Argentina v Georgia (Tue)

Argentina v Georgia
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Tuesday, 11 September
Kick-off: 1900 BST
Text coverage on the BBC Sport website

Argentina have made six changes to the side which beat France on Friday for their match against Georgia in Lyon.

Pumas regulars Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, Martin Scelzo and Rodrigo Roncero all miss the match with minor injuries.

Marcos Ayerza and Santiago Bonorino join the front row, Rimas Kairelis comes in at lock and Martin Durand replaces flanker Lucas Ostiglia.

Coach Marcelo Loffreda said: "The changes made aren't just because of injuries I want to rest players."

Horacio Agulla and Manuel Contepomi also step down, to be replaced by winger Federico Martin Aramburu and centre Gonzalo Tiesi.

Loffreda is furious Argentina are the only one of world's top nations to have just three days to rest between matches.

"It's a huge prejudice," he said. "But the objective against Georgia is to play well and, above all else, to win. If we can get a bonus point that would be even better."

Georgia head coach Malkhaz Cheishvili's side included 11 players who played in the 2003 World Cup.

Auch lock Ilia Zedginidze leads a side packed full of seasoned campaigners from French first and second division clubs.

Argentina: Corleto, Borges, Tiesi, Contepomi, Aramburu, Hernandez, Pichot (capt), Leguizamon, Lobbe, Duran, Albacete, Kairelis, Bonorino, Ledesma, Ayerza.
Replacements: Basualdo, Jalil, Lozada, Schusterman, Miranda, Todeschini, Miras

Georgia: Jimsheladze, Machkhaneli, Urjukashvili, Giorgadze, Khamashuridze, Kvirikashvili, Abuseridze, Udesiani, Labadze, Chkhaidze, Gorgodze, Zedginidze (capt), Zirakashvili, Giorgadze, Khinchagashvili.
Replacements: Shvelidze, Kopaliani, Didebulidze, Maisuradze, Samkharadze, Gigauri, Shkinin

Source: BBC Sport