Hernandez out for a month for Argentina

Argentina star Juan Martin Hernandez will be out of action for a month after sustaining a knee injury.

As a result, he has been left out of coach Daniel Hourcade's 30-man squad ahead of their upcoming match against New Zealand in Buenos Aires on October 1 after Pumas team doctor Guillermo Botto confirmed that he will undergo surgery on his meniscus.

Tomas Lezana and Santiago García Botta are continuing their recovery from their injuries and they could join the squad next week. 

Argentina are currently fourth on the Rugby Championship standings after picking up just one win from their four games so far.

Argentina squad: Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Felipe Arregui, Lucas Noguera Paz, Facundo Bosch, Agustin Creevy, Julian Montoya, Ramiro Herrera, Enrique Pieretto, Matias Alemano, Marcos Kremer, Guido Petti, Juan Leguizamon, Pablo Matera, Javier Ortega Desio, Leonardo Senatore, Tomas Cubelli, Felipe Ezcurra, Facundo Isa, Martin Landajo, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Nicolas Sanchez, Santiago Cordero, Manuel Montero, Ramiro Moyano, Gabriel Ascarate, Jeronimo De La Fuente, Matias Moroni, Matias Orlando, Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, Joaquin Tuculet.