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Argentina
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameLos Pumas (The Pumas)
EmblemPuma
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Head coachFelipe Contepomi
CaptainJulián Montoya
Most capsAgustín Creevy (110)
Top scorerNicolás Sánchez (899)
Top try scorerJosé María Núñez Piossek (30)
Home stadiumVarious, see list
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current5 (as of 11 November 2024)
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
Appearances10 (First in 1987)
Best resultThird place (2007)
Tri Nations/Rugby Championship
Appearances12
Best resultRunners-up (2020)
Websiteuar.com.ar/los-pumas

The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección de rugby de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international competitions, The Argentine Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión Argentina de Rugby). Officially nicknamed Los Pumas, they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 5th in the world by World Rugby, making them by some distance 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 are considered by far the strongest team within the Americas, being undefeated against all but Canada, against whom they have suffered two losses.

The Pumas' impressive results since the 1999 World Cup have seen rugby's popularity in Argentina grow significantly. They have 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. The wins against New Zealand meant that Los Pumas had finally won a match against every major Rugby union team. In the 2024 Rugby Championship, the Pumas first achieved wins against all three rivals in the same year, including a win against number one ranked South Africa....

History

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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

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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][6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

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 continued to depict a jaguar[9] until 2023).

Players of Los Pumas and a grenadier posing with the away uniform for the 2023 World Cup

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 substitution of the characteristic jaguar figure with the puma, used as a namesake for the team since the 1965 tour in Rhodesia and South Africa.[10] That same year the UAR released the Pumas' away kit inspired by the uniform of the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment, the Argentine military unit and presidential honor guard established in 1812.[11] The away kit will be worn at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[12][13]

Kit suppliers

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref.
1963-1968 Noceto Sports (no shirt sponsor) [14][15]
1968-1977 Uribarri [16]
1978–1998 Adidas [17]
1999–2000 VISA
2000–2003 Topper [17][18]
2004–2011 Adidas [17][19]
2012–2023 Nike [17][19][20]
2024– Le Coq Sportif [21][22][17]

Home grounds

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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.[23][24]

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.[25] 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.[26][27]

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.[28]

Los Pumas played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium between 1970 and 1986, when Argentina moved to Vélez Sarsfield Stadium.[29] Some of the teams that visited those venues were Ireland, New Zealand, France, and Australia among others.[30][31]

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),[32] Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan –where the team played tests v England and Wales (2017–18),[33] and Estanislao López in Santa Fe (2017).

Records

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Overall

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

Argentina have won 251 of their 502 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.[34] 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 40 against Uruguay,[35] 40 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.

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 as of 18 November 2024[36]
Rank Change[i] Team Points
1 Steady  South Africa 092.78
2 Increase1  Ireland 090.78
3 Decrease1  New Zealand 090.09
4 Steady  France 088.08
5 Steady  Argentina 085.40
6 Steady  Scotland 082.70
7 Steady  England 082.31
8 Steady  Australia 082.17
9 Steady  Fiji 080.07
10 Steady  Italy 078.92
11 Steady  Wales 074.01
12 Steady  Georgia 073.85
13 Increase1  Japan 072.95
14 Decrease1  Samoa 072.68
15 Increase1  United States 068.90
16 Decrease1  Portugal 068.82
17 Steady  Spain 067.10
18 Increase1  Uruguay 065.94
19 Decrease1  Tonga 065.46
20 Steady  Romania 064.13
21 Steady  Chile 061.72
22 Steady  Hong Kong 059.49
23 Steady  Canada 059.18
24 Increase3  Netherlands 058.56
25 Decrease1  Russia 058.06
26 Decrease1  Namibia 057.87
27 Increase2  Zimbabwe 057.16
28 Decrease2  Brazil 056.53
29 Decrease1  Belgium 056.51
30 Steady   Switzerland 056.04
  1. ^ Change from the previous week
Argentina's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[36]
Graph updated to 11 November 2024

