Two major casualties as Los Pumas confirm 31-man RWC squad

Head coach Mario Ledesma has named his 31-man Los Pumas Rugby World Cup squad – excluding high profile Argentinian internationals.

European based Facundo Isa and Santiago Cordero were the headline exclusions from the squad, which did include three players based in Europe.

Less surprisingly there is no room for Harlequins’ Martin Landajo nor Racing 92’s Juan Imhoff, although neither had been involved in the Puma’s most recent Rugby Championship campaign.

Ledesma rolled back the non-European policy earlier this year, with the understanding that players playing in Super Rugby would be favoured over their northern employed compatriots.

La ilusión de todo un país ya tiene a sus representantes. Estos son los 31 convocados para la #RWC2019 de Japón. Desde hoy y más que nunca, ¡#VamosPumas! pic.twitter.com/aqrsCdcV1G

— Los Pumas (@lospumas) August 19, 2019

Los Pumas 31-man Rugby World Cup squad

Looseheads:

Tetaz Chaparro, Nahuel – Jaguares
Vivas, Mayco – Jaguares

Hookers:

Creevy, Agustín – Jaguares
Montoya, Julián – Jaguares
Socino, Santiago – Jaguares

Tightheads:

Figallo, Juan – Saracens
Medrano, Santiago – Jaguares
Pieretto, Enrique – Jaguares

Locks:

Petti, Guido – Jaguares
Lavanini, Tomás – Jaguares
Alemanno, Matías – Jaguares

Backrow:

Matera, Pablo – Jaguares
Lezana, Tomás – Jaguares
Ortega Desio, Javier – Jaguares
Kremer, Marcos – Jaguares
Bruni, Rodrigo – Jaguares
Leguizamón, Juan Manuel – Jaguares

Scrumhavles:

Cubelli, Tomás – Jaguares
19. Ezcurra, Felipe – Hindú

Flyhavles:

Sánchez, Nicolás – Stade Francais
21. Urdapilleta, Benjamín – Castres

Centre:

De La Fuente, Jerónimo – Jaguares
Orlando, Matías – Jaguares
Moroni, Matías – Jaguares
Mensa, Lucas – Pucará
Mallía, Juan Cruz – Jaguares

Back three:

Moyano, Ramiro – Jaguares
Delguy, Bautista – Jaguares
Boffelli, Emiliano – Jaguares
Tuculet, Joaquín – Jaguares
Carreras, Santiago – Jaguares

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