As well as being one of South America’s top sides, the Argentina Rugby team are also ranked amongst the world’s best on the international stage. Known by their fans as ‘Los Pumas’ the team competes annually in The Rugby Championship and they’ve also featured in every Rugby World Cup to date.
On this page you can find out more about the Argentina Rugby team including their long history and further information about their past and present squads. There’s also all of the Argentina Rugby team’s latest fixtures and results.
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As well as being one of South America’s top sides, the Argentina Rugby team are also ranked amongst the world’s best on the international stage. Known by their fans as ‘Los Pumas’ the team competes annually in The Rugby Championship and they’ve also featured in every Rugby World Cup to date.
On this page you can find out more about the Argentina Rugby team including their long history and further information about their past and present squads. There’s also all of the Argentina Rugby team’s latest fixtures and results.
Rugby union itself was first played back in the mid 19th century in Argentina, but it was several decades later in 1910 that their first international game was played. This was against a touring British Isles team which Argentina ultimately lost 28-3.
However, as the years progressed so did the Argentine team, who began to establish themselves as a dominant force in South American rugby. This included many titles in the South American tournament (now the South American Four Nations) as well as various successful global tours which charted their rise to top tier status.
Fast forward to the present and the Argentina Rugby team are ranked among the best in the world with a 50.44% win record in their test match history. While their progress is currently rather slow in The Rugby Championship, with just five wins since 2012, arguably Argentina’s best honour is their third place finish in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. This is a feat they’re yet to surpass and despite qualifying for all competitions pre and post 2007, the closest the team has come to this is a fourth place finish in 2015.
Agustin Creevy Hooker 
Eduardo Bello Prop 
Facundo Bosch Hooker 
Facundo Isa Flanker 6 
Francisco Gomez Kodela Prop 
Guido Petti Lock 
Ignacio Calles Prop 
Julian Montoya Hooker 
Lucas Paulos Lock 4 
Lucio Sordoni Prop 
Marcos Kremer Flanker 6 
Matias Alemanno Lock 
Mayco Vivas Prop 
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop 
Pablo Matera Blindside Flanker 
Rodrigo Bruni Number 8 
Santiago Medrano Prop 
Santiago Socino Hooker Thomas Gallo Loose Head Prop 
Tomas Lavanini Lock 
Bautista Delguy Wing 
Emiliano Boffelli Wing 
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum half 
Gonzalo Garcia 
Ignacio Inchauspe Scrum Half 
Ignacio Ruiz 
Jeronimo De La Fuente Centre 
Joaquin Oviedo 
Joel Sclavi 
Juan Cruz Mallia Centre 
Juan Imhoff Wing 
Juan Martin Gonzalez Flanker 
Lautaro Bazan Velez Scrum half 
Luciano Gonzalez Right Wing 
Lucio Cinti Martin Bogado Fullback 
Mateo Carreras 
Matias Moroni Centre 
Matias Orlando Centre 
Nicolas Sanchez Fly half 
Pedro Rubiolo Fullback 
Rodrigo Isgro Right Wing 
Santiago Carreras Centre 
Santiago Chocobares Centre 
Santiago Cordero Wing 
Santiago Grondona Number 8 
Sebastian Cancelliere Wing 
Tomas Albornoz 
Tomas Cubelli Scrum half The Argentina Rugby team has also seen its fair share of legendary players don the light blue and white striped jersey. This includes record breakers like hooker and former Argentina captain Agustín Creevy - who currently has the most international matches under his belt. There’s also leading try scorer José María Núñez Piossek and popular fly-half Nicolás Sánchez who are just a few more greats to have also graced the field for the Pumas.
The current Argentina Rugby squad is also strong and features many players who ply their rugby union trade in the European domestic leagues. This includes Leicester Tigers hooker Julián Montoya, Argentina captain and Stade Français back row Pablo Matera and Bordeaux lock Guido Petti.
Argentina Rugby Team 
