fbpx
Wikipedia

Argentina national rugby union team

May 13, 2023

"Los Pumas" redirects here. For the Mexican football team, see Club Universidad Nacional. For the Mexican gridiron football team, see Pumas CU.

The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección de rugby de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international rugby union; it is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión Argentina de Rugby). Nicknamed the Pumas (Los Pumas in Spanish), they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 6th in the world by World Rugby, making them the highest-ranked nation in the Americas.

Argentina
Nickname(s)Los Pumas (The Pumas)
EmblemJaguar
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Head coachMichael Cheika
CaptainJulián Montoya
Most capsAgustín Creevy (97)
Top scorerNicolás Sánchez (846)
Top try scorerJosé María Núñez Piossek (30)
Home stadiumJosé Amalfitani
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current8 (as of 28 November 2022)
Highest3 (2008)
Lowest12 (2014)
First international
Argentina 3–28 British Isles
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 12 June 1910)
Biggest win
Argentina 152–0 Paraguay
(Mendoza, Argentina; 1 May 2002)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 93–8 Argentina
(Wellington, New Zealand; 21 June 1997)
World Cup
Appearances9 (First in 1987)
Best resultThird place (2007)
Websiteuar.com.ar/los-pumas

Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team. Argentina has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament of 1987, and the country are considered the strongest team within the Americas, being undefeated against all but Canada, against whom they have suffered three losses.

The Pumas' impressive results since the 1999 World Cup have seen rugby's popularity in Argentina grow significantly. Argentina has achieved several upset victories, and are capable of regularly defeating Six Nations sides. In the 2007 Rugby World Cup Argentina were undefeated in their pool and reached the semi-finals for the first time; they were defeated by South Africa in the semi-finals, but followed up with a win over France to claim third place overall. By the end of the competition, the team had reached an all-time high of third in the World Rankings.

After their advances in competitiveness and performance during the 2000s, coupled with their location in the Southern Hemisphere, Argentina was the only tier 1 nation that had no regular competition.[1] Argentina officially joined The Rugby Championship on 23 November 2011.[2] In their first tournament in 2012, Argentina secured a 16–16 draw with The Springboks in only their second game.

The 2014 Rugby Championship saw the first Championship-match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21–17.[3] 2015 proved to be a successful year for Argentine rugby, including their first ever win over South Africa in the Rugby Championship, and they reached another semi-final at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In the 2016 Rugby Championship, the Pumas again defeated the Springboks. Although winless during the 2017 Rugby Championship, the Pumas achieved two wins in their 2018 campaign, defeating both South Africa and Australia. On 14 November 2020, the Pumas beat New Zealand 25–15 to record their first win over the All Blacks, and on August 27, 2022, they defeated the All Blacks for the first time in New Zealand.

History

Main article: History of the Argentina national rugby union team
 
The first Argentina national team ever before playing the British Lions, 12 June 1910

The History of the Argentina national team starts with the first international played by an Argentine side against the British Isles in 1910 when they toured on South America. Argentina gained recognition in 1965, when the team toured South Africa playing a series of friendly matches there. In that tour the national team was nicknamed Los Pumas, a name that became an identity mark for Argentina, remaining to present days.

Argentina has taken part in all the Rugby World Cups since the first edition in 1987, their best performance being the third place achieved in 2007. Argentina followed their growing competitiveness in the Rugby Championship with a strong showing in the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals for the second time. The national side has also played in the Rugby Championship since the 2012 edition, after joining the competition one year before.[4]

Colours, symbol and name

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentina national rugby union team kits.
 
The team that played the first test against the British Lions wearing the light blue and white jersey for the first time on 31 July 1927

Argentina alternated blue and white jerseys during its first international matches in 1910. In 1927 Mr. Abelardo Gutiérrez of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires proposed that Argentina should play against the British Lions wearing a striped light blue and white jersey. That request was accepted and Argentina wore the striped uniform for the first time in its history.[5]

Los Pumas play in a shirt in the country's flag (and sporting) colours of light blue and white, white shorts, and socks in light blue and white. In 2011, the UAR signed a deal with Nike which became the exclusive kit provider for all its national senior and youth teams, including Pampas XV.[6] The first uniform designed by the American company left the traditional horizontal-striped jersey behind, featuring a single light blue with white shoulders jersey, although it was announced that Los Pumas would wear its traditional uniform again when they play the 2012 Rugby Championship.[7]

 
The Jaguar, native to northeastern Argentina was chosen as the symbol of the team in 1941

In September 1941, Abelardo Gutiérrez (who had proposed the use of a white and blue jersey for the team 14 years prior) suggested a badge with the figure of a lion. The color of the crest was blue (due to Buenos Aires Cricket Club, where the first rugby match in Argentina had been played). The animal was later replaced by a native to Argentine species, so the jaguar was chosen due to his "agility and courage", according to their words.[5]

The Pumas nickname is the result of an error made by Carl Kohler, a journalist for the then Die Transvaler newspaper in South Africa, while following the team during their first overseas tour ever – to Southern Africa (to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and South Africa) in 1965. He tried to devise a catchy nickname for the team similar to existing international team nicknames such as All Blacks, Springboks, and Wallabies. He asked Isak van Heerden, the then coach of the Natal Rugby team who was asked by the SARB to assist with the tour, for ideas. They saw a picture of a type of lion with spots on the UAR crest. Kohler was aware that the Americas had jaguars and pumas, and as he was under pressure to submit his article, made a guess and called them the Pumas, instead of the actual jaguar. The mistake stuck, and was eventually adopted by the Argentines themselves (although the UAR crest still depicts a jaguar).[8]

In April 2023, the UAR launched its new visual identity that included a change of emblems not only of the body but of the national teams, from senior to 7s and youth representatives. The process included the removal of the characteristic spots from the jaguar figure, returning to the emblem used during the 1965 tour on Rhodesia and South Africa.[9]

Kit suppliers

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1963-1968 Noceto Sports[10] No shirt sponsor
1978–1998 Adidas
1999–2000 VISA
2000–2003 Topper
2004–2011 Adidas
2012–present Nike

Home grounds

 
 
Sociedad Sportiva Argentina (above) was the first venue for Argentina in 1910. José Amalfitani Stadium (bottom), one of the current venues when the team plays in Buenos Aires

The Pumas use a variety of stadiums when playing at home. One of the most frequently used for tests is José Amalfitani Stadium, home of Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield and sited in Buenos Aires. When Great Britain made their first tour to Argentina in 1910, the national team played them at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina of Palermo. That test was also notable for being the first Argentina match ever.[11][12]

When the British combined returned to Argentina in 1927, the national side started to use GEBA and Buenos Aires Cricket Club as their home venues. GEBA was a frequent venue during the next decades, but hosted only three matches after the 1960s, as the Pumas started using larger stadiums; the Pumas' last match at GEBA was in 1993.[13] On the other side, the Buenos Aires Cricket was also used for a large number of matches until 1948 when it was destroyed by fire.[14][15]

In 1997 BACRC inaugurated the first purpose-built rugby union stadium in Argentina, erected in Los Polvorines, Greater Buenos Aires. A total of nine international games were played there by the national team until 2005 when it was sold.[16]

Los Pumas played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium between 1970 and 1986, when Argentina moved to Vélez Sarsfield Stadium.[17] Some of the teams that visited those venues were Ireland, New Zealand, France, and Australia among others.[18][19]

During the mid year tests in 2007, as well as Vélez Sársfield, Argentina played games at venues including Brigadier Estanislao López in Santa Fe, Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, and Gigante de Arroyito, in Rosario. Argentina have also used the River Plate Stadium in the past, and in 2006 hosted Wales at Estadio Raúl Conti in Puerto Madryn.

