ARGENTINA COACH Santiago Phelan named his starting XV for Saturday’s Test match against France in Lille, leaving out injured fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez as one of three changes from their 26-12 win over Wales in Cardiff last weekend.

Hernandez misses out after sustaining a knock at the Millennium Stadium, with Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino stepping into replace the Racing Metro player and Biarritz centre Marcelo Bosch filling the void left by the sidelined Felipe Contepomi, who suffered knee ligament damage in Cardiff.

Bath wing Horacio Agulla also earns a starting nod as he takes over from Gonzalo Camacho.

Argentina team to face France (15-1): Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino; Horacio Agulla, Gonzalo Tiesi, Marcelo Bosch, Juan Imhoff; Nicolas Sanchez, Martin Landajo; Leonardo Senatore, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (capt); Julio Farias Cabello, Manuel Carizza; Juan Figallo, Eusebio Guinazu, Marcos Ayerza

Replacements: Agustin Creevy, Nahuel Lobo, Francisco Gomez Kodela, Tomas Vallejos, Tomas de la Vega, Tomas Cubelli, Gonzalo Camacho, Joaquin Tuculet

- © AFP, 2012

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