ARC Preview: Brazil v Argentina XV

Brazil host Argentina in the third and final fixture of the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship.

Argentina could still win the competition if USA fails to beat Uruguay, while Brazil will be looking to cause an upset in front of their home crowd.

Argentina XV have made wholesale changes to their starting XV to play a Brazilian side, lock Ignacio Larrague remains in the pack with three other players that started last Saturday against Canada, including centre Santiago Resino who gets the chance to stake a claim to be the competition's top try scorer in 2018. He is currently tied with Uruguay's Manuel Diana and USA's Hanco Germishuys on three tries.

 

Brazil have changed both wings with Ariel Rodrigues rewarded for his strong performance off the bench in last week’s defeat to the USA, while De Wet van Niekerk starts in the no.14 jersey.

William Broderick comes in at scrum-half while the only changes in the pack see Luca Abud get the nod at loose-head and Mauricio Canterle make his Championship debut in the second row.