Other venues that have hosted Argentina rugby team were José M. Minella in Mar del Plata (2008), Monumental José Fierro in Tucumán (2012, 2014), Mario Kempes in Córdoba (2012), Centenario in Resistencia (2014), Padre Martearena in Salta (venue for The Rugby Championship, 2016–2019 editions),[20] Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan –where the team played tests v England and Wales (2017–18),[21] and Estanislao López in Santa Fe (2017).

Records

Overall

See also: List of Argentina national rugby union team test match results

Argentina have won 241 of their 476 Test matches. When the world rankings were introduced by the IRB in October 2003, Argentina were ranked seventh. They fell to eighth in the rankings in June 2004, before rising back to seventh by November that year. They fell back to eighth in February 2005, and stayed there until falling to their lowest ranking of ninth in February 2006. Since then, Argentina rose to eighth in July 2006, then sixth in November of that year. They had a one-week fall to seventh, then one week later rose to fifth to start the World Cup 2007.

Los Pumas twice surpassed their highest ranking at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[22] Defeating number three France, the second opening game loss for a World Cup hosting nation, moved them into fourth place, their highest position since the IRB World Rankings were established. They lost to eventual champions South Africa in the semi-final but beat France yet again in the bronze medal round to set another highest ranking, third, behind South Africa and New Zealand.

Argentina has won every match against South American national teams, including 41 against Uruguay, 38 against Chile, 17 against Paraguay and 13 against Brazil.

On 14 November 2020, they registered their first win against New Zealand, meaning that they have recorded a victory over every Tier 1 nation.

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Argentina national XV at test level up until 19 November 2022.[23]

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 as of 10 April 2023[24]
Rank Change* Team Points
1     Ireland 091.82
2     France 090.47
3     New Zealand 088.98
4     South Africa 088.97
5     Scotland 082.77
6     England 082.12
7     Australia 081.80
8     Argentina 080.72
9     Wales 078.08
10     Japan 077.39
11     Georgia 076.23
12     Samoa 076.03
13     Fiji 074.84
14     Italy 074.63
15     Tonga 071.21
16     Portugal 067.62
17     Uruguay 066.24
18     United States 065.92
19     Romania 065.85
20     Spain 064.05
21     Namibia 061.60
22     Chile 060.89
23     Canada 060.46
24     Hong Kong 059.66
25     Russia 058.06
26     Netherlands 055.84
27  1   Switzerland 055.72
28  1   Brazil 055.23
29     Belgium 054.58
30     Korea 052.62
* Change from the previous week
Argentina's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[24]
Graph updated to 10 April 2023
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
  Australia 38 7 28 3 18.42% 665 1052 −387
  Brazil 13 13 0 0 100% 1054 47 +1007
British & Irish Lions 7 0 6 1 0% 31 236 −205
  Canada 8 6 2 0 75% 262 137 +125
  Chile 39 39 0 0 100% 1627 237 +1390
  England 25 5 19 1 20% 403 677 −274
  England XV 1 0 0 1 0% 13 13 +0
  Fiji 4 3 1 0 75.00% 130 96 +34
  France 53 14 38 1 26.42% 838 1295 −457
  Georgia 5 5 0 0 100.00% 186 66 +120
  Ireland 19 6 13 0 31.58% 369 460 −91
  Ireland XV 5 2 2 1 40.00% 25 36 −11
  Italy 23 17 5 1 73.91% 594 399 +195
  Japan 6 5 1 0 83.33% 259 159 +100
 Junior Springboks 5 1 4 0 20% 26 166 −140
  Namibia 3 3 0 0 100% 194 36 +158
  New Zealand 34 2 32 1 5.71% 488 1349 −861
  New Zealand XV 4 0 4 0 0% 30 80 −50
 Oxford and Cambridge 8 2 5 1 25% 48 126 −78
  Paraguay 17 17 0 0 100% 1382 65 +1317
  Peru 1 1 0 0 100% 44 0 +44
  Romania 9 9 0 0 100% 341 114 +227
  Samoa 4 1 3 0 25% 82 111 −29
  Scotland 22 11 11 0 50% 403 516 −113
  Scotland XV 3 1 2 0 33.33% 34 21 +13
  South Africa 34 3 30 1 8.82% 657 1193 −536
 South Africa Gazelles 6 2 4 0 33.33% 60 71 −11
  Spain 4 4 0 0 100% 149 75 +74
  Tonga 2 2 0 0 100% 73 28 +45
  United States 9 9 0 0 100% 294 136 +158
  Uruguay 42 42 0 0 100% 1669 396 +1273
  Venezuela 1 1 0 0 100% 147 7 +140
  Wales 20 6 14 1 28.57% 458 556 −98
  Wales XV 3 1 1 1 33.33% 37 34 +3
 World XV 2 2 0 0 100% 64 42 +22
  Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0% 12 17 −5
Total 481 242 225 14 50.31% 13148 10044 +3104

Rugby World Cup

Main article: Argentina at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Pos Pld W D L PF PA
    1987 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 49 90 Squad Invited
          1991 Pool Stage 3 0 0 3 38 83 Squad 2nd 4 2 0 2 57 46
  1995 Pool Stage 3 0 0 3 69 87 Squad P/O 5 5 0 0 184 53
  1999 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 137 122 Squad 1st 3 3 0 0 161 52
  2003 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 140 57 Squad Automatically qualified
  2007 Third Place 7 6 0 1 209 93 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 86 13
  2011 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 100 73 Squad Automatically qualified
  2015 Fourth Place 7 4 0 3 250 143 Squad Automatically qualified
  2019 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 106 91 Squad Automatically qualified
  2023 Automatically qualified
Total Third Place 41 21 0 20 1098 839 14 12 0 2 488
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

The Rugby Championship

All-time Tri Nations and The Rugby Championship record (2012-present)
Year Position Pld W D L PTS PF PA PD
2012 4th 6 0 1 5 4 80 166 -86
2013 4th 6 0 0 6 2 88 224 -136
2014 4th 6 1 0 5 7 105 157 -52
2015 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 64 98 -23
2016 4th 6 1 0 5 5 129 216 -87
2017 4th 6 0 0 6 0 110 235 -125
2018 4th 6 2 0 4 8 151 198 -47
2019 4th 3 0 0 3 2 39 82 -43
2020 2nd 4 1 2 1 8 56 84 -28
2021 4th 6 0 0 6 0 60 195 -135
2022 4th 6 2 0 4 9 143 203 -60

