Argentina national rugby union team

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Argentina
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Los Pumas (The Pumas)
EmblemJaguar
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Head coachMario Ledesma
CaptainJulián Montoya
Most capsNicolás Sánchez (89)/Agustin Creevy (89)[1][2][3]
Top scorerNicolás Sánchez (748)[4][5][6]
Top try scorerJosé María Núñez Piossek (30)
Home stadiumJosé Amalfitani
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current9 (as of 14 February 2021)
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
Websitelospumas.com.ar

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 8th in the world by World Rugby, making them the highest-ranked nation in the Americas.

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.[7] Argentina officially joined The Rugby Championship on 23 November 2011.[8] 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.[9] 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 November 14, 2020 the Pumas beat New Zealand 25–15 to record their first win over the All Blacks.

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 also plays the Rugby Championship since the 2012 edition, after joining the competition one year before.[10]

Colours, symbol and name[]

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.[11]

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

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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[11]

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).[14]

Uniform evolution[]

1910–27 [note 1]
1910–27 [note 1]
1927–2012
2012–15
2015–2016
2016–present
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Until 1927 Argentina wore blue and white jerseys, with no further clarification about when they worn one or another kit

Kit suppliers[]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1978–1998 Adidas No shirt sponsor
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.[15][16]

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.[17] 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.[18][19]

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.[20]

Los Pumas played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium during the 1970s and 1980s, where Argentina played Ireland, New Zealand, France and Australia among others.[21][22]

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 hosted Argentina rugby team were Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan — where the team played tests v England and Wales (in 2017–18),[23] Estanislao López in Santa Fe (2017), Centenario in Resistencia, Chaco (2014), Monumental José Fierro in Tucumán (2012, 2014), Mario Kempes in Córdoba (2012), Est. José M. Minella in Mar del Plata (2008).

Records[]

Overall[]

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

Argentina have won 230 of their 459 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.[24] 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.

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Argentina national XV at test level up until 18 September 2021.[25]

Men's World Rugby Rankings
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Top 20 as of 20 September 2021[26]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Increase1  New Zealand 091.15
2 Decrease1  South Africa 090.95
3 Increase2  Australia 085.65
4 Decrease1  England 085.44
5 Decrease1  Ireland 084.85
6 Steady  France 083.87
7 Steady  Argentina 082.03
8 Steady  Scotland 082.02
9 Steady  Wales 080.59
10 Steady  Japan 079.13
11 Steady  Fiji 076.87
12 Steady  Georgia 073.73
13 Steady  Samoa 073.59
14 Steady  Italy 070.65
15 Steady  Tonga 068.57
16 Steady  United States 067.12
17 Steady  Uruguay 067.02
18 Steady  Romania 066.22
19 Steady  Portugal 065.67
20 Steady  Spain 064.82
21 Steady  Canada 062.08
22 Steady  Hong Kong 061.23
23 Steady  Russia 060.94
24 Steady  Netherlands 059.30
25 Steady  Namibia 059.04
26 Steady  Brazil 056.32
27 Steady  Belgium 056.16
28 Steady  Chile 055.20
29 Steady   Switzerland 054.12
30 Steady  Germany 053.13
* Change from the previous week
Argentina's historical rankings

See or edit raw graph data.

Source: World Rugby[26]
Graph updated to 20 September 2021


Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Australia 34 6 25 3 17.64% 566 935 −369
 Brazil 13 13 0 0 100.00% 1054 47 +1007
British & Irish Lions 7 0 6 1 0.00% 31 236 −205
 Canada 8 6 2 0 75.00% 262 137 +125
 Chile 36 36 0 0 100.00% 1627 237 +1390
 England 24 4 19 1 16.67% 373 648 −275
 England XV 1 0 0 1 0.00% 13 13 +0
 Fiji 4 3 1 0 75.00% 130 96 +34
 France 52 14 37 1 26.92% 818 1266 −448
 Georgia 5 5 0 0 100.00% 186 66 +120
 Ireland 18 6 12 0 33.33% 362 407 −45
 Ireland XV 5 2 2 1 40.00% 25 36 −11
 Italy 22 16 5 1 72.72% 557 383 +174
 Japan 5 1 0 83.33% 259 159 +100
 Junior Springboks 5 1 4 0 20.00% 26 166 −140
 Namibia 3 3 0 0 100.00% 194 36 +158
 New Zealand 33 1 31 1 3.03% 460 1278 −818
 New Zealand XV 4 0 4 0 0.00% 30 80 −50
 Oxford and Cambridge 8 2 5 1 25.00% 48 126 −78
 Paraguay 17 17 0 0 100.00% 1382 65 +1317
 Peru 1 1 0 0 100.00% 44 0 +44
 Romania 9 9 0 0 100.00% 341 114 +227
 Samoa 4 1 3 0 25% 82 111 −29
 Scotland 18 9 9 0 50.00% 308 386 −78
 Scotland XV 3 1 2 0 33.33% 34 21 +13
 South Africa 32 3 28 1 9.38% 616 1119 −503
 South Africa Gazelles 6 2 4 0 33.33% 60 71 −11
 Spain 4 4 0 0 100.00% 149 75 +74
 Tonga 2 2 0 0 100.00% 73 28 +45
 United States 9 9 0 0 100.00% 294 136 +158
 Uruguay 39 39 0 0 100.00% 1669 396 +1273
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 100.00% 147 7 +140
 Wales 20 6 13 1 30.00% 445 536 −91
 Wales XV 3 1 1 1 33.33% 37 34 +3
 World XV 2 2 0 0 100.00% 64 42 +22
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0.00% 12 17 −5
Total 459 230 215 14 50.11% 12778 9510 +3268

