Argentina boss names squad

Argentina coach Marcelo Loffreda has called up 30 players for the forthcoming European tour.

Twenty-four of the 30 play in Europe, while five play in the Buenos Aires’ URBA Tournament and one in the provincial Rosario League.

Argentina visit Twickenham to face England on November 11, before tackling Italy at Rome’s Flaminio stadium one week later.

Finally, on November 25, they close the tour against France, at the Stade de France in Paris.

Argentina squad:

Forwards

Mario Ledesma, Gonzalo Longo, Martin Scelzo (Clermont-Auvergne), Alberto Vernet (Alumni), Esteban Lozada (CASI), Marcos Ayerza (Leicester Tigers), Juan Manuel Leguizamon (London Irish), Juan Francisco Gomez (Los Matreros), Martin Durand, Federico Todeschini (Montpellier), Rimas Alvarez (Perpignan), Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (both Sale), Lucas Ostiglia (Agen), Rodrigo Roncero (Stade Francais), Patricio Albacete, Omar Hasan (both Toulouse)

Backs

Jose Maria Nunez Piossek (Bayonne), Francisco Leonelli (Glasgow), Nicolas Fernandez Miranda (Hindu), Nicolas Vergallo (Jockey Club Rosario), Felipe Contepomi (Leinster), Pablo Gomez Cora Lomas Athletic), Gonzalo Tiesi (London Irish), Manuel Contepomi (Rovigo), Lucas Borges, Ignacio Corleto, Juan Martin Hernandez, Agustin Pichot (all Stade Francais), Miguel Avramovic (Worcester).