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| Nickname | Los Pumas (The Pumas) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Puma | ||
| Union | Argentine Rugby Union | ||
| Head coach | Felipe Contepomi | ||
| Captain | Julián Montoya | ||
| Mostcaps | Pablo Matera (112) | ||
| Top scorer | Nicolás Sánchez (899) | ||
| Top try scorer | José María Núñez Piossek (30) | ||
| Home stadium | Various,see list | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 5 (as of 11 November 2024) | ||
| Highest | 3 (2008) | ||
| Lowest | 12 (2014) | ||
| First international | |||
 Argentina 3–28British Isles (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 12 June 1910) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Argentina 152–0Paraguay (Mendoza, Argentina; 1 May 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 New Zealand 93–8Argentina(Wellington, New Zealand; 21 June 1997) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in1987) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2007) | ||
| Tri Nations/Rugby Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2020) | ||
| Website | uar.com.ar/los-pumas | ||
TheArgentina national rugby union team (Spanish:Selección de rugby de Argentina) represents theArgentine Rugby Union in men's international competitions, TheArgentine Rugby Union (Spanish:Unión Argentina de Rugby). Officially nicknamedLos Pumas, they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They areranked 5th in the world by World Rugby, making them by some distance the highest-ranked nation in theAmericas.
Argentina played its first international rugby match in1910 against a touringBritish Isles team. Argentina has competed at everyRugby World Cup sincethe first tournament of 1987 and are considered by far the strongest team within the Americas, being undefeated against all butCanada, against whom they have suffered two losses.
The Pumas' impressive results since the1999 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 the2007 Rugby World Cup, Argentina were undefeated in their pool and reached the semi-finals for the first time; they were defeated bySouth 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 theSouthern Hemisphere, Argentina was the onlytier 1 nation that had no regular competition.[1] Argentina officially joinedThe Rugby Championship on 23 November 2011.[2] In their first tournament in 2012, Argentina secured a 16–16 draw withThe Springboks in only their second game.
The2014 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 overSouth Africa in the Rugby Championship, and they reached another semi-final at the2015 Rugby World Cup. In the2016 Rugby Championship, the Pumas again defeated the Springboks. Although winless during the2017 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 the2024 Rugby Championship, the Pumas first achieved wins against all three rivals in the same year, including a win against number one rankedSouth Africa.
The History of the Argentina national team starts with the first international played by an Argentine side against theBritish Isles in1910 when they toured on South America. Argentina gained recognition in1965, when the team touredSouth Africa playing a series of friendly matches there. In that tour the national team was nicknamedLos Pumas, a name that became an identity mark for Argentina, remaining to present days.
Argentina has taken part in all theRugby World Cups since the first edition in1987, their best performance being the third place achieved in2007. Argentina followed their growing competitiveness in the Rugby Championship with a strong showing in the2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals for the second time. The national side has also played in theRugby Championship since the2012 edition, after joining the competition one year before.[4]
Argentina alternated blue and white jerseys during its first international matches in1910. In1927 Mr. Abelardo Gutiérrez ofGimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires proposed that Argentina should play against theBritish 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 withNike which became the exclusive kit provider for all its national senior and youth teams, includingPampas 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 thatLos Pumas would wear its traditional uniform again when they play the 2012 Rugby Championship.[8]
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 toBuenos 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 thejaguar was chosen due to his "agility and courage", according to their words.[5]
ThePumas nickname is the result of an error made by Carl Kohler, a journalist for the thenDie 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 asAll Blacks,Springboks, andWallabies. 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).
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 the1965 tour in Rhodesia and South Africa.[10] That same year the UAR released the Pumas' away kit inspired by the uniform of theMounted Grenadiers Regiment, the Argentine military unit and presidentialhonor guard established in 1812.[11] The away kit will be worn at the2023 Rugby World Cup.[12][13]
| 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] |
The Pumas use a variety of stadiums when playing at home. One of the most frequently used for tests isJosé Amalfitani Stadium, home ofClub Atlético Vélez Sarsfield and sited inBuenos Aires. WhenGreat Britain made theirfirst tour to Argentina in 1910, the national team played them atSociedad Sportiva Argentina ofPalermo. That test was also notable for being the first Argentina match ever.[23][24]
When the British combined returned to Argentina in1927, the national side started to useGEBA andBuenos 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; thePumas' 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 inLos 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 inFerro Carril Oeste stadium between 1970 and 1986, when Argentina moved to Vélez Sarsfield Stadium.[29] Some of the teams that visited those venues wereIreland, New Zealand,France, andAustralia among others.[30][31]
During themid year tests in 2007, as well as Vélez Sársfield, Argentina played games at venues includingBrigadier Estanislao López inSanta Fe,Malvinas Argentinas inMendoza, andGigante de Arroyito, inRosario. Argentina have also used theRiver Plate Stadium in the past, and in 2006 hostedWales atEstadio Raúl Conti inPuerto Madryn.