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
New Zealand Australia 1987 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 49 90 Squad Invited
England France Ireland Scotland Wales 1991 Pool Stage 3 0 0 3 38 83 Squad 2nd 4 2 0 2 57 46
South Africa 1995 Pool Stage 3 0 0 3 69 87 Squad P/O 5 5 0 0 184 53
Wales 1999 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 137 122 Squad 1st 3 3 0 0 161 52
Australia 2003 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 140 57 Squad Automatically qualified
France 2007 Third Place 7 6 0 1 209 93 Squad 1st 2 2 0 0 86 13
New Zealand 2011 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 100 73 Squad Automatically qualified
England 2015 Fourth Place 7 4 0 3 250 143 Squad Automatically qualified
Japan 2019 Pool Stage 4 2 0 2 106 91 Squad Automatically qualified
France 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[]

Rugby Championship (2012–present)
Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points 		Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 42 36 2 4 1423 751 +672 26 174 6
 South Africa 42 19 4 19 1048 974 +74 19 103 1
 Australia 42 19 3 20 952 1088 −136 9 91 1
 Argentina 42 5 1 36 766 1376 −610 11 33 0
Updated: 5 December 2020
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 (1996–present)
Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points 		Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 118 88 2 28 3477 2200 +1277 61 417 17
 Australia 118 49 6 63 2543 2905 −362 43 249 4
 South Africa 114 47 5 62 2528 2805 −277 43 229 4
 Argentina 46 6 3 37 822 1460 −638 11 41 0
Updated: 5 December 2020
Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.

Wins against Tier 1 nations[]

