Argentina suffer Marcos Kremer ahead of final round clash against South Africa

Marcos Kremer suffered a knee injury during the weekend's game against South Africa
Marcos Kremer suffered a knee injury during the weekend's game against South Africa
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Argentina will miss the services of loose forward Marcos Kremer for the final round of the Rugby Championship game against South Africa following an injury.

Kremer sustained a knee injury during their historic win over the Springboks in Santiago del Estero on Saturday and now has been left out of the 28-man squad named by Felipe Contepomi.

Apart from Kremer, Ignacio Mendy, Matias Orlando and Justo Piccardo also have been left out of the squad as they head to Mbombela Stadium for the decisive encounter.

Argentina currently are at second position in the Rugby Championship table after winning three out of the five matches. They trail the table toppers South Africa by five points.

Argentina squad:

Backs: Tomas Albornoz, Lautaro Bazan Velez, Gonzalo Bertranou, Mateo Carreras, Santiago Carreras, Santiago Chocobares, Lucio Cinti, Bautista Delguy, Gonzalo Garcia, Rodrigo Isgro, Juan Cruz Mallia, Matias Moroni

Forwards: Bautista Bernasconi, Ignacio Calles, Pedro Delgado, Thomas Gallo, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Santiago Grondona, Tomas Lavanini, Pablo Matera, Franco Molina, Julian Montoya, Joaquin Oviedo, Guido Petti, Pedro Rubiolo, Ignacio Ruiz, Joel Sclavi, Lucio Sordoni