English referee Matt Carley blows his whistle and it's Argentina fly-half Nicolas Sanchez who takes the kick-off to get this match under way.

Gareth Griffiths
BBC Sport Wales at Principality Stadium

The Argentina anthem is something special as well as the magnificent Welsh rendition.

If you are wondering why the Welsh anthem was played first, it is because this is technically an away game for Wayne Pivac's side.

The game was initially meant to be played in Argentina before being switched because of Covid-19 concerns.

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Last weekend's win against Canada saw Wales play in front of their fans at the Principality Stadium for the first time since February 2020.

Coronavirus restrictions limited the capacity to 8,200 but only 6,164 were in attendance for the 68-12 triumph.

"We are certainly looking for a greater crowd against Argentina," said Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Steve Phillips.

Phillips admits he is unsure why the tickets were not all sold for the Canada game, but accepts the restrictions and decisions such as closing the venue's bars could have contributed.

"It's difficult to say why," he added.

"We are trying to return to normal where we had a capacity of 8,200 and we were just north of 6,000. We have to remember the bars are closed to help push up the overall capacity.

"That contributes to some people's event experience and we understand that."

The players are out on the Principality Stadium pitch, ready for the anthems.

Not long until kick-off now.

Ian Gough
Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

Wales are going to be under a different type of pressure today and that's when you can really find out the quality of the player.

At the other end of the caps scale from Halfpenny is Dragons lock Ben Carter, who made his debut against Canada.

The 20-year-old earned glowing praise from Wales boss Wayne Pivac and unsurprisingly keeps his place this afternoon against Argentina.

James Hook
Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

It's still a very good backline and I'm very excited to see Uilisi Halaholo and Jonathan Davies combine again, as well as Callum Sheedy.

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That's the Lions, back to Wales.

As we've touched upon, Leigh Halfpenny is absent today after being injured in the opening moments of last weekend's win over Canada.

It was especially unfortunate for the 32-year-old Scarlets fullback as it came on his 100th Test - his 96th for Wales plus four for the British & Irish Lions - and he now needs knee surgery.

You can read more here.

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British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is more upbeat about the tour and their Test series against South Africa.

One Lions player and one of the team's management tested positive before Wednesday's win over the Sharks.

Twelve cases among South Africa's players and staff caused Friday's game against Georgia to be called off.

"I honestly believe we will have a Test series," said Gatland.

"We spoke beforehand and the medics said there is a likelihood that in South Africa we get a case or two. It is how we deal with it.

"South Africa are probably in a worse situation than us. We have got some time in the next couple of weeks to hopefully get everyone all right."

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It's been a testing week for the British and Irish Lions' tour of South Africa, with former Welsh Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies raising concerns about its credibility.

This comes after the Lions announced they would play the Sharks again 72 hours after the tourists easily defeated the same opposition.

It is a decision former Lions fly-half Davies has described as a farce.

"In a way the credibility of the tour is in question," Davies told S4C's Newyddion programme.

The Lions intend to play the Sharks again after their original opponents, the Bulls, pulled out of the game because of positive Covid-19 tests.

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Kieran Hardy comes in for Tomos Williams in Wales' team today, the two scrum-halves fighting for the number nine jersey in the absence of Gareth Davies.

Davies is one of three Welsh players starting for the British and Irish Lions in their rearranged tour match against the Sharks today.

Full-back Liam Williams and fly-half Dan Biggar are the others, while hooker Ken Owens and prop Wyn Jones are on the bench.

That game starts at 17:00 BST, so perfect timing after Wales and Argentina are done.

Ian Gough
Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

This will be the big challenge. I'm looking at the pack and it's a really good pack.

It's got a good wealth of experience mixed with some new faces too.

Let's hear from one of those added to Wales' starting XV, scrum-half Kieran Hardy...

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While Argentina are close to full strength, Wales are fielding what is essentially a reserve team.

Injuries and British and Irish Lions call-ups mean that only one player remains from Wales' final game of the 2021 Six Nations: today's captain Jonathan Davies.

As head coach Wayne Pivac keeps saying, the aim of these summer Tests is to improve Wales' strength in depth.

They gave five players their debuts against Canada a week ago and this afternoon's match against Argentina will be a stern examination of what Wales have in reserve.

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Don't be fooled by Argentina's unconvincing win over Romania last weekend.

Today's Pumas line-up contains 10 of the 15 players who started in their famous victory over New Zealand last year.

Argentina triumphed 25-15 in November, with today's fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scoring all 25 of their points.

The South American side also drew twice with Australia during the 2020 Tri Nations, so a second-string Wales team will need to be at their best to win today.

Argentina boss Mario Ledesma has made six changes to his side for the clash, with an additional positional alteration.

In the front row, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro and Francisco Gómez Kodela replace Francisco Gigena and Enrique Piereto, while Guido Petti replaces Tomás Lavanini in the second row, and Facundo Isa comes in for Francisco Gorrissen in the back row.

Juan Cruz Mallía and Santiago Carrera are the only personnel changes among the backs, with Santiago Cordero switching from full-back to wing.

Argentina: Juan Cruz Mallía; Santiago Carreras, Matías Moroni, Jerónimo de la Fuente, Santiago Cordero; Nicolás Sánchez, Tomás Cubelli; Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Julián Montoya (capt), Francisco Gomez Kodela, Guido Petti, Marcos Kremer, Pablo Matera, Facundo Isa, Rodrigo Bruni.

Replacements: Facundo Bosch, Facundo Gigena, Santiago Medrano, Tomas Lavanini, Matias Alemanno, Gonzalo Bertranou, Domingo Miotti, Santiago Chocobares.

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Wales have made three changes to the side which thrashed Canada, with Hallam Amos, Owen Lane and Kieran Hardy all starting against Argentina.

One alteration is enforced after full-back Leigh Halfpenny suffered knee ligament damage in the opening minute of his 100th international, with Amos handed the 15 jersey.

Cardiff Blues wing Lane comes in for his third Test match at the expense of Tom Rogers, while scrum-half Hardy starts with Tomos Williams dropping down to the replacements bench.

Fly-half Jarrod Evans comes onto the bench after recovering from an ankle injury.

Wales: Hallam Amos; Jonah Holmes, Willis Halaholo, Jonathan Davies (capt), Owen Lane; Callum Sheedy, Kieran Hardy; Nicky Smith, Elliot Dee, Dillon Lewis, Ben Carter, Will Rowlands, Ross Moriarty, James Botham, Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: Ryan Elias, Gareth Thomas, Leon Brown, Josh Turnbull, Taine Basham, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans, Nick Tompkins.

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Prynhawn da. Good afternoon.

It’s been a chaotic week in the world of international rugby, with coronavirus disrupting the British and Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa and causing postponements elsewhere.

But one game that’s definitely going ahead is Wales’ match at home to Argentina today, the first of two Tests between the sides this month.

Wales started their summer series with a thumping 68-12 win over Canada last Saturday, while Argentina only just edged past Romania 24-17.

The Pumas are a seriously good side, though, as they proved by beating New Zealand and drawing with Australia last year.

Let’s get straight to it and take a look at today’s teams.