Los Pumas Squad: Captain Julian Montoya fit to tackle Wallabies

Argentina have been boosted by the return to fitness of captain Julian Montoya and halfbacks Tomas Cubelli and Nicolas Sanchez.

Los Pumas head coach Michael Cheika included the trio in his 34-man squad for the two Rugby Championship matches against Australia after they all missed the series decider against Scotland. 

Pocket rocket speedster Santiago Cordero also returns with veteran flyhalf Benjamin Urdapilleta returning. 

Argentina was without to Cubelli for the entire series against Scotland after he pulled up in the warm-up of the first test with Sanchez following early in the first half of the first test - both missed the rest of the series. 

As Cheika prepares to take on his former employers for the first time as head coach having coached the Wallabies in two Rugby World Cups.

Tighthead prop Santiago Medrano, loose forward Joaquin Oviedo and centre Lucas Mensa all return to the squad while Guido Petti and Bautista Delguy are rested for the tests against New Zealand and South Africa.

Los Pumas host Australia in back-to-back test matches in Mendoza and San Juan on 6 and 13 August. 

Squad:

Forwards: Matias Alemanno (Gloucester), Rodrigo Bruni (Brive), Agustin Creevy (London Irish), Thomas Gallo (Benetton Treviso), Francisco Gomez Kodela (Lyon OU), Juan Martin Gonzalez (London Irish), Santiago Grondona (Exeter Chiefs), Facundo Isa (Toulon), Marcos Kremer (Stade Francais), Tomas Lavanini (Clermont Auvergne), Pablo Matera (unattached), Julian Montoya (Leicester Tigers), Santiago Medrano (Worcester Warriors), Joaquin Oviedo (Perpignan), Lucas Paulos (Brive), Ignacio Ruiz (Jaguares XV), Joel Sclavi (La Rochelle), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (Benetton Treviso), Mayco Vivas (Jaguares XV)

Backs: Lautaro Bazan Velez (Rovigo), Gonzalo Bertranou (Dragons), Emiliano Boffelli (Edinburgh), Santiago Carreras (Gloucester), Lucio Cinti (London Irish), Santiago Cordero (Bordeaux Begles), Tomas Cubelli (Biarritz), Jeronimo de la Fuente (Perpignan), Juan Imhoff (Racing 92), Juan Cruz Mallia (Toulouse), Lucas Mensa (Mont-de-Marsan), Matias Moroni (Leicester Tigers), Matias Orlando (Newcastle Falcons), Nicolas Sanchez (Stade Francais), Benjamin Urdapilleta (Castres).