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Argentina have dropped eight starters from the recent hammering by Australia for a 2015 Rugby Championship Test against South Africa in Durban on Saturday.
Backs dropped by coach Daniel Hourcade include fullback Santiago Cordero, right winger Gonzalo Camacho, outside centre Matias Moroni and five-eighth Nicolas Sanchez.
The axed forwards are lock Manuel Carizza and loose trio Javier Ortega Desio, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe and No.8 Facundo Isa.
A ninth change is injury induced.
Tighthead prop Ramiro Herrera was hurt during the 34-9 loss to the Wallabies in Mendoza nine days ago and knee surgery will sideline him for four to six weeks.
Backline survivors from the Mendoza mauling are inside centre Juan Pablo Socino, left winger Juan Imhoff and halfback Martin Landajo.
Hooker and skipper Agustin Creevy, loosehead prop Marcos Ayerza and lock Tomas Lavanini remain among the eight who started against Australia.
“The objectives for the match with South Africa are the same as for those against New Zealand and Australia,” Hourcade explained.
“We hope to gradually improve our game, develop greater rhythm, and assess players ahead of the World Cup.
“South Africa are a great team who could have won both matches they lost,” he said, referring to narrow Springbok defeats away to Australia and at home to New Zealand.
While Hourcade said before the Rugby Championship that he would rotate players ahead of the September 18-October 31 World Cup in England, some changes may be related to form.
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