Updated: 7 November 2022


Rugby Championship (since 2012)
Nation Matches Points Bonus
points 		Table
points 		Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
  New Zealand 54 45 2 7 1,865 1,020 +876 34 219 8
  Australia 54 25 3 26 1,254 1,445 −183 12 126 1
  South Africa 54 26 4 24 1,364 1,221 +163 25 137 1
  Argentina 54 7 1 46 969 1,774 −828 11 42 0
Updated: 25 September 2022
Source:  lassen.co.nz – TRC, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.
All-time Tri Nations and Rugby Championship Table (since 1996)
Nation Matches Points Bonus
points 		Table
points 		Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
  New Zealand 130 97 2 31 3,919 2,469 +1,481 69 462 19
  Australia 130 55 6 69 2,845 3,262 −409 46 286 4
  South Africa 126 54 5 67 2,844 3,052 −514 49 275 4
  Argentina 58 8 3 47 1,025 1,858 −856 11 50 0
Updated: 25 September 2022
Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.

Players

Current squad

On 28 October, Michael Cheika named a 33-man squad for Argentina's 2022 End-of-year matches against England, Wales and Scotland.

Head coach:   Michael Cheika

  • Caps Updated: 19 November 2022

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Agustin Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 38) 97   London Irish
Julián Montoya (c) Hooker (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 29) 85   Leicester Tigers
Ignacio Ruiz Hooker (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 22) 4   London Irish
Eduardo Bello Prop (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 27) 9   Saracens
Thomas Gallo Prop (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 24) 12   Benetton
Francisco Gómez Kodela Prop (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 37) 28   Lyon
Rodrigo Martínez Prop (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 24) 0   Pampas XV
Santiago Medrano Prop (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 27) 33   Western Force
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-03-11) 11 March 1989 (age 34) 74   Benetton
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 31) 79   Gloucester
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 30) 75   Clermont
Franco Molina Lock (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 25) 0   Dogos XV
Lucas Paulos Lock (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 25) 10   Brive
Facundo Isa Back row (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 29) 43   Toulon
Juan Martín González Back row (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 22) 20   London Irish
Santiago Grondona Back row (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 24) 10   Exeter Chiefs
Marcos Kremer Back row (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 25) 55   Stade Français
Pablo Matera Back row (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 29) 91   Mie Honda Heat
Pedro Rubiolo Back row (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 20) 1   Newcastle Falcons
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 29) 47   Dragons
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 33) 88   Biarritz
Eliseo Morales Scrum-half (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 25) 1   Pampas XV
Tomás Albornoz Fly-half (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 25) 3   Benetton
Santiago Carreras Fly-half (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 25) 31   Gloucester
Lucio Cinti Centre (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 23) 11   London Irish
Jeronimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 32) 70   Perpignan
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 32) 68   Newcastle Falcons
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 31) 50   Newcastle Falcons
Emiliano Boffelli Wing (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 28) 50   Edinburgh
Mateo Carreras Wing (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 23) 5   Newcastle Falcons
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 29) 45   Bordeaux
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 26) 25   Clermont
Martín Bogado Fullback (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 25) 0   Bayonne
Juan Cruz Mallia Fullback (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 26) 24   Toulouse

Coaches

Coaches:[25]

Years Coach
1932   Edmundo Stanfield
1936   Luis Cilley,   Carlos Huntley-Robertson,   Edmundo Stanfield
1954   Juan C. Wells
1956   Dermot Cavanagh,   Horacio Savino
1959   Jorge Merelle
1960   Robert Galarga
1960   Saturnino Racimo
1965   Izak Van Heerden
1965–1973   Ángel Guastella
1974   Carlos Villegas
1975   Eduardo Poggi
1976–1977   Carlos Villegas
1978   Ángel Guastella
1978–1980   Aitor Otaño
1980–1983   Rodolfo O'Reilly
1983–1987   Héctor Silva
1987–1990   Rodolfo O'Reilly
1990–1993   Luis Gradín
1993–1994   Héctor Méndez
1994–1995   Alejandro Petra
1995   Alex Wyllie,   Héctor Méndez
1995–1999   Alex Wyllie
1999–2007   Marcelo Loffreda
2007–2013   Santiago Phelan
2013–2018   Daniel Hourcade
2018–2022   Mario Ledesma
2022 – present   Michael Cheika

Player records (career)

Most matches

 
Agustín Creevy is the player with most matches (97)
# Player Pos Years Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw %
1 Agustín Creevy Hooker 2005- 97 62 35 29 68 0 30.85
2 Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half 2010- 95 83 12 28 64 3 28.91
3 Pablo Matera Flanker 2013- 91 86 5 27 62 2 28.92
4 Tomas Cubelli Scrum-half 2010- 88 40 48 32 55 1 35.52
5 Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998-2013 87 75 12 42 45 0 48.27
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker 2005-2019 87 64 23 34 53 0 39.08
7 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990-2005 86 83 3 41 44 1 48.25
Rolando Martín Flanker 1994-2003 86 77 9 44 41 1 51.74
9 Julian Montoya Hooker 2014-present 85 35 50 26 56 3 30.82
10 Martin Landajo Scrum-half 2008-2018 84 58 26 27 56 1 32.73
Mario Ledesma Hooker 1996-2011 84 67 17 42 41 1 50.59

Last updated: Scotland vs Argentina, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries

 
Juan Imhoff is the player who scored more tries in the history of Rugby World Cup for Argentina (7)
# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries
1 José Núñez Piossek Wing 2001-2008 28 26 2 145 29
2 Diego Cuesta Silva Centre 1983-1995 63 63 0 125 28
3 Gustavo Jorge Wing 1989-1994 23 22 1 111 24
4 Rolando Martín Flanker 1994-2003 86 77 9 90 18
Facundo Soler Wing 1996-2002 25 23 2 90 18
Joaquin Tuculet Fullback 2012-2019 56 51 5 90 18
7 Juan Imhoff Wing 2009- 41 30 11 85 17
Hernán Senillosa Wing 2002-2007 33 22 11 128 17
9 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990-2005 86 83 3 188 16
Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998-2013 87 75 12 651 16
Manuel Montero Wing 2012-2017 27 22 5 80 16

Last updated: Scotland vs Argentina, 12 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

 
Nicolás Sánchez, all-time top scorer for Argentina (846)[26][27]
# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1 Nicolás Sánchez[26] Fly-half 2010- 95 83 12 846 13 116 171 12
2 Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998–2013 87 75 12 651 16 74 139 2
3 Hugo Porta Fly-half 1971–1990 58 58 0 590 11 84 101 26
4 Gonzalo Quesada Fly-half 1996–2003 38 30 8 486 4 68 103 7
5 Santiago Mesón Fullback 1987–1997 34 32 2 365 8 68 63 1
6 Federico Todeschini Fly-half 1998–2008 21 16 5 256 4 37 54 0
7 Emiliano Boffelli Fullback 2017– 50 48 2 251 12 36 44 0
8 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990–2005 86 83 3 188 17 14 14 11
9 Juan Martín Hernández Fly-half 2003–2017 74 66 8 176 8 20 23 9
10 Juan Fernández Miranda Fly-half 1997–2007 29 17 12 158 5 41 12 5

