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Live: Wallabies face Los Pumas in first Test

The Wallabies are in Argentina to face Los Pumas in the first of two Test matches. Follow live.

Live: Wallabies face Los Pumas in first Test

The Australian rugby team, known as the Wallabies, are set to take on Argentina's national team, the Los Pumas, in the first Test of a two-match series. This encounter will be held in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. The Wallabies are currently on a three-match winning streak, but they face a significant challenge against their South American counterparts.

Both teams have announced their starting lineups. For Argentina, Geronimo Prisciantelli, Rodrigo Isgro, Lucio Cinti, Faustino Sanchez Valarolo, Ignacio Mendy, Santiago Carreras, Simon Benitez Cruz, Joaquin Moro, Benjamin Grondona, Pablo Matera (captain), Tomas Lavanini, Guido Petti, Francisco Moreno, Ignacio Ruiz, and Boris Wenger will line up, with Leonel Oviedo, Rodrigo Martinez, Tomas Rapetti, Efraín Elias, Juan Penoucos, Agustín Moyano, Nicolas Roger, and Matias Moroni serving as replacements.

Australia's starting lineup includes Tom Wright, Max Jorgensen, Isaac Henry, Hunter Paisami, Harry Potter, Carter Gordon, Ryan Lonergan, Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight, Tom Hooper, Jeremy Williams, Josh Canham, Allan Alaalatoa (captain), Brandon Paenga-Amosa, and Isaac Kailea. Replacements for the Wallabies are Billy Pollard, Angus Bell, Massimo de Lutiis, Lachlan Shaw, Charlie Cale, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

It's worth noting that Argentina's starting lineup features several players who were previously unavailable after facing the Wallabies in 2025. These include Julián Montoya, Marcos Kremer, Mateo Carreras, Santiago Chocobares, and Bautista Delguy. On the Australian side, captain Harry Wilson has been rotated out of the side for this match, with Les Kiss opting for a different lineup. Rob Valetini replaces Wilson at number eight, while Tom Hooper starts at blindside flanker for the first time this year.

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