Carrasco returns to front row - Chile name team to play Argentina

Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has named his match-day 23 for the team's Pool D game against Argentina on Saturday, 30 September and has made eight changes to his starting 15, including the return of Javier Carrasco in the front row.

1 Javier Carrasco
2 Augusto Bohme
3 Matias Dittus
4 Santiago Pedrero
5 Javier Eissmann
6 Martín Sigren (c)
7 Clemente Saavedra
8 Raimundo Martínez
9 Marcelo Torrealba
10 Rodrigo Fernandez
11 José Ignacio Larenas
12 Matias Garafulic
13 Domingo Saavedra
14 Santiago Videla
15 Inaki Ayarza

Replacements:
16 Tomas Dussaillant
17 Salvador Lues
18 Esteban Inostroza 
19 Augusto Sarmiento
20 Alfonso Escobar
21 Ignacio Silva
22 Nicolas Herreros 
23 Francisco Urroz

• Santiago Pedrero earns just his second start after 25 minutes off the bench against Japan and 53 minutes in the run-on team against Samoa. 
• Clemente Saavedra and Raimundo Martinez reunite with captain Martín Sigren in the back-row for the second time at RWC 2023 after their game against Samoa. 
• If used off the bench, Nicolas Herreros and Augusto Sarmiento will make their Rugby World Cup debut. 
• Captain Martín Sigren has made the most carries for Chile at RWC 2023 with 26.  
• Iñaki Ayarza has been one of their most dangerous players in attack, with a team-high 11 defenders beaten from 22 carries. 
• Clemente Saavedra has hit the most rucks for Chile with 61, but from a team-high 13 defensive arrivals is yet to win a jackal or force a penalty. He has been their main target at lineout time with a team-high 14 wins.