Pumas shuffle the backs

ARGENTINA coach Santiago Phelan has been forced to juggle his back division for the World Cup clash with Romania in Invercargill on Saturday.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2011 - 01:00

Marcelo Bosch starts at outside centre in place of Gonzalo Tiesi, who has been ruled out of the tournament after suffering knee ligament damage in the 13-9 defeat by England.

Martin Rodriguez moves from full-back to inside centre, allowing Santiago Fernandez to move to fly-half while Felipe Contepomi recovers from bruised ribs.

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