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Argentina tweak bench for vital Tri Nations Test against Wallabies

Argentina tweak bench for vital Tri Nations Test against Wallabies
Facundo Isa is back in the Pumas' squad to take on the Wallabies. [Photo: Getty Images]

Argentina coach, Mario Ledesma has kept faith with the team that beat the All Blacks for the first time last weekend by naming an unchanged starting lineup for their crucial Tri-Nations Test against the Wallabies tomorrow night in Newcastle.

But the former Wallabies scrum coach, who has Michael Cheika as his right-hand man for the tournament, has added some firepower to his bench with Santiago Socino, Facundo Isa and Emili-ano Boffelli named after proving their fitness.

Despite the bruising encounter and emotion surrounding the victory, Ledesma has backed his side's recovery methods to get them in shape to go again.

The match will be the first time that Cheika - who coached the Wallabies for the previous five years - comes up against his old side.

Argentina Captain Pablo Matera says Cheika's influence on the team has been helpful.

The Wallabies will face Argentina at 8.45pm tomorrow.

[Source: Rugby.com.au]

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