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Argentina
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameLos Pumas (The Pumas)
EmblemJaguar
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Head coachMichael Cheika
CaptainJulián Montoya
Most capsAgustín Creevy (96)
Top scorerNicolás Sánchez (838)
Top try scorerJosé María Núñez Piossek (30)
Home stadiumJosé Amalfitani
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current6 (as of 5 September 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 resultBronze Third 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 (Template:Lang-es). 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 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

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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]

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]

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.[9][10]

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.[11] 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.[12][13]

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.[14]

Los Pumas played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium between 1970 and 1986, when Argentina moved to Vélez Sarsfield Stadium.[15] Some of the teams that visited those venues were Ireland, New Zealand, France, and Australia among others.[16][17]

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),[18] Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan –where the team played tests v England and Wales (2017–18),[19] 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.[20] 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 4 September 2022.[21]

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 as of 9 December 2024[22]
Rank Change[i] Team Points
1 Steady  South Africa 92.78
2 Steady  Ireland 90.78
3 Steady  New Zealand 90.36
4 Steady  France 88.51
5 Steady  Argentina 84.97
6 Steady  Scotland 83.34
7 Steady  England 82.31
8 Steady  Australia 81.52
9 Steady  Fiji 80.07
10 Steady  Italy 78.64
11 Steady  Wales 74.01
12 Steady  Georgia 73.85
13 Steady  Japan 72.95
14 Steady  Samoa 72.68
15 Steady  United States 70.02
16 Steady  Portugal 68.82
17 Steady  Uruguay 67.06
18 Steady  Spain 65.98
19 Steady  Tonga 65.46
20 Steady  Romania 63.01
21 Steady  Chile 61.72
22 Steady  Hong Kong 59.49
23 Steady  Canada 59.18
24 Steady  Netherlands 58.56
25 Steady  Russia 58.06
26 Steady  Namibia 57.87
27 Steady  Zimbabwe 57.16
28 Steady  Brazil 56.53
29 Steady  Belgium 56.51
30 Steady   Switzerland 56.04
  1. ^ Change from the previous week
Argentina's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[22]
Graph updated to 9 December 2024
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 24 4 19 1 16.67% 373 648 −275
 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 21 11 10 0 52.38% 374 464 −90
 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% 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 13 1 30% 445 536 −91
 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 476 241 221 14 50.63% 13035 9874 +3161

Rugby World Cup

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

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 4 2 0 2 9 102 129 -27

Updated: 4 September 2022


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.

Players

Current squad

On 7 September, Argentina announced a 32-man squad for their two test matches against South Africa as part of the 2022 Rugby Championship.

Head Coach: Australia Michael Cheika

  • Caps Updated: 18 September 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 Hooker (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39) 96 England London Irish
Ignacio Ruiz Hooker (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24) 1 Argentina Jaguares XV
Julián Montoya (c) Hooker (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31) 83 England Leicester Tigers
Eduardo Bello Prop (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 29) 6 England Saracens
Thomas Gallo Prop (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 9 Italy Benetton
Mayco Vivas Prop (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 26) 17 Argentina Jaguares XV
Santiago Medrano Prop (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) 32 Australia Western Force
Joel Sclavi Prop (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 30) 9 France La Rochelle
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-03-11) 11 March 1989 (age 35) 72 Italy Benetton
Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 33) 75 England Gloucester
Marcos Kremer Lock (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27) 51 France Stade Français
Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 31) 71 France Clermont
Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30) 70 France Bordeaux Begles
Rodrigo Bruni Back row (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31) 18 France Brive
Juan Martín González Back row (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24) 16 England London Irish
Santiago Grondona Back row (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 26) 10 England Exeter Chiefs
Pablo Matera Back row (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) 87 New Zealand Crusaders
Joaquín Oviedo Back row (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 23) 0 France Perpignan
Lautaro Bazán Scrum-half (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28) 2 Italy Rovigo Delta
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 31) 43 Wales Dragons
Tomás Cubelli Scrum-half (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 35) 87 France Biarritz
Tomás Albornoz Fly-half (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) 2 Italy Benetton
Benjamín Urdapilleta Fly-half (1986-03-11) 11 March 1986 (age 38) 18 France Castres
Lucio Cinti Centre (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24) 11 England London Irish
Jeronimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 33) 66 France Perpignan
Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) 64 England Newcastle Falcons
Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33) 47 England Newcastle Falcons
Emiliano Boffelli Wing (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29) 46 Scotland Edinburgh
Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31) 45 France Bordeaux
Bautista Delguy Wing (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27) 23 France Clermont
Juan Imhoff Wing (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36) 39 France Racing 92
Santiago Carreras Fullback (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26) 27 England Gloucester
Juan Cruz Mallia Fullback (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28) 19 France Toulouse

Coaches

Coaches:[23]

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

Player records (career)

Most matches

Agustín Creevy is the player with most matches (96)
# Player Pos Years Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw %
1 Agustín Creevy Hooker 2005- 96 61 35 29 67 0 30.85
2 Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half 2010- 94 83 11 28 63 3 28.91
3 Tomas Cubelli Scrum-half 2010- 88 40 48 32 55 1 35.52
Pablo Matera Flanker 2013- 88 83 5 26 60 2 28.92
5 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
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 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: South Africa vs Argentina, 24 September 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: South Africa vs Argentina, 24 September 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

Nicolás Sánchez, all-time top scorer for Argentina (844)[24][25]
# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1 Nicolás Sánchez[24] Fly-half 2010- 94 83 11 844 13 115 171 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– 48 46 2 224 11 32 35 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: South Africa vs Argentina, 24 September 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 Juan M. Fernández Lobbe Number 8 2008–2014 20 4 15 1 22.50 10 2
Julian Montoya Hooker 2021-present 20 6 13 1 25.00 5 1
Pedro Sporleder Lock 1996–1999 20 9 10 1 47.50 20 4
9 Pablo Matera Flanker 2018-2022 15 4 10 1 25.00 5 1
Héctor Silva Flanker 1967–1971 15 12 2 1 83.33 12 4

Last updated: South Africa vs Argentina, 24 September 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 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: South Africa vs Argentina, 24 September 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 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: South Africa vs Argentina, 24 September 2022. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

See also

References

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  18. ^ SPRINGBOKS THRASH ARGENTINA TO CLINCH RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN on Super Rugby, 11 Aug 2019
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  20. ^ Ranking archives can be found at the IRB website; www.irb.com
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  24. ^ a b Player profile on ESPN
  25. ^ Histórico: Todos Pumas on Olé, 14 Nov 2020
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