Last updated: Scotland vs Argentina, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most matches as captain

# Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw % Pts Tries
1 Agustín Creevy Hooker 2014-2018 51 14 37 0 27.45 15 3
2 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1992–2003 48 28 20 0 58.33 87 10
3 Hugo Porta Fly-half 1977–1990 38 15 18 5 46.05 435 2
4 Agustín Pichot Scrum-half 2000–2007 30 18 12 0 60.00 5 1
5 Felipe Contepomi Centre 2007–2013 25 10 15 0 40.00 232 5
6 Julian Montoya Hooker 2021-present 22 7 14 1 25.00 5 1
7 Juan M. Fernández Lobbe Number 8 2008–2014 20 4 15 1 22.50 10 2
Pedro Sporleder Lock 1996–1999 20 9 10 1 47.50 20 4
9 Pablo Matera Flanker 2018-2022 16 4 11 1 25.00 5 1
10 Héctor Silva Flanker 1967–1971 15 12 2 1 83.33 12 4

Last updated: Scotland vs Argentina, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Player records (match)

Most points in a match

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1. Eduardo Morgan Wing 50 6 13 0 0   Paraguay   São Paulo 14/10/1973
2. José Núñez Piossek Wing 45 9 0 0 0   Paraguay   Montevideo 27/04/2003
3. Gustavo Jorge Wing 40 8 0 0 0   Brazil   São Paulo 02/10/1993
4. Martín Sansot Fullback 36 3 6 4 0   Brazil   Tucumán 13/07/1996
5. José Cilley Fly-half 32 0 16 0 0   Paraguay   Mendoza 01/05/2002
6. Eduardo Morgan Wing 31 3 5 3 0   Uruguay   São Paulo 16/10/1973
Eduardo de Forteza Fly-half 31 0 11 3 0   Paraguay   Asunción 25/09/1975
José Luna Wing 31 1 4 6 0   Romania   Buenos Aires 14/10/1995
Felipe Contepomi Fly-half 31 2 3 5 0   France   Buenos Aires 26/06/2010
10. 4 players on 30 points

Last updated: Scotland vs Argentina, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries in a match

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1. José Núñez Piossek Wing 45 9 0 0 0   Paraguay   Montevideo 27/04/2003
2. Gustavo Jorge Wing 40 8 0 0 0   Brazil   São Paulo 02/10/1993
3. Uriel O'Farrell Wing 21 7 0 0 0   Uruguay   Buenos Aires 09/09/1951
4. Uriel O'Farrell Wing 18 6 0 0 0   Brazil   Buenos Aires 13/09/1951
Eduardo Morgan Wing 50 6 13 0 0   Paraguay   São Paulo 14/10/1973
Gustavo Jorge Wing 24 6 0 0 0   Brazil   Montevideo 08/10/1989
Facundo Barrea Wing 30 6 0 0 0   Brazil   Santiago 23/05/2012
5 5 players on 5 tries

Last updated: Scotland vs Argentina, 19 November 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Six Nations would be magnificent seven with us, pleads Pichot", Western Mail, 19 June 2006.
  2. ^ Deges, Frankie. "Argentina is now part of Rugby Championship". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Wallabies defeated 21–17 by Argentina". The Australian. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ^ Argentina is now part of Rugby Championship by Frankie Deges, The Buenos Aires Herald, 23 November 2011
  5. ^ a b "La pasión cumple 100 años", La Nación, 10 April 1999
  6. ^ "El pase del verano: Los Pumas dejan Adidas para vestirse con Nike", El Cronista, 27 November 2011
  7. ^ "Nike presenta su camiseta de Los Pumas", Prematch website
  8. ^ Davies, Sean (26 July 2007). "Puma power: Argentinian rugby". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  9. ^ Nuestra nueva identidad at UAR, 17 Apr 2023
  10. ^ "ARGENTINA RUGBY JERSEYS - WORLD RUGBY MUSEUM". www.rugbyrelics.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Lions": Los viajes olvidados by Ricardo Sabanes, 16 May 2017
  12. ^ "El centenario del debut", Clarín, 13 June 2010
  13. ^ "Argentina at ground: GEBA", ESPN Scrum.com
  14. ^ "El club de rugby más antiguo de la Argentina" at Rugbytime.com 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 19 September 2008
  15. ^ "Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club" at Centro de Documentación, Investigación y Referencia Histórica-Deportiva, June 2009
  16. ^ "Adiós a un escenario de triunfos históricos", Clarín, 4 December 2005
  17. ^ Memoria y Balance 1970 on UAR
  18. ^ "El historial de los Pumas contra los grandes: los All Blacks, el único al que no le pudieron ganar", Cancha Llena, 8 August 2015
  19. ^ "El historial de Los Pumas ante Australia, la tercera potencia", Infobae, 18 October 2015
  20. ^ SPRINGBOKS THRASH ARGENTINA TO CLINCH RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN on Super Rugby, 11 Aug 2019
  21. ^ "ARGENTINA TESTS ANNOUNCED - JUNE 2018". 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  22. ^ Ranking archives can be found at the IRB website; www.irb.com
  23. ^ Argentina statistics 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  25. ^ (in Spanish) UAR. Entrenadores de Los Pumas de todos los Tiempos 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ a b Player profile on ESPN
  27. ^ Histórico: Todos Pumas on Olé, 14 Nov 2020

External links

 
Wikinews has related news:
  • 2007 Rugby World Cup: Argentina shock France in tournament opener
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentina national rugby union team.
  • Official website  
  • Rugby Fun (news, statistics and results)
  • Los Pumas at El Rugbier (news, statistics and results)
  • "Argentina's time in the sun", BBC Sport, 24 Jan 2001
  • "Puma power: Argentinian rugby", BBC Sport, 24 Apr 2006

