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Argentina make seven changes in lineup to take on Springboks

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BUENOS AIRES : Argentina coach Michael Cheika on Thursday announced seven changes to his starting lineup for the Rugby Championship clash at home to South Africa on Saturday after losing their last game by 50 points to New Zealand.He made four changes to the pack and three in the backline with prop Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro and centre Jeronimo de la Fuente returning after missing the recent trip to New Zealand, where Argentina upset the All Blacks 25-18 in Christchurch but were then thumped 53-3 in Hamilton a week later.Eduardo Bello also returns in the front row and Matias Alemanno in the second row while Juan Martin Gonzalez come into the lineup of loose forwards.

Tetaz Chaparro had been rested for the trip Down Under and Cheika said there was no better way "to focus him on his return than to throw him in against the Springbok front row”.Among the backs, De la Fuente has recovered from a hamstring pull while Gonzalo Bertranou replaces Tomas Cubelli at scrumhalf.Cheika told a virtual news conference on Thursday he was confident his side had put the heavy loss against New Zealand behind them and were up for the challenge of taking on the world champions in Avellaneda, where the game has been moved after the field at the original venue in Buenos Aires was declared unfit for the game.“When we got back to work at the start of the week, everyone had a good attitude, very positive and have concentrated on the strategy for the game,” the coach said.“It will be important to impose our way of playing.

South Africa are a lot different to play against than Australia and New Zealand. It will be a different dynamic.”Like all four teams in the southern hemisphere championship, Argentina won two and lost two of their first four games and

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