Rugby-Argentina halfbacks to miss rest of Scotland series

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Ireland v Argentina - IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 Quarter Final - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - 18/10/15 Argentina's Tomas Cubelli celebrates after the game Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - Argentina will be without their first-choice halfback pairing of Tomas Cubelli and Nicolas Sanchez for the rest of the test series against Scotland, the Argentina Rugby Union said on Tuesday.

Cubelli tore a thigh muscle in the warm-up before Saturday’s 26-18 win over Scotland in the first test in San Salvador de Jujuy while Sanchez suffered a calf tear in the opening 20 minutes and had to be replaced.