May 13, 2023
argentina, national, rugby, union, team, pumas, redirects, here, mexican, football, team, club, universidad, nacional, mexican, gridiron, football, team, pumas, spanish, selección, rugby, argentina, represents, argentina, international, rugby, union, organised. Los Pumas redirects here For the Mexican football team see Club Universidad Nacional For the Mexican gridiron football team see Pumas CU The Argentina national rugby union team Spanish Seleccion de rugby de Argentina represents Argentina in men s international rugby union it is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union Spanish Union Argentina de Rugby Nicknamed the Pumas Los Pumas in Spanish they play in sky blue and white jerseys They are ranked 6th in the world by World Rugby making them the highest ranked nation in the Americas ArgentinaNickname s Los Pumas The Pumas EmblemJaguarUnionArgentine Rugby UnionHead coachMichael CheikaCaptainJulian MontoyaMost capsAgustin Creevy 97 Top scorerNicolas Sanchez 846 Top try scorerJose Maria Nunez Piossek 30 Home stadiumJose AmalfitaniFirst coloursSecond coloursWorld Rugby rankingCurrent8 as of 28 November 2022 Highest3 2008 Lowest12 2014 First internationalArgentina 3 28 British Isles Buenos Aires Argentina 12 June 1910 Biggest winArgentina 152 0 Paraguay Mendoza Argentina 1 May 2002 Biggest defeatNew Zealand 93 8 Argentina Wellington New Zealand 21 June 1997 World CupAppearances9 First in 1987 Best resultThird place 2007 Websiteuar com ar los pumasArgentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team Argentina has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament of 1987 and the country are considered the strongest team within the Americas being undefeated against all but Canada against whom they have suffered three losses The Pumas impressive results since the 1999 World Cup have seen rugby s popularity in Argentina grow significantly Argentina has achieved several upset victories and are capable of regularly defeating Six Nations sides In the 2007 Rugby World Cup Argentina were undefeated in their pool and reached the semi finals for the first time they were defeated by South Africa in the semi finals but followed up with a win over France to claim third place overall By the end of the competition the team had reached an all time high of third in the World Rankings After their advances in competitiveness and performance during the 2000s coupled with their location in the Southern Hemisphere Argentina was the only tier 1 nation that had no regular competition 1 Argentina officially joined The Rugby Championship on 23 November 2011 2 In their first tournament in 2012 Argentina secured a 16 16 draw with The Springboks in only their second game The 2014 Rugby Championship saw the first Championship match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21 17 3 2015 proved to be a successful year for Argentine rugby including their first ever win over South Africa in the Rugby Championship and they reached another semi final at the 2015 Rugby World Cup In the 2016 Rugby Championship the Pumas again defeated the Springboks Although winless during the 2017 Rugby Championship the Pumas achieved two wins in their 2018 campaign defeating both South Africa and Australia On 14 November 2020 the Pumas beat New Zealand 25 15 to record their first win over the All Blacks and on August 27 2022 they defeated the All Blacks for the first time in New Zealand Contents 1 History 2 Colours symbol and name 2 1 Kit suppliers 3 Home grounds 4 Records 4 1 Overall 4 2 Rugby World Cup 4 3 The Rugby Championship 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 6 Coaches 7 Player records career 7 1 Most matches 7 2 Most tries 7 3 Most points 7 4 Most matches as captain 8 Player records match 8 1 Most points in a match 8 2 Most tries in a match 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditMain article History of the Argentina national rugby union team The first Argentina national team ever before playing the British Lions 12 June 1910 The History of the Argentina national team starts with the first international played by an Argentine side against the British Isles in 1910 when they toured on South America Argentina gained recognition in 1965 when the team toured South Africa playing a series of friendly matches there In that tour the national team was nicknamed Los Pumas a name that became an identity mark for Argentina remaining to present days Argentina has taken part in all the Rugby World Cups since the first edition in 1987 their best performance being the third place achieved in 2007 Argentina followed their growing competitiveness in the Rugby Championship with a strong showing in the 2015 World Cup reaching the semi finals for the second time The national side has also played in the Rugby Championship since the 2012 edition after joining the competition one year before 4 Colours symbol and name Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentina national rugby union team kits The team that played the first test against the British Lions wearing the light blue and white jersey for the first time on 31 July 1927 Argentina alternated blue and white jerseys during its first international matches in 1910 In 1927 Mr Abelardo Gutierrez of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires proposed that Argentina should play against the British Lions wearing a striped light blue and white jersey That request was accepted and Argentina wore the striped uniform for the first time in its history 5 Los Pumas play in a shirt in the country s flag and sporting colours of light blue and white white shorts and socks in light blue and white In 2011 the UAR signed a deal with Nike which became the exclusive kit provider for all its national senior and youth teams including Pampas XV 6 The first uniform designed by the American company left the traditional horizontal striped jersey behind featuring a single light blue with white shoulders jersey although it was announced that Los Pumas would wear its traditional uniform again when they play the 2012 Rugby Championship 7 The Jaguar native to northeastern Argentina was chosen as the symbol of the team in 1941 In September 1941 Abelardo Gutierrez who had proposed the use of a white and blue jersey for the team 14 years prior suggested a badge with the figure of a lion The color of the crest was blue due to Buenos Aires Cricket Club where the first rugby match in Argentina had been played The animal was later replaced by a native to Argentine species so the jaguar was chosen due to his agility and courage according to their words 5 The Pumas nickname is the result of an error made by Carl Kohler a journalist for the then Die Transvaler newspaper in South Africa while following the team during their first overseas tour ever to Southern Africa to Rhodesia now Zimbabwe and South Africa in 1965 He tried to devise a catchy nickname for