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Dylan James

What time is Wales v Argentina kick-off today and what TV channel is it on?

Wales welcome Argentina to Cardiff on Saturday in the second of four autumn internationals.

Wayne Pivac's side suffered a heavy 55-23 defeat to New Zealand in their opener last weekend, while Argentina dispatched England in their own backyard to pick up their first win at Twickenham since 2006.

Los Pumas played two Tests in Wales in the summer of 2021 when many of Pivac's frontline players were on Lions duty, the first game ending in a 20-20 draw while Argentina secured a 33-11 win in the second.

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Here's everything you need to know about Wales v Argentina:

What time is Wales v Argentina kick-off?

Wales v Argentina kicks off at 5.30pm on Saturday, November 12, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

What TV channel is Wales v Argentina on? What about live streaming?

You will need to have an Amazon Prime Video subscription for this game, either by paying or via a free trial. This will be the only live-viewing option, with English and Welsh-language commentary options.

Prime Video offer a 30-day free trial, which renews at £8.99 per month after the trial period ends, or you can cancel it before that. The service also provides a range of films, TV series, music and free one-day delivery. You can sign up to a free Amazon Prime trial here. Live streaming will be available via the app or online.

Amazon's English-language coverage will be presented by Sarra Elgan with Scott Hastings, Sam Warburton and Tom Shanklin on commentary duties. Warren Gatland and Jamie Roberts join as guests, with Ross Harries on the reporting beat.

The Welsh-language coverage will be presented by Owain Gwynedd Griffith, with Gareth Charles, Gwyn Jones and Sioned Harries on commentary. Guests include Shane Williams, Andrew Coombs and Rhys Patchell, with Rhodri Gomer on reporter duties.

What's the team news?

For Wales, Louis Rees-Zammit will make his first international appearance at full-back. Rio Dyer retains his spot on the wing opposite Alex Cuthbert, who comes in for his first outing since July. Dan Lydiate comes into the back-row so Justin Tipuric shifts to his more natural No. 7 position, with Taulupe Faletau at the back of the scrum. Dillon Lewis replaces Tomas Francis at tight-head prop

For Los Pumas, head coach Michael Cheika had selected an identical team from the win at Twickenham last weekend, but captain Julián Montoya was withdrawn on Friday due to a rib injury. Hooker Agustín Creevy replaces him in the starting line-up, while Pablo Matera will act as skipper.

Wales: 15. Louis Rees-Zammit, 14. Alex Cuthbert, 13. George North, 12. Nick Tompkins, 11. Rio Dyer, 10. Gareth Anscombe, 9. Tomos Williams, 1. Gareth Thomas, 2. Ken Owens, 3. Dillon Lewis, 4. Will Rowlands, 5. Adam Beard, 6. Dan Lydiate, 7. Justin Tipuric, 8. Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: 16. Ryan Elias, 17. Rhodri Jones, 18. Sam Wainwright, 19. Ben Carter, 20. Jac Morgan, 21. Kieran Hardy, 22. Rhys Priestland, 23. Owen Watkin.

Argentina: 15. Juan Cruz Mallia, 14. Mateo Carreras, 13. Matias Moroni, 12. Jeronimo De La Fuente, 11. Emiliano Boffelli, 10. Santiago Carreras, 9. Gonzalo Bertranou, 1. Thomas Gallo, 2. Agustín Creevy, 3. Francisco Gomez Kodela, 4. Matias Alemanno, 5. Tomas Lavanini, 6. Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7. Marcos Kremer, 8. Pablo Matera (capt).

Replacements: 16. Ignacio Ruiz, 17. Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18. Eduardo Bello, 19. Lucas Paulos, 20. Facundo Isa, 21. Elisio Morales, 22. Tomas Albornoz, 23. Matias Orlando.

Who is the Wales v Argentina referee?

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)

Assistant Referee 1: Angus Gardner (RA)

Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

What have the coaches said?

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac: "We’re back to Gareth at 10 and we have Louis Rees-Zammit at full-back. He’s trained there the entire week. He’s looked good in training and it’s something we’ve explored in the background, so it will be good information going forwards with the Six Nations around the corner and the Rugby World Cup.

"Dillon had done well in South Africa. This is probably the last opportunity to give guys starts and learn as much as we can. Both Dillon and Dan Lydiate have trained well."

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika: “When you come away from home in rugby, you are always the underdog. When you walk out onto the Principality Stadium and there are however many thousands of Welsh people there, supporting their team, you are the underdog.

“Honestly, I don’t see anyone coming to Cardiff as favourites. It’s such a difficult place to come. You guys know it, you’ve sat in the stand and been there in the atmosphere. You’ve got to be so good on game day to be in the contest.”

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