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Juan Manuel Leguizamon handed Argentina recall

NELSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 20: Juan Manuel Leguizamon of Argentina and Johan Goosen of the Springbok Team during The Rugby Championship match between

Juan Manuel Leguizamon will win his 80th Pumas cap when Argentina face New Zealand in the Rugby Championship at Velez Sarsfield on Saturday.

The number eight, a veteran of three World Cups, is one of four changes made by coach Daniel Hourcade from the side beaten 45-20 by Australia in Canberra two weeks ago.

Leguizamon said: "To play against the All Blacks is always a special challenge, since it means facing the best team in the world and that gives you special motivation.

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"We have to be focused on everything in the match, because they take advantage of the slightest distraction to score points."

Tomas Cubelli has been given the nod over Martin Landajo at scrum-half while Joaquin Tuculet returns at full-back.

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Emiliano Boffelli, who played at 15 in Canberra, moves to the wing in place of the injured Ramiro Moyano.

Another change in the pack sees Tomas Lavanini return to the second row in place of Matias Alemanno.

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New Zealand, who have won 24 and drawn one of their previous 25 Tests against Argentina, can retain the title if they triumph, before they close the championship against South Africa on 7 October.

Argentina: 15 Joaquin Tuculet, 14 Matias Moroni, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Tomas Cubelli; 1 Lucas Noguera Paz, 2 Agustin Creevy (c), 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 4 Guido Petti, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Tomas Lezana, 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamon

Replacements: 16 Julian Montoya, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 19 Marcos Kremer, 20 Javier Ortega Desio, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 Juan Martin Hernandez, 23 Santiago Cordero

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