consists entirely of domestic-born players. 

All three players in Argentina's 31-man squad that are attached to a club outside Argentina are also in the match-day squad. Nicolas Sanchez and Juan Figallo are starting and Ben Urdapilleta is on the bench.

Argentina

  1. Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
  2. Agustín Creevy
  3. Juan Figallo
  4. Guido Petti
  5. Tomas Lavanini
  6. Pablo Matera (capt.)
  7. Marcos Kremer
  8. Javier Ortega Desio
  9. Tomas Cubelli
  10. Nicolas Sanchez
  11. Ramiro Moyano
  12. Jeronimo De La Fuente
  13. Matias Orlando
  14. Matías Moroni
  15. Emiliano Boffelli
  16.  
  17. Julian Montoya
  18. Mayco Vivas
  19. Santiago Medrano
  20. Matias Alemanno
  21. Tomas Lezana
  22. Felipe Ezcurra
  23. Benjamin Urdapilleta
  24. Santiago Carreras

RNS bdj/pp