Date Home Score Away Venue Status
27 October 1979 Argentina  24–13  Australia Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Test Match
31 July 1983 Australia  3–18  Argentina Australia Ballymore, Brisbane 1983 Tour
22 June 1985 Argentina  24–16  France Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Test Match
31 May 1986 Argentina  15–13  France Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Test Match
28 May 1987 Argentina  25–16  Italy New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch 1987 Rugby World Cup
7 November 1987 Argentina  27–19  Australia Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Test Match
18 June 1988 Argentina  18–15  France Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Test Match
24 June 1989 Argentina  21–16  Italy Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Test Match
4 August 1990 Argentina  15–13  England Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Test Match
14 November 1992 France  20–24  Argentina France Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes 1992 Tour
4 June 1994 Argentina  16–15  Scotland Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires 1994 Scottish Series
11 June 1994 Argentina  19–17  Scotland Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires
17 October 1995 Argentina  26–6  Italy Argentina Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán Test Match
7 June 1997 Argentina  33–13  England Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Test Match
8 November 1997 Argentina  18–16  Australia Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Test Match
21 August 1999 Scotland  22–31  Argentina Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh 1999 Rugby World Cup warm-up
20 October 1999 Argentina  28–24  Ireland France Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens 1999 Rugby World Cup
3 June 2000 Argentina  34–23  Ireland Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Test Match
14 July 2001 Argentina  38–17  Italy Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires Test Match
10 November 2001 Wales  16–30  Argentina Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001 Tour
18 November 2001 Scotland  16–25  Argentina Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh
15 June 2002 Argentina  28–27  France Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Test Match
16 November 2002 Italy  6–38  Argentina Italy Stadio Flaminio, Rome 2002 Tour
14 June 2003 Argentina  10–6  France Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires 2003 French Series
20 June 2003 Argentina  33–32  France Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
12 June 2004 Argentina  50–44  Wales Argentina Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán Test Match
20 November 2004 France  14–24  Argentina France Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 2004 Tour
11 June 2005 Argentina  35–21  Italy Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Test Match
12 November 2005 Scotland  19–23  Argentina Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh 2005 Tour
19 November 2005 Italy  22–39  Argentina Italy Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
11 June 2006 Argentina  27–25  Wales Argentina Estadio Raúl Conti, Puerto Madryn 2006 Welsh Series
17 June 2006 Argentina  45–27  Wales Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
11 November 2006 England  18–25  Argentina England Twickenham, London 2006 Tour
18 November 2006 Italy  16–23  Argentina Italy Stadio Flaminio, Rome
26 May 2007 Argentina  22–20  Ireland Argentina Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe 2007 Irish Series
2 June 2007 Argentina  16–0  Ireland Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
9 June 2007 Argentina  24–6  Italy Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Test Match
7 September 2007 France  12–17  Argentina France Stade de France, Paris 2007 Rugby World Cup
30 September 2007 Ireland  15–30  Argentina France Parc des Princes, Paris
7 October 2007 Argentina  19–13  Scotland France Stade de France, Paris
19 October 2007 France  10–34  Argentina France Parc des Princes, Paris
7 June 2008 Argentina  21–15  Scotland Argentina Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Test Match
15 November 2008 Italy  14–22  Argentina Italy Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin 2008 Tour
13 June 2009 Argentina  24-22  England Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Test Match
28 November 2009 Scotland  6–9  Argentina Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh 2009 Tour
26 June 2010 Argentina  41–13  France Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Test Match
13 November 2010 Italy  16–22  Argentina Italy Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona 2010 Tour
25 September 2011 Argentina  13–12  Scotland New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 2011 Rugby World Cup
9 June 2012 Argentina  37–22  Italy Argentina Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan Test Match
16 June 2012 Argentina  23–20  France Argentina Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Test Match
10 November 2012 Wales  12–26  Argentina Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2012 Tour
23 November 2013 Italy  14–19  Argentina Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome 2013 Tour
4 October 2014 Argentina  27–19  Australia Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 2014 Rugby Championship
15 November 2014 Italy  18–20  Argentina Italy Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 2014 Tour
22 November 2014 France  13–18  Argentina France Stade de France, Paris
8 August 2015 South Africa  25–37  Argentina South Africa Kings Park Stadium, Durban 2015 Rugby Championship
18 October 2015 Ireland  20–43  Argentina Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2015 Rugby World Cup
11 June 2016 Argentina  30–24  Italy Argentina Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Test Match
19 June 2016 Argentina  30–19  France Argentina Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán Test Match
27 August 2016 Argentina  26–24  South Africa Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta 2016 Rugby Championship
18 November 2017 Italy  15–31  Argentina Italy Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence 2017 Tour
25 August 2018 Argentina  32–19  South Africa Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza 2018 Rugby Championship
15 September 2018 Australia  19–23  Argentina Australia Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
14 November 2020 New Zealand  15–25  Argentina Australia Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 2020 Tri Nations Series
Team Home Win Away Win Neutral Win
 Australia 4 2 0
 England 3 1 0
 France 9 5 0
 Ireland 3 0 3
 Italy 7 8 1
 New Zealand 0 0 1
 Scotland 3 4 2
 South Africa 2 1 0
 Wales 3 2 0
Total 34 23 7

Players[]

Current squad[]

On 29 July, Argentina announced a 47-man roster for the 2021 Rugby Championship.[27]

