Argentina and New Zealand meet at Stade de France on Friday, each realizing simply 80 minutes – and the small matter of the opposition – stand between them and subsequent weekend’s Rugby World Cup showpiece match.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has made two modifications to his beginning XV from the aspect that placed on a ‘dispossession’ masterclass to beat Ireland 28-24 on the similar venue final Saturday. Samuel Whitelock replaces Brodie Retallick within the second-row and Mark Tele’a is available in for Leicester Fainga’anuku on the left wing.
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Beauden Barrett, who has scored in his final two matches towards Los Pumas, is ready to face them for a nineteenth time. Only South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth has performed the South American staff extra usually.
Argentina, in the meantime, got here again from a 10-point deficit of their quarter-final towards Wales to guide a 3rd semi-final place. They beforehand reached this stage in 2007 and 2015, however they’ve by no means gone additional – dropping to eventual champions South Africa the final time the event was held in France, and to dropping finalists Australia at Twickenham eight years in the past.
Coach Michael Cheika has made just one change to his match-day staff from the aspect that defeated Wales 29-17, recalling Gonzalo Bertranou at scrum-half forward of Tomás Cubelli.
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FIXTURE: Argentina v New Zealand
GROUND: Stade de France (80,023)
KICK-OFF: 21:00 native time (GMT+2)
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TEAMS
ARGENTINA Juan Cruz Mallía, Emiliano Boffelli, Lucio Cinti, Santiago Chocobares, Mateo Carreras; Santiago Carreras, Gonzalo Bertranou; Thomas Gallo, Julián Montoya (captain), Francisco Gómez Kodela; Guido Petti Pagadizabal, Tomas Lavanini; Juan Martín González, Marcos Kremer, Facundo Isa
Replacements: Agustín Creevy, Joel Sclavi, Eduardo Bello, Matias Alemanno, Rodrigo Bruni, Lautaro Bazán Vélez, Nicolás Sánchez, Matías Moroni
NEW ZEALAND Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Tele’a; Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith; Ethan de Groot, Codie Taylor, Tyrel Lomax; Samuel Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Shannon Frizell, Sam Cane (captain), Ardie Savea
Replacements: Samisoni Taukei’aho, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papali’i, Finlay Christie, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown
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