Overview
- The Pumas open their November tour against Wales on Sunday at Principality Stadium in Cardiff with kickoff at 12:10 (Argentina time) under referee Ben O'Keeffe and the roof closed.
- Gerónimo Prisciantelli starts at fly-half, Santiago Carreras lines up at fullback, and Marcos Kremer shifts into the second row alongside Guido Petti.
- Matías Alemanno features in his first test of the year and Thomas Gallo returns from injury, bolstering a bench that also includes Juan Cruz Mallía and Rodrigo Isgró.
- Six regulars are unavailable for the tour, including Gonzalo García, Tomás Albornoz, Pedro Rubiolo, Franco Molina, Joel Sclavi and Lucio Cinti.
- Argentina views a positive result as key to retaining sixth in the world rankings for 2027 Rugby World Cup seeding, with Scotland on Nov. 16 and England on Nov. 23 to follow.