Naraha (Japan) (AFP)
Argentine coach Mario Ledesma is expected to rely on 13 players in the Jaguares franchise, finalist of the last Super Rugby, to face the XV of France for his first match of the World Cup on Saturday in Tokyo.
In the starting team that will be official Wednesday or Thursday, Ledesma should also trust Nicolas Sanchez, usual N.10 Stade Franc, opening, and the pillar Juan Figallo, who evolves in the Saracens, according to sources concordant Tuesday.
The Pumas must join Wednesday Tokyo, three days of their duel against France, likely decisive in the race to the quarterfinals.
The Pumas train for a week at Village J, training center of the Japanese football team in Naraha, about twenty kilometers from Fukushima.
After the plant's nuclear accident in 2011, Village J served as a base camp for staff in charge of combating contamination.
Probable composition of the Pumas:
Boffelli - Moroni, Fuente, Orlando, Moyano - (o) Sanchez, (m) Cubelli - Kremer, Ortega Desio, Matera (cap.) - Lavanini, Petti - Figallo, Creevy, Chaparro
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