the team similar to existing international team nicknames such as All Blacks Springboks and Wallabies He asked Isak van Heerden the then coach of the Natal Rugby team who was asked by the SARB to assist with the tour for ideas They saw a picture of a type of lion with spots on the UAR crest Kohler was aware that the Americas had jaguars and pumas and as he was under pressure to submit his article made a guess and called them the Pumas instead of the actual jaguar The mistake stuck and was eventually adopted by the Argentines themselves although the UAR crest still depicts a jaguar 8 In April 2023 the UAR launched its new visual identity that included a change of emblems not only of the body but of the national teams from senior to 7s and youth representatives The process included the removal of the characteristic spots from the jaguar figure returning to the emblem used during the 1965 tour on Rhodesia and South Africa 9 Kit suppliers Edit Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor1963 1968 Noceto Sports 10 No shirt sponsor1978 1998 Adidas1999 2000 VISA2000 2003 Topper2004 2011 Adidas2012 present NikeHome grounds Edit Sociedad Sportiva Argentina above was the first venue for Argentina in 1910 Jose Amalfitani Stadium bottom one of the current venues when the team plays in Buenos Aires The Pumas use a variety of stadiums when playing at home One of the most frequently used for tests is Jose Amalfitani Stadium home of Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield and sited in Buenos Aires When Great Britain made their first tour to Argentina in 1910 the national team played them at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina of Palermo That test was also notable for being the first Argentina match ever 11 12 When the British combined returned to Argentina in 1927 the national side started to use GEBA and Buenos Aires Cricket Club as their home venues GEBA was a frequent venue during the next decades but hosted only three matches after the 1960s as the Pumas started using larger stadiums the Pumas last match at GEBA was in 1993 13 On the other side the Buenos Aires Cricket was also used for a large number of matches until 1948 when it was destroyed by fire 14 15 In 1997 BACRC inaugurated the first purpose built rugby union stadium in Argentina erected in Los Polvorines Greater Buenos Aires A total of nine international games were played there by the national team until 2005 when it was sold 16 Los Pumas played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium between 1970 and 1986 when Argentina moved to Velez Sarsfield Stadium 17 Some of the teams that visited those venues were Ireland New Zealand France and Australia among others 18 19 During the mid year tests in 2007 as well as Velez Sarsfield Argentina played games at venues including Brigadier Estanislao Lopez in Santa Fe Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza and Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario Argentina have also used the River Plate Stadium in the past and in 2006 hosted Wales at Estadio Raul Conti in Puerto Madryn Other venues that have hosted Argentina rugby team were Jose M Minella in Mar del Plata 2008 Monumental Jose Fierro in Tucuman 2012 2014 Mario Kempes in Cordoba 2012 Centenario in Resistencia 2014 Padre Martearena in Salta venue for The Rugby Championship 2016 2019 editions 20 Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan where the team played tests v England and Wales 2017 18 21 and Estanislao Lopez in Santa Fe 2017 Records EditOverall Edit See also List of Argentina national rugby union team test match results Argentina have won 241 of their 476 Test matches When the world rankings were introduced by the IRB in October 2003 Argentina were ranked seventh They fell to eighth in the rankings in June 2004 before rising back to seventh by November that year They fell back to eighth in February 2005 and stayed there until falling to their lowest ranking of ninth in February 2006 Since then Argentina rose to eighth in July 2006 then sixth in November of that year They had a one week fall to seventh then one week later rose to fifth to start the World Cup 2007 Los Pumas twice surpassed their highest ranking at the 2007 Rugby World Cup 22 Defeating number three France the second opening game loss for a World Cup hosting nation moved them into fourth place their highest position since the IRB World Rankings were established They lost to eventual champions South Africa in the semi final but beat France yet again in the bronze medal round to set another highest ranking third behind South Africa and New Zealand Argentina has won every match against South American national teams including 41 against Uruguay 38 against Chile 17 against Paraguay and 13 against Brazil On 14 November 2020 they registered their first win against New Zealand meaning that they have recorded a victory over every Tier 1 nation Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Argentina national XV at test level up until 19 November 2022 23 Men s World Rugby Rankingsvte Top 20 as of 10 April 2023 24 Rank Change Team Points1 Ireland 0 91 822 France 0 90 473 New Zealand 0 88 984 South Africa 0 88 975 Scotland 0 82 776 England 0 82 127 Australia 0 81 808 Argentina 0 80 729 Wales 0 78 0810 Japan 0 77 3911 Georgia 0 76 2312 Samoa 0 76 0313 Fiji 0 74 8414 Italy 0 74 6315 Tonga 0 71 2116 Portugal 0 67 6217 Uruguay 0 66 2418 United States 0 65 9219 Romania 0 65 8520 Spain 0 64 0521 Namibia 0 61 6022 Chile 0 60 8923 Canada 0 60 4624 Hong Kong 0 59 6625 Russia 0 58 0626 Netherlands 0 55 8427 1 Switzerland 0 55 7228 1 Brazil 0 55 2329 Belgium 0 54 5830 Korea 0 52 62 Change from the previous weekArgentina s historical rankingsGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues See or edit source data Source World Rugby 24 Graph updated to 10 April 2023Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win For Aga Diff Australia 38 7 28 3 18 42 665 1052 387 Brazil 13 13 0 0 100 1054 47 1007British amp Irish Lions 7 0 6 1 0 31 236 205 Canada 8 6 2 0 75 262 137 125 Chile 39 39 0 0 100 1627 237 1390 England 25 5 19 1 20 403 677 274 England XV 1 0 0 1 0 13 13 0 Fiji 4 3 1 0 75 00 130 96 34 France 53 14 38 1 26 42 838 1295 457 Georgia 5 5 0 0 100 00 186 66 120 Ireland 19 6 13 0 31 58 369 460 91 Ireland XV 5 2 2 1 40 00 25 36 11 Italy 23 17 5 1 73 91 594 399 195 Japan 6 5 1 0 83 33 259 159 100 Junior Springboks 5 1 4 0 20 26 166 140 Namibia 3 3 0 0 100 194 36 158 New Zealand 34 2 32 1 5 71 488 1349 861 New Zealand XV 4 0 4 0 0 30 80 50 Oxford and Cambridge 8 2 5 1 25 48 126 78 Paraguay 17 17 0 0 100 1382 65 1317 Peru 1 1 0 0 100 44 0 44 Romania 9 9 0 0 100 341 114 227 Samoa 4 1 3 0 25 82 111 29 Scotland 22 11 11 0 50 403 516 113 Scotland XV 3 1 2 0 33 33 34 21 13 South Africa 34 3 30 1 8 82 657 1193 536 South Africa Gazelles 6 2 4 0 33 33 60 71 11 Spain 4 4 0 0 100 149 75 74 Tonga 2 2 0 0 100 73 28 45 United