Los Pumas name starting XV to face All Blacks again 🏉 | OneFootball

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·22 August 2025

Los Pumas name starting XV to face All Blacks again 🏉

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Rafaelino Pedro Rubiolo was confirmed in the Los Pumas lineup that will play against New Zealand in Buenos Aires

Los Pumas and the All Blacks confirmed their starting lineups for the match that will be played on Saturday at the Vélez field, in the second match of both teams in the Rugby Championship. In relation to the match played in Córdoba, the head coach of the albiceleste team, Felipe Contepomi, made two changes in the starting XV: Juan González will play for Marcos Kremer and Mateo Carreras will replace Rodrigo Isgró. It is important to note that Rafaelinos Mayco Vivas and Pedro Rubiolo will be starters.


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Everything ready for the rematch in Vélez

After the 41-24 loss at the Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Los Pumas and the All Blacks will face each other again this Saturday, August 23 at the Jose Amalfitani in Liniers (Vélez). It will be the eighth match between both teams at the stadium in the Federal Capital, being the one that has received the most black men in our country. The match will be played from 6:10 pm and will be broadcast on ESPN.

Regarding the previous match, Felipe Contepomi, head coach of the National Team, made two changes in the starting XV: Juan González for Marcos Kremer and Mateo Carreras for Rodrigo Isgró.

A fact to highlight is that on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the FUAR, Los Pumas will wear shirts with numbers specially designed to commemorate a decade of work by the foundation, focused on the comprehensive assistance of players who suffered serious and minor injuries on the field.

As a result, Mayco Vivas, Julián Montoya, and Pedro Delgado will act in the front row of Los Pumas. In the second row will be Franco Molina and Pedro Rubiolo. Meanwhile, in the third row, Pablo Matera, Juan Martín González, and Joaquín Oviedo will wear the Los Pumas jersey as eighth.

On the side of the All Blacks, the head coach of the New Zealand team, Scott Robertson, decided that Simon Parker will make his presentation in the oceanic team as eighth, while Wallace Sititi will occupy a place on the bench. In this way, the front row of the Los Kiwis team will be formed with Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor, and Fletcher Newell. Scott Barrett and Fabian Holland will act in the second row and Ardie Savea, Tupou Vaa’i, and Simon Parker will position themselves in the third row.

Among the backs, Robertson decided to keep Cortez Ratima as scrum-half, with Beauden Barrett as opener. Meanwhile, Billy Proctor and Jordie Barrett will keep their places as centers, and Sevu Reece and Rieko Ioane will play as wings and Will Jordan will be the fullback.

Los Pumas for the rematch in Vélez

Below, the formation of Los Pumas to face the All Blacks:

1- Mayco Vivas, 2- Julián Montoya (C), 3- Pedro Delgado, 4- Franco Molina, 5- Pedro Rubiolo, 6- Pablo Matera, 7- Juan Martín González, 8- Joaquín Oviedo, 9- Gonzalo García, 10- Tomás Albornoz, 11- Mateo Carreras, 12- Santiago Chocobares, 13- Lucio Cinti, 14- Bautista Delguy, 15- Juan Cruz Mallía

Substitutes: 16- Ignacio Ruiz, 17- Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18- Joel Sclavi, 19- Guido Petti, 20- Marcos Kremer, 21- Simón Benítez Cruz, 22- Santiago Carreras, 23- Justo Piccardo.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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