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Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. Twickenham is the stage for the final Rugby Championship encounter of 2016 with Argentina opting to take their home game against Australia to London. The two sides met at the same venue almost 12 months ago, the Wallabies triumphing 29-15 despite a lack of possession and territory - and an astonishing 18 clean breaks by the Pumas.Unfortunately, finishing continues to be a problem for Argentina. Daniel Hourcades side have again been able to open up defences in this years Rugby Championship but still lack the final punch to hurt teams on the scoreboard. Out of the game by halftime in Buenos Aires last week, the Pumas were camped inside the All Blacks 22 for long periods of the second-half, yet still had to grind away to score two tries - even with New Zealand twice down a man.Australia, meanwhile, missed a golden opportunity to break their Pretoria hoodoo. Some superb early rugby resulted in a try to Scott Sio before the anxiety and simple errors - lost lineouts included - of past performances this season crept back into the Wallabies game. Ultimately, Springboks ace Morne Steyn booted them off the paddock at Loftus as the frustration also saw Australias discipline deteriorate.Team NewsArgentina:Pumas five-eighth Nicolas Sanchez and winger Manuel Montero must pass last-minute fitness tests if theyre to take to the paddock at Twickenham. Elsewhere, star No.8 Facundo Isa will enjoy an overdue rest with Leonardo Senatore stepping into the back-row while?Lucas Noguera comes in for the injured Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro at prop.Joaquin Tuculet, Matias Moroni, Matias Orlando, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Manuel Montero, Nicolas Sanchez, Martin Landajo, Leonardo Senatore, Javier Ortega Desio, Pablo Matera, Matias Alemanno, Guido Petti, Ramiro Herrera, Agustin Creevy, Lucas Noguera Interchange: Julian Montoya, Santiago Garcia Botta, Enrique Pieretto, Marcos Kremer, Tomas Cubelli, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Ramiro Moyano.Australia:The Wallabies change two.?Lopeti?Timani, who is making his first start, comes in for the injured Sean McMahon while Rory Arnold is preferred to Rob Simmons. The match also sees Stephen Moore equal George Smiths record of 111 Test caps for the Wallabies while Leroy Houston could make his debut for Australia from the bench if given the nod.Israel Folau, Dane Haylett-Petty, Samu Kerevi, Bernard Foley, Reece Hodge Quade Cooper, Will Genia, Lopeti Timani, Michael Hooper, Dean Mumm, Adam Coleman, Rory Arnold, Sekope Kepu, Stephen Moore (capt), Scott Sio. Res: James Hanson, Tom Robertson, Allan Alaalatoa, Kane Douglas, Scott Fardy, Leroy Houston, Nick Phipps, Tevita Kuridrani, Sefa Naivalu (one to be omitted).Key matchup: Leonardo Senatore vs. Lopeti TimaniAfter a standout campaign for the Pumas, Facundo Isa has been given a spell for the finale. Isa leads the Rugby Championship for total runs and trails only All Blacks winger Julian Savea for metres gained [361] while he is the only forward too feature in the top 10 for the latter category, and sits inside the top five for three more [offloads, defenders beaten and clean breaks] which shows the gaping hole Senatore must fill this weekend.dddddddddddd. Nine years Isas senior and with 39 caps to boot, Senatore certainly has the Pumas regular No.8 covered for experience. But he will need to have an almighty game if the Pumas are to triumph, such have been Isas contributions throughout the tournament.Timani, meanwhile, will be making his first run-on start at Test level. A part of Wallabies conversations for the last few years, Timani was originally let go by Cheika at the Waratahs - the coach dissatisfied with the forwards work-rate. Used at both lock and No.8 by Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby, Timani has since answered Cheikas concerns and has built himself into an old-school No.8 the like the Wallabies havent seen for some time. Just how he fits into a trio more accustomed to playing on the ball will be intriguing.Key stats- This will be the ninth time Argentina have played at Twickenham (L6, D1, W1), the last time they played there was against Australia in the semifinal of the 2015 World Cup.- Australia (80%) are the only team to have a lineout success rate below 90% in this tournament, on average they have lost 2.6 throws per game.- Michael Hooper (61) has made 10 more tackles than any other player in the competition after five weeks, conversely the three players to miss the most tackles are all Australian too (Foley 14, Haylett-Petty 13, Mumm 11).WeatherLondon is expecting a rather showery weekend with only intermittent periods of sunshine. The Saturday evening kick-off will be cool, with a low of around 8 degrees.UBET verdict: Argentina $3.42, Australia $1.32.The Wallabies and Pumas will both be seeking redemption when the Rugby Championship rolls into Twickenham this weekend. The Australians went down 18-10 to the Springboks in Pretoria, while the all-conquering All Blacks proved too much for the Pumas in Buenos Aires, runn