Head Coach: Argentina Mario Ledesma

  • Caps Updated: 20 September 2021

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Facundo Bosch Hooker (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 30) 8 France La Rochelle
Julián Montoya (c) Hooker (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 27) 70 England Leicester Tigers
Hooker (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 20) 0 Argentina Jaguares XV
Santiago Socino Hooker (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 29) 5 England Gloucester
Thomas Gallo Prop (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 22) 0 Italy Benetton
Facundo Gigena Prop (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 27) 6 England London Irish
Francisco Gómez Kodela Prop (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 36) 18 France Lyon
Prop (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 24) 0 Paraguay Olímpia Lions
Santiago Medrano Prop (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 25) 28 Australia Western Force
Carlos Muzzio Prop (1984-08-21) 21 August 1984 (age 37) 3 France Mont-de-Marsan
Enrique Pieretto Prop (1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 26) 27 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 32) 67 England Bristol Bears
Joel Sclavi Prop (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 27) 0 Argentina Jaguares XV
Juan Pablo Zeiss Prop (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 32) 7 Argentina Jaguares XV
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 29) 71 England Gloucester
Lock (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 23) 0 Argentina Jaguares XV
Marcos Kremer Lock (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 24) 39 France Stade Français
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 28) 63 England Leicester Tigers
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 26) 62 France Bordeaux
Rodrigo Bruni Back row (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 28) 13 France Vannes
Juan Martín González Back row (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 20) 4 Argentina Jaguares XV
Francisco Gorrissen Back row (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 27) 2 Argentina Jaguares XV
Facundo Isa Back row (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 28) 34 France Toulon
Tomás Lezana Back row (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 27) 40 Australia Western Force
Pablo Matera Back row (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 28) 76 France Stade Français
Back row (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 20) 0 Argentina Jaguares XV
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 27) 32 Wales Dragons
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 32) 79 Australia Western Force
Felipe Ezcurra Scrum-half (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 28) 13 Argentina Jaguares XV
Gonzalo García Scrum-half (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 22) 2 Colombia Cafeteros Pro
Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Fly-half (1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 (age 32) 4 England Leicester Tigers
Santiago Mare Fly-half (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 24) 0 Argentina Argentina Sevens
Domingo Miotti Fly-half (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 (age 25) 7 Australia Western Force
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 (age 32) 90 France Stade Français
Santiago Chocobares Centre (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 22) 8 France Toulouse
Lucio Cinti Centre (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 21) 2 Argentina Argentina Sevens
Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 30) 62 France Perpignan
Juan Cruz Mallía Centre (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 25) 11 France Toulouse
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 30) 53 England Leicester Tigers
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 29) 47 England Newcastle Falcons
Sebastián Cancelliere Wing (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 28) 11 Argentina Jaguares XV
Mateo Carreras Wing (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 21) 0 England Newcastle Falcons
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 27) 42 France Bordeaux
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 24) 21 France Bordeaux
Marcos Moneta Wing (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 21) 0 Argentina Argentina Sevens
Emiliano Boffelli Fullback (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 26) 33 France Racing 92
Santiago Carreras Fullback (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 23) 14 England Gloucester
Ignacio Mendy Fullback (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 21) 1 Argentina Argentina Sevens

Coaches[]

Coaches:[28]

  • 1932: Edmundo Cundo Stanfield
  • 1936: Luis Cilley, Edmundo Stanfield and C. Huntley Robertson.
  • 1954: Juan C. Wells.
  • 1956: Dermot Cavanagh and Horacio Savino.
  • 1959: Jorge Merelle.
  • 1960: Robert Galarga.
  • 1960: Saturnino Racimo.
  • 1965: Izaak Van Heerden, Alberto Camardón and Ángel Guastella.
  • 1965–66: Alberto Camardón and Ángel Guastella.
  • 1967–70: Alberto Camardón, Ángel Guastella and Jorge Merelle.
  • 1971: Ángel Guastella and Eduardo Poggi.
  • 1972–73: Ángel Guastella, Eduardo Poggi and Oscar Martínez Basante.
  • 1974: Carlos Villegas, Emilio Perasso and Jorge Merelle.
  • 1975: Eduardo Poggi and Eduardo Scahrenberg.
  • 1976–77: Carlos Villegas and Emilio Perasso.
  • 1978: Ángel Guastella, Aitor Otaño and José L. Imhoff.
  • 1979–80: Luis Gradín and Aitor Otaño.
  • 1981–83: Rodolfo O'Reilly.
  • 1984: Héctor Silva and Aitor Otaño.
  • 1985–86: Héctor Silva, Aitor Otaño and Ángel Guastella.
  • 1987: Héctor Silva and Ángel Guastella.
  • 1988–90: Rodolfo O'Reilly and Raúl Sanz.
  • 1990–91: Luis Gradín and Guillermo Lamarca.
  • 1992: Luis Gradín and John Hart.
  • 1993–94: Héctor Méndez and José J. Fernández.
  • 1995: Alejandro Petra and Ricardo Paganini.
  • 1995: Alejandro Petra and Emilio Perasso.
  • 1996: José Luis Imhoff, José J. Fernández, Héctor Méndez and Alex Wyllie.
  • 1997: José Luis Imhoff, Héctor Méndez and Alex Wyllie.
  • 1998: José Luis Imhoff and Alex Wyllie.
  • 1999: José Luis Imhoff and Alex Wyllie, next Héctor Méndez and Wyllie, next Wyllie alone.
  • 2000–2007 : Marcelo Loffreda and Daniel Baetti.
  • 2008–13: Santiago Phelan and Fabián Turnes[29]
  • 2013–18: Daniel Hourcade
  • 2018–:Mario Ledesma