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Argentina national XV at test level up until 16 November 2024.[37]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Australia 41 9 29 3 21.95% 785 1,130 −345
 Brazil 13 13 0 0 100% 1,054 47 +1,007
British & Irish Lions 7 0 6 1 0% 31 236 −205
 Canada 8 6 2 0 75% 262 137 +125
 Chile 40 40 0 0 100% 1,686 242 +1,444
 England 27 5 21 1 18.52% 436 730 −294
 England XV 1 0 0 1 0% 13 13 +0
 Fiji 4 3 1 0 75% 130 96 +34
 France 55 15 39 1 27.27% 884 1,348 −457
 Georgia 5 5 0 0 100% 186 66 +120
 Ireland 20 6 14 0 30% 388 482 −94
 Ireland XV 5 2 2 1 40% 25 36 −11
 Italy 24 18 5 1 75% 644 417 +227
 Japan 7 6 1 0 85.71% 298 186 +112
 Junior Springboks 5 1 4 0 20% 26 166 −140
 Namibia 3 3 0 0 100% 194 36 +158
 New Zealand 39 3 35 1 7.69% 554 1,506 −952
 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% 1,382 65 +1,317
 Peru 1 1 0 0 100% 44 0 +44
 Romania 9 9 0 0 100% 341 114 +227
 Samoa 5 2 3 0 40% 101 121 −20
 Scotland 22 11 11 0 50% 403 516 −113
 Scotland XV 3 1 2 0 33.33% 34 21 +13
 South Africa 38 4 33 1 10.53% 727 1,315 −588
 South Africa Gazelles 6 2 4 0 33.33% 60 71 −11
 Spain 5 5 0 0 100% 211 78 +133
 Tonga 2 2 0 0 100% 73 28 +45
 United States 9 9 0 0 100% 294 136 +158
 Uruguay 40 40 0 0 100% 1,732 401 +1,331
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 100% 147 7 +140
 Wales 22 7 14 1 31.82% 487 573 −86
 Wales XV 3 1 1 1 33.33% 37 34 +3
 World XV 2 2 0 0 100% 64 42 +22
Total 501 251 236 14 50.1% 13,811 10,602 +3,209

Rugby World Cup

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Main article: Argentina at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup record Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Head coach Pos Pld W D L PF PA
New Zealand Australia 1987 Pool stage 3 1 0 2 49 90 Squad H. Silva Invited
EnglandFranceIrelandScotlandWales 1991 Pool stage 3 0 0 3 38 83 Squad L. Gradín 2nd 4 2 0 2 57 46
South Africa 1995 Pool stage 3 0 0 3 69 87 Squad A. Petra P/O 5 5 0 0 184 53
Wales 1999 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 137 122 Squad A. Wyllie 1st 3 3 0 0 161 52
Australia 2003 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 140 57 Squad M. Loffreda Automatically qualified
France 2007 Third place 7 6 0 1 209 93 Squad M. Loffreda 1st 2 2 0 0 86 13
New Zealand 2011 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 100 73 Squad S. Phelan Automatically qualified
England 2015 Fourth place 7 4 0 3 250 143 Squad D. Hourcade Automatically qualified
Japan 2019 Pool stage 4 2 0 2 106 91 Squad M. Ledesma Automatically qualified
France 2023 Fourth place 7 4 0 3 185 156 Squad M. Cheika Automatically qualified
Total — 48 25 0 23 1,283 995 — — — 14 12 0 2 488 164
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

The Rugby Championship

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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
2023 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 50 115 -65
2024 3rd 6 3 0 3 14 170 195 -25
Total — 67 12 3 52 69 1245 2168 -923

Updated: 28 September 2024


Tri Nations (1996–2011; 2020)
Nation Matches Points Bonus
points 		Table
points 		Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 76 52 0 24 2,054 1,449 +605 35 243 11
 Australia 76 30 3 43 1,591 1,817 −226 34 160 3
 South Africa 72 28 1 43 1,480 1,831 −351 24 138 3
 Argentina 4 1 2 1 56 84 –28 0 8 0
Source:  lassen.co.nz – Tri-Nations, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.