States 9 9 0 0 100 294 136 158 Uruguay 42 42 0 0 100 1669 396 1273 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 100 147 7 140 Wales 20 6 14 1 28 57 458 556 98 Wales XV 3 1 1 1 33 33 37 34 3 World XV 2 2 0 0 100 64 42 22 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 12 17 5Total 481 242 225 14 50 31 13148 10044 3104Rugby World Cup Edit Main article Argentina at the Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup QualificationYear Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Pos Pld W D L PF PA 1987 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 49 90 Squad Invited 1991 Pool Stage 3 0 0 3 38 83 Squad 2nd 4 2 0 2 57 46 1995 Pool Stage 3 0 0 3 69 87 Squad P O 5 5 0 0 184 53 1999 Quarter finals 5 3 0 2 137 122 Squad 1st 3 3 0 0 161 52 2003 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 140 57 Squad Automatically qualified 2007 Third Place 7 6 0 1 209 93 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 86 13 2011 Quarter finals 5 3 0 2 100 73 Squad Automatically qualified 2015 Fourth Place 7 4 0 3 250 143 Squad Automatically qualified 2019 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 106 91 Squad Automatically qualified 2023 Automatically qualifiedTotal Third Place 41 21 0 20 1098 839 14 12 0 2 488 Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Home venueThe Rugby Championship Edit All time Tri Nations and The Rugby Championship record 2012 present Year Position Pld W D L PTS PF PA PD2012 4th 6 0 1 5 4 80 166 862013 4th 6 0 0 6 2 88 224 1362014 4th 6 1 0 5 7 105 157 522015 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 64 98 232016 4th 6 1 0 5 5 129 216 872017 4th 6 0 0 6 0 110 235 1252018 4th 6 2 0 4 8 151 198 472019 4th 3 0 0 3 2 39 82 432020 2nd 4 1 2 1 8 56 84 282021 4th 6 0 0 6 0 60 195 1352022 4th 6 2 0 4 9 143 203 60Updated 7 November 2022 Rugby Championship since 2012 Nation Matches Points Bonuspoints Tablepoints TitleswonP W D L PF PA PD New Zealand 54 45 2 7 1 865 1 020 876 34 219 8 Australia 54 25 3 26 1 254 1 445 183 12 126 1 South Africa 54 26 4 24 1 364 1 221 163 25 137 1 Argentina 54 7 1 46 969 1 774 828 11 42 0Updated 25 September 2022 Source lassen co nz TRC Argentina Australia New Zealand South AfricaBonus points given by T 4W 2D for T table points W games won and D games drawn All time Tri Nations and Rugby Championship Table since 1996 Nation Matches Points Bonuspoints Tablepoints TitleswonP W D L PF PA PD New Zealand 130 97 2 31 3 919 2 469 1 481 69 462 19 Australia 130 55 6 69 2 845 3 262 409 46 286 4 South Africa 126 54 5 67 2 844 3 052 514 49 275 4 Argentina 58 8 3 47 1 025 1 858 856 11 50 0Updated 25 September 2022 Bonus points given by T 4W 2D for T table points W games won and D games drawn Players EditCurrent squad Edit On 28 October Michael Cheika named a 33 man squad for Argentina s 2022 End of year matches against England Wales and Scotland Head coach Michael Cheika Caps Updated 19 November 2022Note Flags indicate national union for the club province as defined by World Rugby Player Position Date of birth age Caps Club provinceAgustin Creevy c Hooker 1985 03 15 15 March 1985 age 38 97 London IrishJulian Montoya c Hooker 1993 10 29 29 October 1993 age 29 85 Leicester TigersIgnacio Ruiz Hooker 2001 01 03 3 January 2001 age 22 4 London IrishEduardo Bello Prop 1995 11 27 27 November 1995 age 27 9 SaracensThomas Gallo Prop 1999 04 30 30 April 1999 age 24 12 BenettonFrancisco Gomez Kodela Prop 1985 07 07 7 July 1985 age 37 28 LyonRodrigo Martinez Prop 1998 07 07 7 July 1998 age 24 0 Pampas XVSantiago Medrano Prop 1996 05 06 6 May 1996 age 27 33 Western ForceNahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop 1989 03 11 11 March 1989 age 34 74 BenettonMatias Alemanno Lock 1991 12 05 5 December 1991 age 31 79 GloucesterTomas Lavanini Lock 1993 01 22 22 January 1993 age 30 75 ClermontFranco Molina Lock 1997 08 28 28 August 1997 age 25 0 Dogos XVLucas Paulos Lock 1998 01 09 9 January 1998 age 25 10 BriveFacundo Isa Back row 1993 09 21 21 September 1993 age 29 43 ToulonJuan Martin Gonzalez Back row 2000 11 14 14 November 2000 age 22 20 London IrishSantiago Grondona Back row 1998 07 25 25 July 1998 age 24 10 Exeter ChiefsMarcos Kremer Back row 1997 07 30 30 July 1997 age 25 55 Stade FrancaisPablo Matera Back row 1993 07 18 18 July 1993 age 29 91 Mie Honda HeatPedro Rubiolo Back row 2002 12 12 12 December 2002 age 20 1 Newcastle FalconsGonzalo Bertranou Scrum half 1993 12 31 31 December 1993 age 29 47 DragonsTomas Cubelli Scrum half 1989 06 12 12 June 1989 age 33 88 BiarritzEliseo Morales Scrum half 1998 03 11 11 March 1998 age 25 1 Pampas XVTomas Albornoz Fly half 1997 09 17 17 September 1997 age 25 3 BenettonSantiago Carreras Fly half 1998 03 30 30 March 1998 age 25 31 GloucesterLucio Cinti Centre 2000 02 23 23 February 2000 age 23 11 London IrishJeronimo de la Fuente Centre 1991 02 24 24 February 1991 age 32 70 PerpignanMatias Moroni Centre 1991 03 29 29 March 1991 age 32 68 Newcastle FalconsMatias Orlando Centre 1991 11 14 14 November 1991 age 31 50 Newcastle FalconsEmiliano Boffelli Wing 1995 01 16 16 January 1995 age 28 50 EdinburghMateo Carreras Wing 1999 12 17 17 December 1999 age 23 5 Newcastle FalconsSantiago Cordero Wing 1993 12 06 6 December 1993 age 29 45 BordeauxBautista Delguy Wing 1997 04 22 22 April 1997 age 26 25 ClermontMartin Bogado Fullback 1998 04 29 29 April 1998 age 25 0 BayonneJuan Cruz Mallia Fullback 1996 09 11 11 September 1996 age 26 24 ToulouseCoaches EditCoaches 25 Years Coach1932 Edmundo Stanfield1936 Luis Cilley Carlos Huntley Robertson Edmundo Stanfield1954 Juan C Wells1956 Dermot Cavanagh Horacio Savino1959 Jorge Merelle1960 Robert Galarga1960 Saturnino Racimo1965 Izak Van Heerden1965 1973 Angel Guastella1974 Carlos Villegas1975 Eduardo Poggi1976 1977 Carlos Villegas1978 Angel Guastella1978 1980 Aitor Otano1980 1983 Rodolfo O Reilly1983 1987 Hector Silva1987 1990 Rodolfo O Reilly1990 1993 Luis Gradin1993 1994 Hector Mendez1994 1995 Alejandro Petra1995 Alex Wyllie Hector Mendez1995 1999 Alex Wyllie1999 2007 Marcelo Loffreda2007 2013 Santiago Phelan2013 2018 Daniel Hourcade2018 2022 Mario Ledesma2022 present Michael CheikaPlayer records career EditMost matches Edit Agustin Creevy is the player with most matches 97 Player Pos Years Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw 1 Agustin Creevy Hooker 2005 97 62 35 29 68 0 30 852 Nicolas Sanchez Fly half 2010 95 83 12 28 64 3 28 913 Pablo Matera Flanker 2013 91 86 5 27 62 2 28 924 Tomas Cubelli Scrum half 2010 88 40 48 32 55 1 35 525 Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998 2013 87 75 12 42 45 0 48 27Juan Manuel Leguizamon Flanker 2005 2019 87 64 23 34 53 0 39 087 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990 2005 86 83 3 41 44 1 48 25Rolando Martin Flanker 1994 2003 86 77 9 44 41 1 51 749 Julian Montoya Hooker 2014 present 85 35 50 26 56 3 30 8210 Martin Landajo Scrum half 2008 2018 84 58 26 27 56 1 32 73Mario