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Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has named a 29-man squad for next month's tour that will see the Pumas take on France, Italy and Ireland.

Juan Martin Hernandez has been included in the Argentina squad for next month's tour of Europe after recovering from a hand injury.

The full-back missed the Pumas' 63-9 defeat to South Africa in August but returns to coach Santiago Phelan's 29-man squad for matches against France on November 8, Italy a week later and Ireland on November 22.

Phelan has also included four uncapped players - CASI scrum-half Agustin Figuerola, Jockey Club Salta prop Juan Figallo, Universitario La Plata second-rower Mariano Galarza and Italy's Rovigo prop Juan Pablo Orlandi. Phelan said: "After the defeat to South Africa, the idea is to have a fresh start.

"We must consider our position in the rankings ahead of the (2011) World Cup. This is a good chance to give the opportunity to young players we believe have the potential to progress.

"Juan Figallo was great in the Under-20 World Cup. He is a complete player. The same goes for Orlandi, whose form for Argentina A has been very good so it's good for them to join the tour.

"Mariano Galarza has an important physical shape. He started at Universitario La Plata and we know him from his participation in the Buenos Aires regional team. He is very good technically. Agustin Figuerola and Nicolas Bruzzone are two young players who have been playing well. They are technically able so we want to take profit from that."

Argentina squad: Horacio Agulla (Brive), Patricio Albacete (Toulouse), Rimas Alvarez Kairelis (Perpignan), Miguel Avramovic (Montauban), Marco Ayerza (Leicester), Lucas Borges (Dax), Nicolas Bruzzone (San Isidro), Rafael Carballo (Castres), Felipe Contepomi (Leinster), Martin Alberto Durand (Champagnat), Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (Sale), Santiago Fernandez (Hindu Club), Juan Figallo (Jockey Club), Agustin Figuerola (C.A.S.I), Mariano Galarza (Universitario de La Plata), Alvaro Galindo (Racing Metro), Eusebio Guinazu (Agen), Juan Martin Hernandez (Stade Francais), Mario Ledesma Arocena (ASM Clermont Auvergne), Juan Manuel Leguizamon (Stade Francais), Francisco Leonelli Morey (Saracens), Esteban Lozada (Toulon), Federico Martin Aramburu (Dax), Juan Pablo Orlandi (Rovigo), Rodrigo Roncero (Stade Francais), Bernardo Stortini (Glasgow Warriors), Gonzalo Tiesi (Harlequins), Nicolas Vergallo (Dax), Aklberto Vernet Basualdo

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