Rugby: Argentina coach Phelan makes few changes after defeat to Scotland

ARGENTINA head coach Santiago Phelan has made three changes ahead of the second Test against Scotland next Saturday.

Following the 26-14 defeat in Tucuman, Phelan decided to keep faith with the majority of his squad as they aim to avoid back-to-back defeats at the Estadio Jose Maria Minella in Mar del Plata.

Beagles Bordeaux winger Rafael Carballo, Tucuman RC second rower Santiago Guzman and Dax scrum-half Nicolas Vergallo join the squad.

London Irish scrum-half Alfredo Lalanne, Montpellier prop Juan Figallo and Universitario La Plata second rower Mariano Galarza drop out.

And Phelan has warned his players they will have to improve dramatically before Saturday's game.

"We have many aspects of the game to improve, such as discipline and the number of penalties we gave away," he said.

"However, we had some good movements in the first half, we took the initiative and scored two tries.

"Anyway, we failed to keep possession and we were tired from defending too much."

Argentina squad: Agulla (Leicester), Borges (Albi), Carballo (Beagles Bordeaux), Contepomi (Toulon), Fernandez (Montpellier), Figuerola (CASI), Gonzalez-Amorosino (Leicester), Mieres (Stade Francais), Rodriguez (Stade Francais), Tiesi (Stade Francais); Albacete (Stade Toulousan), Ayerza (Leicester), Campos (Montauban), Carizza (Biarritz Olympique), Creevy (San Luis), Fernandez-Lobbe (Toulon), Fessia (Cordoba Athletic), Ledesma (Clermont), Leguizamon (Stade Francais), Roncero (Stade Francais), Scelzo (Clermont), Guzman (Tucuman RC), Vergallo (Dax).