England vs. Argentina Rugby 2013: Autumn International Date, Time, Live Stream
England may have opened up their autumn international series in the best possible fashion with a win over Australia last weekend, but now they have the task of maintaining such lofty standards throughout their upcoming Test trials.
Next on the agenda is the visit of Argentina, coming off the back of a Rugby Championship in which they again failed to win a single game.
The Pumas may have been shown up against their Southern Hemisphere peers, but Stuart Lancaster's side can't take the threat of South America's finest lightly.
Ahead of Daniel Hourcade's first steps as coach of his national team, be sure not to miss a moment of the London clash with all your viewing information and preview detailed below.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 9
Time: 2:30 p.m. GMT/9:30 a.m. ET
Venue: Twickenham, London
Viewing Info: Sky Sports 2/Sky 3D (UK), Rugby Channel (NZL)
Stream: Sky Go (Subscription Required)
Main Storylines
Front Row Fluctuation
Stuart Lancaster has named an entirely new-look front row for the visit of Argentina, the official RFU website detailing England's squad for the encounter.
Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley and David Wilson will now start in place of Mako Vunipola, Tom Youngs and Dan Cole in a huge shake-up of the side that played against the Wallabies last weekend.
The Australian scrum found it difficult to cope with their English hosts last week, but Lancaster obviously isn't afraid to experiment in order to find his strongest combination; Saturday's match is as good an opportunity as any to do so.
Stubborn Centres
Joel Tomkins didn't have the finest of international debuts last Saturday, despite Chris Robshaw hailing his outside centre's performance, but will get a second bite of the cherry regardless on Saturday.
Lancaster has named the rugby league convert once more as a centre partner with Billy Twelvetrees, handing the pair their chance at righting any wrongs that may have been evident on the first attempt.
Tevita Kuridrani and Matt Toomua sometimes found it too easy to make ground against their similarly unseasoned counterparts, but Lancaster will once again place faith in his duo, who have earned the opportunities with some fine club form this campaign.
Twelvetrees is particularly in need of a good showing after his soft attempt at a tackle allowed Australia across England's line at Twickenham.
Lobbe Out of the Loop
Without a doubt one of the biggest players, if not the biggest, missing for Argentina in November will be Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, their captain and constant source of rebellion against the Pumas' bigger foes.
Sustaining a fractured elbow last month, the back-row star will unfortunately be absent for the course of this autumn series, as confirmed by the BBC Sport Twitter account:
Robshaw and Tom Wood pose a strange dilemma for England, given that they're both natural blindside flankers, and it's a situation Lobbe could have thrived upon were he present.
However, it's now Juan Manuel Leguizamon who will lead Argentina for the international onslaught, a strong leading figure for the team in his own right.

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