Rugby Championship (since 2012)
Nation Matches Points Bonus
points 		Table
points 		Titles
won
P W D L PF PA PD
 New Zealand 63 51 2 10 2,154 1,197 +957 40 249 9
 South Africa 63 33 4 26 1,637 1,383 +254 30 166 2
 Australia 63 26 3 34 1,411 1,735 −324 14 131 1
 Argentina 63 12 1 50 1,196 2,063 −867 14 60 0
Updated: 28 September 2024
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 139 103 2 34 4,208 2,646 +1,562 75 492 20
 South Africa 135 61 5 69 3,117 3,214 –97 55 308 5
 Australia 139 56 6 77 3,002 3,583 –581 48 291 4
 Argentina 67 12 3 52 1,262 2,147 –885 14 68 0
Updated: 28 September 2024
Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.

Series played

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Argentina's home and away series' played total
Team Series stats Home series Away series
P W D L %
 Australia 7 1 3 3 014.29 1979, 1987, 1997 1983, 1986, 1995, 2000
 England 5 0 2 3 000.00 1981, 1990, 1997, 2013, 2017
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 100.00 1980
 France 18 1 6 11 005.56 1949, 1954, 1960, 1974, 1977,
1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1996,
1998, 2003, 2012, 2016, 2024 		1975, 1982, 1988,
 Ireland 2 1 0 1 050.00 2007, 2014
 Italy 1 0 1 0 000.00 2005
 Japan 1 1 0 0 100.00 1993
 New Zealand 4 0 0 4 000.00 1985, 1991 1989, 1997
 Romania 1 1 0 0 100.00 1973
 Scotland 4 2 1 1 050.00 1994, 2008, 2010, 2022
 South Africa 3 0 0 3 000.00 1993, 1996 1994
 Spain 1 1 0 0 100.00 1992
 Wales 5 2 1 2 040.00 1999, 2004, 2006, 2018 2021
Total 0 0 0 0 !—
  • Bold text denotes series was won by Argentina
  • Italic text denotes series was drawn

Players

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Current squad

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On 27 October, Argentina named a 35-player squad for their 2024 November test matches with games against Italy (9 Nov), Ireland (15 Nov) and France (22 Nov).[38]

Head coach: Felipe Contepomi

  • Caps and clubs updated to: 22 November 2024
Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Bautista Bernasconi Hooker (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23) 0 Italy Benetton
Julián Montoya (c) Hooker (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31) 105 England Leicester Tigers
Ignacio Ruiz Hooker (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) 18 France Perpignan
Ignacio Calles Prop (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29) 8 France Pau
Francisco Coria Marchetti Prop (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24) 1 France Brive
Pedro Delgado Prop (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27) 2 Argentina Dogos
Thomas Gallo Prop (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 34 Italy Benetton
Francisco Gómez Kodela Prop (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 39) 41 France Stade Français
Rodrigo Martínez Prop (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 26) 3 Wales Dragons
Joel Sclavi Prop (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 30) 27 France La Rochelle
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 32) 98 England Gloucester
Efraín Elías Lock (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20) 1 France Toulouse
Franco Molina Lock (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) 12 England Exeter
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30) 87 France Bordeaux Bègles
Pedro Rubiolo Lock (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21) 20 England Newcastle Falcons
Juan Martín González Back row (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24) 40 England Saracens
Francisco Gorrissen Back row (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 30) 3 France Vannes
Benjamín Grondona Back row (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21) 0 England Bristol Bears
Santiago Grondona Back row (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 26) 20 England Bristol Bears
Marcos Kremer Back row (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27) 73 France Clermont
Pablo Matera Back row (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) 109 Japan Mie Honda Heat
Joaquin Moro Back row (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 23) 1 Argentina Pampas
Joaquín Oviedo Back row (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 23) 13 France Perpignan
Juan Bautista Pedemonte Back row (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24) 2 France Vannes
Lautaro Bazán Scrum-half (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28) 18 Italy Benetton
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) 67 Unattached
Gonzalo García Scrum-half (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25) 11 Italy Zebre
Tomás Albornoz Fly-half (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) 17 Italy Benetton
Santiago Carreras Fly-half (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26) 53 England Gloucester
Lucio Cinti Centre (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24) 32 England Saracens
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) 89 Unattached
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33) 62 United States Miami Sharks
Justo Piccardo Centre (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) 1 Argentina Pampas
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30) 54 Ireland Connacht
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27) 33 France Clermont
Mateo Carreras Wing (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24) 27 France Bayonne
Rodrigo Isgró Wing (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) 7 England Harlequins
Santiago Pernas Wing (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21) 0 Argentina Pampas
Benjamín Elizalde Fullback (2004-06-14) 14 June 2004 (age 20) 0 England Bristol Bears
Juan Cruz Mallía Fullback (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28) 38 France Toulouse
Gerónimo Prisciantelli Fullback (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999 (age 25) 0 Italy Zebre

