Argentina vs Nambia RWC 2015 preview: What time does it start, what channel is it on and where can I watch it?

A look ahead to the Pool C fixture at the King Power stadium

Luke Pickles
Saturday 10 October 2015 14:05 BST
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Argentina have a chance to rest their big players this week before hitting the quarter finals hard.

It’s a big game for…

Horacio Agulla. The Bath man may have limited time left in an Argentina shirt with the new Super Rugby team arriving in Argentina this year. Agulla is loved in Bath and he will bring his experience to the team largely rotated. Will he do enough to keep his place going into the knock outs?

Teams...

Argentina: Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino; Matias Moroni, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Juan Pablo Socino, Horacio Agulla; Juan Martin Hernandez, Martin Landajo (captain); Facunda Isa, Javier Ortega Desio, Pablo Matera; Matias Alemanno, Guido Petti; Juan Pablo Orlandi, Julian Montoya, Lucas Noguera.

Replacements: Agustin Creevy, Marcos Ayerza, Ramiro Herrera, Leonardo Senatore, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Tomas Cubelli, Marcelo Bosch, Juan Imhoff.

Namibia: Chrysander Botha; Johan Tromp, JC Greyling, Johan Deysel, Conrad Marais; Theuns Kotze, Eneill Buitendag; Leneve Damens. Wian Conradie, Rohan Kitshoff; Tijuee Uanivi, Janco Venter; Johan Coetzee, Torsten Van Jaarsveld, Jaco Engels.

Replacements: Louis van der Westhuizen, Johnny Redelinghuys, Raoul Larson, Renaldo Bothma, Tinus Du Plessis, PJ Van Lill, Eugene Jantjes, Heinrich Smit.

Best stat…

1. This is the total number of points Namibia has managed to score in their combined World Cup campaigns. They managed to get that point against Georgia by ending within 7 points last week, but they have never managed to be within 15 points of a Tier 1 nation at the final whistle.

Remember when…

Something different here. Namibia lost their greatest servant for their final game – Jacques Burger. His tackling style finally caught up with him and he was ruled out due to concussion. His last season of international rugby and possibly his last season with Saracens, so let’s say good bye to the fantastic captain of Namibia.

Player to watch…

Theuns Kotze. The man responsible for all the points against Georgia and topped his own record of points scored in a World Cup match (15.) He will be determined to shine again and drive his squad forward.

Past two-meetings…

Argentina 63 (Roncero, Leguizamón (2), M. Contepomi, F. Contepomi,Tiesi, Corleto, Penalty try,

Todeschini) – Namibia 3 Rugby World Cup pool stages September 2007.

Argentina 67 ( Méndez, Bouza (2), J. Fernández Miranda, Penalty try (2), Gaitán (3), N. Fernández Miranda) – Namibia 14 (Grobier, Husselman). Rugby World Cup pool stages October 2003.

Form guide…

Argentina: LWLLWW

Namibia: WWWLLL

Vital information…

KICK-OFF TIME: 12pm Sunday, 11 October.

TV: Live on ITV, highlights on ITV.

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