Ledesma Hooker 1996 2011 84 67 17 42 41 1 50 59Last updated Scotland vs Argentina 19 November 2022 Statistics include officially capped matches only Most tries Edit Juan Imhoff is the player who scored more tries in the history of Rugby World Cup for Argentina 7 Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries1 Jose Nunez Piossek Wing 2001 2008 28 26 2 145 292 Diego Cuesta Silva Centre 1983 1995 63 63 0 125 283 Gustavo Jorge Wing 1989 1994 23 22 1 111 244 Rolando Martin Flanker 1994 2003 86 77 9 90 18Facundo Soler Wing 1996 2002 25 23 2 90 18Joaquin Tuculet Fullback 2012 2019 56 51 5 90 187 Juan Imhoff Wing 2009 41 30 11 85 17Hernan Senillosa Wing 2002 2007 33 22 11 128 179 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990 2005 86 83 3 188 16Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998 2013 87 75 12 651 16Manuel Montero Wing 2012 2017 27 22 5 80 16Last updated Scotland vs Argentina 12 November 2022 Statistics include officially capped matches only Most points Edit Nicolas Sanchez all time top scorer for Argentina 846 26 27 Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop1 Nicolas Sanchez 26 Fly half 2010 95 83 12 846 13 116 171 122 Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998 2013 87 75 12 651 16 74 139 23 Hugo Porta Fly half 1971 1990 58 58 0 590 11 84 101 264 Gonzalo Quesada Fly half 1996 2003 38 30 8 486 4 68 103 75 Santiago Meson Fullback 1987 1997 34 32 2 365 8 68 63 16 Federico Todeschini Fly half 1998 2008 21 16 5 256 4 37 54 07 Emiliano Boffelli Fullback 2017 50 48 2 251 12 36 44 08 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990 2005 86 83 3 188 17 14 14 119 Juan Martin Hernandez Fly half 2003 2017 74 66 8 176 8 20 23 910 Juan Fernandez Miranda Fly half 1997 2007 29 17 12 158 5 41 12 5Last updated Scotland vs Argentina 19 November 2022 Statistics include officially capped matches only Most matches as captain Edit Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw Pts Tries1 Agustin Creevy Hooker 2014 2018 51 14 37 0 27 45 15 32 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1992 2003 48 28 20 0 58 33 87 103 Hugo Porta Fly half 1977 1990 38 15 18 5 46 05 435 24 Agustin Pichot Scrum half 2000 2007 30 18 12 0 60 00 5 15 Felipe Contepomi Centre 2007 2013 25 10 15 0 40 00 232 56 Julian Montoya Hooker 2021 present 22 7 14 1 25 00 5 17 Juan M Fernandez Lobbe Number 8 2008 2014 20 4 15 1 22 50 10 2Pedro Sporleder Lock 1996 1999 20 9 10 1 47 50 20 49 Pablo Matera Flanker 2018 2022 16 4 11 1 25 00 5 110 Hector Silva Flanker 1967 1971 15 12 2 1 83 33 12 4Last updated Scotland vs Argentina 19 November 2022 Statistics include officially capped matches only Player records match EditMost points in a match Edit Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date1 Eduardo Morgan Wing 50 6 13 0 0 Paraguay Sao Paulo 14 10 19732 Jose Nunez Piossek Wing 45 9 0 0 0 Paraguay Montevideo 27 04 20033 Gustavo Jorge Wing 40 8 0 0 0 Brazil Sao Paulo 02 10 19934 Martin Sansot Fullback 36 3 6 4 0 Brazil Tucuman 13 07 19965 Jose Cilley Fly half 32 0 16 0 0 Paraguay Mendoza 01 05 20026 Eduardo Morgan Wing 31 3 5 3 0 Uruguay Sao Paulo 16 10 1973Eduardo de Forteza Fly half 31 0 11 3 0 Paraguay Asuncion 25 09 1975Jose Luna Wing 31 1 4 6 0 Romania Buenos Aires 14 10 1995Felipe Contepomi Fly half 31 2 3 5 0 France Buenos Aires 26 06 201010 4 players on 30 pointsLast updated Scotland vs Argentina 19 November 2022 Statistics include officially capped matches only Most tries in a match Edit Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date1 Jose Nunez Piossek Wing 45 9 0 0 0 Paraguay Montevideo 27 04 20032 Gustavo Jorge Wing 40 8 0 0 0 Brazil Sao Paulo 02 10 19933 Uriel O Farrell Wing 21 7 0 0 0 Uruguay Buenos Aires 09 09 19514 Uriel O Farrell Wing 18 6 0 0 0 Brazil Buenos Aires 13 09 1951Eduardo Morgan Wing 50 6 13 0 0 Paraguay Sao Paulo 14 10 1973Gustavo Jorge Wing 24 6 0 0 0 Brazil Montevideo 08 10 1989Facundo Barrea Wing 30 6 0 0 0 Brazil Santiago 23 05 20125 5 players on 5 triesLast updated Scotland vs Argentina 19 November 2022 Statistics include officially capped matches only See also EditEnglish ArgentineReferences Edit Six Nations would be magnificent seven with us pleads Pichot Western Mail 19 June 2006 Deges Frankie Argentina is now part of Rugby Championship Buenos Aires Herald Retrieved 23 November 2011 Wallabies defeated 21 17 by Argentina The Australian 4 October 2014 Retrieved 6 October 2014 Argentina is now part of Rugby Championship by Frankie Deges The Buenos Aires Herald 23 November 2011 a b La pasion cumple 100 anos La Nacion 10 April 1999 El pase del verano Los Pumas dejan Adidas para vestirse con Nike El Cronista 27 November 2011 Nike presenta su camiseta de Los Pumas Prematch website Davies Sean 26 July 2007 Puma power Argentinian rugby bbc co uk Retrieved 8 October 2007 Nuestra nueva identidad at UAR 17 Apr 2023 ARGENTINA RUGBY JERSEYS WORLD RUGBY MUSEUM www rugbyrelics com Retrieved 1 February 2023 Lions Los viajes olvidados by Ricardo Sabanes 16 May 2017 El centenario del debut Clarin 13 June 2010 Argentina at ground GEBA ESPN Scrum com El club de rugby mas antiguo de la Argentina at Rugbytime com Archived 12 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine 19 September 2008 Buenos Aires Cricket amp Rugby Club at Centro de Documentacion Investigacion y Referencia Historica Deportiva June 2009 Adios a un escenario de triunfos historicos Clarin 4 December 2005 Memoria y Balance 1970 on UAR El historial de los Pumas contra los grandes los All Blacks el unico al que no le pudieron ganar Cancha Llena 8 August 2015 El historial de Los Pumas ante Australia la tercera potencia Infobae 18 October 2015 SPRINGBOKS THRASH ARGENTINA TO CLINCH RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN on Super Rugby 11 Aug 2019 ARGENTINA TESTS ANNOUNCED JUNE 2018 30 January 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 Ranking archives can be found at the IRB website www irb com Argentina statistics Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine a b Men s World Rankings World Rugby Retrieved 10 April 2023 in Spanish UAR Entrenadores de Los Pumas de todos los Tiempos Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b Player profile on ESPN Historico Todos Pumas on Ole 14 Nov 2020External links Edit Wikinews has related news 2007 Rugby World Cup Argentina shock France in tournament opener Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentina national rugby union team Official website Los Pumas at Planet Rugby news about Argentine rugby Rugby Fun news statistics and results Los Pumas at Rugby Time news statistics and results Los Pumas at El Rugbier news statistics and results Argentina s time in the sun BBC Sport 24 Jan 2001 Puma power Argentinian rugby BBC Sport 24 Apr 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Argentina national rugby union team amp oldid 1153626038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.