Rugby-Argentina prop Sordoni returns to face New Zealand

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup Sevens - Cup Final - Argentina v New Zealand - National Stadium, Singpapore - April 9, 2023 Argentina and New Zealand players line up during the national anthems before the match REUTERS/Edgar Su/File photo

(Reuters) - Prop Lucio Sordoni will make his first appearance for Argentina in almost three years in an otherwise settled team named by coach Michael Cheika for their Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand in Mendoza on Saturday.

Sordoni, 24, has three caps and last played a test against New Zealand in 2020. He spent 14 months out of the game through injury, but gets a chance to stake a claim for a place in Cheika’s Rugby World Cup squad.