After Marcelo Loffreda left following the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the UAR spent nearly five months searching for a successor until opting for a two-coach setup, with former Pumas Santiago Phelan and Fabián Turnes taking over.[29] On 22 October 2013, Phelan resigned from his post, ending a five-year spell in charge 2-week before Argentina goes on tour as part of the 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests. On 23 October 2013, Argentina Jaguars and Pampas XV head coach Daniel Hourcade was named the new Head Coach and his current contract will run through until the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[30]

Player records (career)[]

Most matches[]

Agustín Creevy is the player with most matches (89)
# Player Pos Years Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw %
1 Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half 2010- 90 82 8 26 61 3 28.91
2 Agustín Creevy Hooker 2005-2019 89 59 30 26 63 0 29.21
3 Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998-2013 87 75 12 42 45 0 48.27
Juan Manuel Leguizamon Flanker 2005-2019 87 64 23 34 53 0 39.08
5 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
7 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
9 Tomas Cubelli Scrum-half 2010- 79 35 44 29 49 1 35.52
10 Pedro Sporleder Lock 1990-2003 78 72 6 41 36 1 53.20

Last updated: New Zealand vs Argentina, 12 September 2021. 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
Wing 1996-2002 25 23 2 90 18
Joaquin Tuculet Fullback 2012-2019 56 51 5 90 18
7 Hernán Senillosa Wing 2002-2007 33 22 11 128 17
8 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990-2005 86 83 3 188 16
Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998-2013 87 75 12 651 16
Juan Imhoff Wing 2009- 37 27 10 80 16
Manuel Montero Wing 2012-2017 27 22 5 80 16

Last updated: New Zealand vs Argentina, 12 September 2021. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points[]

Nicolás Sánchez, all-time top scorer for Argentina (773)[31][32]
# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1 Nicolás Sánchez [31] Fly-half 2010- 90 82 8 833 13 114 168 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 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990–2005 86 83 3 188 17 14 14 11
8 Juan Martín Hernández Fly-half 2003–2017 74 66 8 176 8 20 23 9
9 Juan Fernández Miranda Fly-half 1997–2007 29 17 12 158 5 41 12 5
10 José Núñez Piossek Wing 2001–2008 28 26 2 145 29 0 0 0

Last updated: New Zealand vs Argentina, 12 September 2021. 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 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
8 Héctor Silva Flanker 1967–1971 15 12 2 1 83.33 12 4
9 Pablo Matera Flanker 2018-2020 14 3 10 1 25.00 5 1
Sebastián Salvat Centre 1995 13 7 6 0 53.84 35 7

Last updated: New Zealand vs Argentina, 12 September 2021. 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 Brazil São Paulo 14/10/1973
2. José Núñez Piossek Wing 45 9 0 0 0  Paraguay Uruguay Montevideo 27/04/2003
3. Gustavo Jorge Wing 40 8 0 0 0  Brazil Brazil São Paulo 02/10/1993
4. Fullback 36 3 6 4 0  Brazil Argentina Tucumán 13/07/1996
5. José Cilley Fly-half 32 0 16 0 0  Paraguay Argentina Mendoza 01/05/2002
6. Eduardo Morgan Wing 31 3 5 3 0  Uruguay Brazil São Paulo 16/10/1973
Fly-half 31 0 11 3 0  Paraguay Paraguay Asunción 25/09/1975
Wing 31 1 4 6 0  Romania Argentina Buenos Aires 14/10/1995
Felipe Contepomi Fly-half 31 2 3 5 0  France Argentina Buenos Aires 26/06/2010
10. 4 players on 30 points

Last updated: New Zealand vs Argentina, 12 September 2021. 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 Uruguay Montevideo 27/04/2003
2. Gustavo Jorge Wing 40 8 0 0 0  Brazil Brazil São Paulo 02/10/1993
3. Wing 21 7 0 0 0  Uruguay Argentina Buenos Aires 09/09/1951
4. Wing 18 6 0 0 0  Brazil Argentina Buenos Aires 13/09/1951
Eduardo Morgan Wing 50 6 13 0 0  Paraguay Brazil São Paulo 14/10/1973
Gustavo Jorge Wing 24 6 0 0 0  Brazil Uruguay Montevideo 08/10/1989
Wing 30 6 0 0 0  Brazil Chile Santiago 23/05/2012
5 5 players on 5 tries

Last updated: New Zealand vs Argentina, 12 September 2021. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

See also[]

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