Dragons scrum half Gonzalo Bertranou has been selected to join the Argentina XV for upcoming games against Portugal and Georgia.
The Argentina XV will play in two non-capped matches against test teams from the Rugby Europe Championship.
Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has named a strong squad - captained by Francisco Gorrissen – that includes established players and veterans of previous Rugby World Cups.
Players who play in France, Australia, England, Italy, Scotland, Wales, the USA and in SLAR for teams from Argentina, Chile and Colombia are included.
FIXTURES
- Saturday, July 03 – Georgia vs Argentina XV (Kutaisi, Georgia)
- Sunday, July 09 – Portugal vs Argentina XV (Lisbon, Portugal)
ARGENTINA XV SQUAD – JULY 2022 TOUR
LOOSE HEAD: Ignacio Calles (Pau) Facundo Gigena (London Irish)
HOOKER: Bautista Bernasconi (Jaguares XV) Facundo Bosch (La Rochelle) Santiago Socino (Gloucester)
TIGHT HEAD: Javier Coronel (Jaguares XV) Santiago Medrano (Western Force) Enrique Pieretto (Glasgow Warriors)
SECOND-ROW: Manuel Bernstein (Jaguares XV) Rodrigo Fernández Criado (Jaguares XV) Franco Molina (Selknam) Federico Lavanini (Cafeteros Pro)
FLANKER: Jerónimo Gómez Vara (Jaguares XV) Francisco Gorrissen (Vannes) Tomás Lezana (Scarlets) N8 Joaquín Oviedo (Perpignan) Santiago Ruiz (Jaguares XV)
SCRUM-HALF: Gonzalo Bertranou (Dragons) Eliseo Morales (Cafeteros Pro) FLY HALF Tomás Albornoz (Benetton) Gerónimo Prisciantelli (Jaguares XV)
INSIDE CENTRE: Lucas Mensa (Mont de Marsan)
OUTSIDE CENTRE: Tomás Cubilla (Jaguares XV) Matías Moroni (Leicester Tigers) Agustín Segura (Jaguares XV)
WING: Sebastián Cancelliere (Glasgow Warriors) Mateo Carreras (Newcastle Falcons) Facundo Cordero (Exeter Chiefs) Julián Domínguez (Austin Gilgronis)
FULLBACK: Martín Bogado (Jaguares XV)
