Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has named a 31-man squad for the Tests against Scotland and France next month.
Toulon centre returns from knee injury for summer Tests
Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has named a 31-man squad for the Tests against Scotland and France next month.
The list includes 22 French-based players with Toulon centre Felipe Contepomi returning after missing the autumn tour of Europe with a knee injury.
There is also a six-strong English contingent made up of Leicester's Marcos Ayerza and Lucas Amorosino, Juan Gomez of Leeds, Mariano Sambucetti from Bristol, London Irish's Alfredo Lalanne and Gonzalo Tiesi, who is leaving Harlequins.
Star fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez remains on the sidelines as he continues to recover from back surgery.
Argentina host Scotland in Tucuman on June 12 before a second Test in Mar Del Plata a week later. They then face Les Blues in Buenos Aires on June 26.
Squad:
Forwards: A Abadie (Rovigo), P Albacete (Toulouse), M Ayerza (Leicester), A Campos (Montauban), M Carizza (Biarritz), JM Fernandez Lobbe (Toulon), J Figallo (Montpellier), A Galindo (Racing), J Gomez (Leeds), E Guinazu (Boland/RSA), P Henn (Brive), M Ledesma (Clermont), JM Leguizamon (Stade Francais), E Lozada (Toulon), JP Orlandi (Racing Metro), R Roncero (Stade Francais), M Sambucetti (Bristol), M Scelzo (Clermont), AV Basualdo (Toulouse).
Backs: H Agulla (Brive), L Borges (Albi), R Carballo (Begles Bordeaux), F Contepomi (Toulon), J Gauthier (Rome), L Amorosino (Leicester), A Lalanne (London Irish), M Aramburu (Dax), I Mieres (Stade Francais), G Tiesi (Harlequins), N Vergallo (Dax), M Viazzo (Bourgoin).
