Genaro Fessia replaces injured Alvaro Galindo in Argentina’s final 30-man 2011 Rugby World Cup squad
The governing body of the Rugby Union in Argentina, Unión Argentina de Rugby, has announced a change in their final 30 –man squad for the Los Pumas' 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC) campaign. Union
officials have confirmed the inclusion of the London Wasps bound back row forward, Genaro Fessia, in their final line-up in a statement released on their website on Monday, August 29.
Genaro Fessia is named as the replacement for the injured Alvaro Galindo. According to the report, Galindo pulled a thigh muscle during a Friday, August 26, encounter between the French Top
14 outfits, Racing Metro and Montpellier.
The 29-year-old Alvaro Galindo plays his professional Rugby for Racing Metro 92. The back row forward made his international debut for Argentina against Uruguay in 2004. He has made 11 international
appearances for Argentina and has scored 10 points. Earlier this month, he was preferred over Fessia, to gain a place in the Los Pumas final 30-man squad for their 2011 RWC campaign.
On Friday, August 26, the Aviva Premiership side, London Wasps, announced the signing of Fessia on a trial contract to strengthen their back row forwards’ resources.
Fessia, at the age of 30, will be making his RWC debut. Since his international debut for Argentina, against Ireland in 2007, Fessia has represented the Pumas internationally nine times and
has an international try to his name.
Union has instructed Fessia to join the rest of the squad at his earliest. The team after a lay off , will begin their pre departure preparations.
Los Pumas is placed in the Pool B of the 2011 RWC, and will compete with the European teams to reach the second round of the tournament. Besides Argentina, England, Georgia, Romania and Scotland
are also present in the Pool B.
Los Pumas revised 2011 RWC 30-man squad consists of :
Forwards: (16): Patricio Albacete (Stade Toulousain/FRA), Marcos Ayerza (Leicester Tigers/ENG), Maximiliano Bustos (Montpellier/FRA), Alejandro Campos (Agen/FRA), Manuel Carizza
(Biarritz/FRA), Agustin Creevy (Montpellier/FRA), Julio Alfredo Farias Cabello (Tucuman RC), Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (Toulon/FRA), Genaro Fessia (London Wasps/ENG), Juan Figallo (Montpellier/FRA), Mariano Galarza (Pampas XV), Mario Ledesma (sans club),
Juan Manuel Leguizamon (Lyon/FRA), Rodrigo Roncero (Stade Français/FRA), Martin Scelzo (Agen/FRA), Leonardo Senatore (Gimnasia y Esgrima Rosario)
Backs: (14):
Horacio Agulla (Leicester Tigers/ENG), Marcelo Bosch (Biarritz/FRA), Gonzalo Camacho (Exeter/ENG), Felipe Contepomi (Stade Français/FRA), Santiago Fernandez (Montpellier/FRA), Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino (Montpellier/FRA), Agustin Gosio (Club Newman),
Juan Jose Imhoff (Duendes RC Rosario), Alfredo Lalanne (London Irish/ENG), Martin Rodriguez (Stade Français/FRA), Federico Sanchez (Bordeaux-Bègles/FRA), Gonzalo Tiesi (Stade Français/FRA), Tomas Vallejos (Harlequins/ENG), Nicolas Vergallo (Stade Toulousain/FRA)
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