Overview
- Kickoff is 1:00 a.m. Argentina time at Allianz (Aussie) Stadium with English referee Christophe Ridley, live on ESPN and streaming on Disney+ Premium.
- Felipe Contepomi brings in Guido Petti, Joaquín Oviedo and Rodrigo Isgró, with Pablo Matera moving to the bench and Bautista Delguy left out.
- Australia makes four changes as Tane Edmed starts at fly-half, James Slipper and Jeremy Williams return to the pack, and Hunter Paisami comes in for the injured Len Ikitau.
- After three rounds New Zealand lead on 10 points ahead of Australia on 9, with South Africa and Argentina on 5, and a Pumas win would also boost their World Rugby ranking in the race for top-six seeding.
- Contepomi renewed criticism of last week’s officiating but stressed fixing penalties and late-game lapses as Los Pumas chase payback before an expected 42,500 crowd.