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Loffreda makes his last moves

Argentinean coach Marcelo Loffreda

Argentinean coach Marcelo Loffreda has made six changes to the starting XV for the World Cup third-place play-off match against France in Paris on Friday.

Loffreda made four alterations to the pack that started in last Sunday's semi-final loss to South Africa, with hooker Alberto Vernet Basualdo, prop Omar Hasan, lock Rimas Alvarez Kairelis and flanker Martin Durand coming in.

Mario Ledesma, Martin Scelzo, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe and Lucas Ostiglia are the players to drop out.

Behind the scrum winger Federico Martin Aramburu and centre Gonzalo Tiesi replace Lucas Borges and Manuel Contepomi.

Agustín Pichot retains his position at scrum-half in what will be his last World Cup appearance for the Pumas.

Loffreda will take charge of his last Argentina game before making his move to Leicester Tigers.

Argentina: 15 Ignacio Corleto, 14 Federico Martin Aramburu, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Felipe Contepomi, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Juan Martín Hernández, 9 Agustín Pichot (c), 8 Gonzalo Longo Elía, 7 Juan Martín Fernandez Lobbe, 6 Martín Durand, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, 3 Omar Hasan Jalil, 2 Alberto Vernet Basualdo, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements: 16 Marcos Ayerza, 17 Eusebio Guiñazu, 18 Esteban Lozada, 19 Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 20 Nicolás Fernandez Miranda, 21 Federico Todeschini, 22 Hernán Senillosa.

Date: Friday, 19 October
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris
Kick-off: 21.00 (19.00 GMT, 20.00 BST)
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Nigel Owens (Wales)
Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)