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
- Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
- Agustín Creevy
- Juan Figallo
- Guido Petti
- Tomas Lavanini
- Pablo Matera (capt.)
- Marcos Kremer
- Javier Ortega Desio
- Tomas Cubelli
- Nicolas Sanchez
- Ramiro Moyano
- Jeronimo De La Fuente
- Matias Orlando
- Matías Moroni
- Emiliano Boffelli
- Julian Montoya
- Mayco Vivas
- Santiago Medrano
- Matias Alemanno
- Tomas Lezana
- Felipe Ezcurra
- Benjamin Urdapilleta
- Santiago Carreras
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