Hall of fame

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Four former Argentina international players have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.[39]

One player was also inducted into the previous incarnation, the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

(Inducted in 1997)

Award winners

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The following Argentina players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:[40]

World Rugby Try of the Year
Year Date Scorer Match Tournament
2017 10 June Joaquín Tuculet vs. England England tour of Argentina

Coaches

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The following people have served in the head coach role for Argentina:[41]

Player records (career)

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Most matches

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Agustín Creevy is the most capped Argentine player in international rugby.
# Player Pos Years Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw %
1 Agustín Creevy Hooker 2005-2024 110 65 45 37 73 0 33.6%
2 Pablo Matera Flanker 2013- 108 101 7 36 70 2 33.3%
3 Julián Montoya Hooker 2014- 104 54 50 35 66 3 33.7%
Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half 2010-2023 104 85 19 34 67 3 32.7%
5 Matias Alemanno Lock 2014- 98 56 42 32 63 3 32.7%
6 Tomas Cubelli Scrum-half 2010-2023 93 45 49 36 56 1 38.7%
7 Tomas Lavanini Lock 2013- 91 77 14 29 61 1 31.9%
8 Matias Moroni Centre 2014- 88 63 13 30 57 1 34.1%
9 Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998-2013 87 75 12 42 45 0 48.3%
Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker 2005-2019 87 64 23 34 53 0 39.1%

Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries

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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 2009-2023 43 32 11 85 17
Hernán Senillosa Wing 2002-2007 33 22 11 128 17
9 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990-2005 86 83 3 183 16
Felipe Contepomi Centre 1998-2013 87 75 12 651 16
Manuel Montero Wing 2012-2017 27 22 5 80 16

Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

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Nicolás Sánchez, all-time top scorer for Argentina (846)[42][43]
# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1 Nicolás Sánchez[42] Fly-half 2010-2023 104 85 19 902 15 130 177 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 Emiliano Boffelli Fullback 2017– 59 57 2 340 15 51 62 0
7 Federico Todeschini Fly-half 1998–2008 21 16 5 256 4 37 54 0
8 Lisandro Arbizu Centre 1990–2005 86 83 3 183 16 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: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most matches as captain

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# 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 Julián Montoya Hooker 2021- 41 15 25 1 30.00 20 4
4 Hugo Porta Fly-half 1977–1990 38 15 18 5 46.05 435 2
5 Agustín Pichot Scrum-half 2000–2007 30 18 12 0 60.00 5 1
6 Felipe Contepomi Centre 2007–2013 25 10 15 0 40.00 232 5
7 Juan Martín 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 2018-2024 17 5 11 1 25.00 5 1
10 Héctor Silva Flanker 1967–1971 15 12 2 1 83.33 12 4

Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Player records (match)

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Most points in a match

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# 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. Martín Sansot 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
Eduardo de Forteza Fly-half 31 0 11 3 0  Paraguay Paraguay Asunción 25/09/1975
José Luna 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: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most tries in a match

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# 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. Uriel O'Farrell Wing 21 7 0 0 0  Uruguay Argentina Buenos Aires 09/09/1951
4. Uriel O'Farrell 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
Facundo Barrea Wing 30 6 0 0 0  Brazil Chile Santiago 23/05/2012
5 5 players on 5 tries

Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

See also

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References

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