Other venues that have hosted Argentina rugby team wereJosé M. Minella inMar del Plata (2008),Monumental José Fierro inTucumán (2012, 2014),Mario Kempes inCórdoba (2012),Centenario inResistencia (2014),Padre Martearena inSalta (venue forThe Rugby Championship, 2016–2019 editions),[32]Estadio del Bicentenario inSan Juan –where the team played tests v England and Wales (2017–18),[33] andEstanislao López inSanta Fe (2017).
When theworld 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 theIRB 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,[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.
| Rank | Change[i] | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |  South Africa | 92.20 |
| 2 | | New Zealand | 90.02 |
| 3 | |  Ireland | 89.83 |
| 4 | |  France | 87.82 |
| 5 | |  England | 87.64 |
| 6 | | Argentina | 83.82 |
| 7 | |  Australia | 82.93 |
| 8 | |  Scotland | 81.57 |
| 9 | |  Fiji | 81.16 |
| 10 | |  Italy | 77.77 |
| 11 | |  Georgia | 74.69 |
| 12 | |  Wales | 74.05 |
| 13 | |  Japan | 73.61 |
| 14 | |  Spain | 69.12 |
| 15 | |  United States | 67.40 |
| 16 | |  Samoa | 66.94 |
| 17 | |  Chile | 66.72 |
| 18 | |  Tonga | 66.66 |
| 19 | |  Uruguay | 66.59 |
| 20 | |  Portugal | 66.44 |
| 21 | |  Romania | 62.67 |
| 22 | |  Belgium | 61.20 |
| 23 | |  Hong Kong | 59.98 |
| 24 | |  Canada | 59.20 |
| 25 | |  Zimbabwe | 58.80 |
| 26 | |  Netherlands | 57.01 |
| 27 | |  Namibia | 56.97 |
| 28 | |  Switzerland | 55.26 |
| 29 | |  Poland | 54.06 |
| 30 |  1 |  Sweden | 52.93 |
| Argentina's historical rankings | ||
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Argentina have won 255 of their 512 Test matches. Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Argentina national XV at test level up until15 October 2025.[37]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 43 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 23% | 837 | 1,184 | −347 |
 Brazil | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,054 | 47 | +1,007 |
| British & Irish Lions | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13% | 59 | 260 | −205 |
| Canada | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 262 | 137 | +125 |
| Chile | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,686 | 242 | +1,444 |
| England | 29 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 17% | 465 | 787 | −322 |
| England XV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 13 | +0 |
| Fiji | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 130 | 96 | +34 |
| France | 56 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 27% | 907 | 1,385 | −478 |
| 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 | 86% | 298 | 186 | +112 |
| Junior Springboks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% | 26 | 166 | −140 |
| Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 194 | 36 | +158 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 10% | 607 | 1,570 | −963 |
| New Zealand XV | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 30 | 80 | −50 |
| Oxford andCambridge | 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% | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| South Africa | 40 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 10% | 784 | 1,411 | −627 |
| South Africa Gazelles | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 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 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,784 | 418 | +1,366 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 147 | 7 | +140 |
| Wales | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 32% | 487 | 573 | −86 |
| Wales XV | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 37 | 34 | +3 |
| World XV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 64 | 42 | +22 |
| Total | 512 | 255 | 243 | 14 | 49.8% | 14,105 | 10,951 | +3,154 |
| Rugby World Cuprecord | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ||
| 1987 | Pool stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 90 | Squad | Invited | ||||||||
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 83 | Squad | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 46 | |||
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | Squad | P/O | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 53 | |||
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 122 | Squad | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 52 | ||
| 2003 | Pool stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 57 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||
| 2007 | Third place | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 93 | Squad | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 13 | ||
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 73 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||
| 2015 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 250 | 143 | Squad | |||||||||
| 2019 | Pool stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 91 | Squad | |||||||||
| 2023 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 156 | Squad | |||||||||
| 2027 | Qualified | ||||||||||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 48 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 1283 | 995 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 488 | 164 | ||
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| All-time Tri Nations andThe 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
| 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 |
Bonus points given byT – 4W − 2D, forT table points,W games won andD games drawn.
| Nation | Matches | Points | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | ||||
| New Zealand | 69 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 2,313 | 1,348 | +965 | 43 | 268 | 9 |
| South Africa | 69 | 37 | 4 | 28 | 1,845 | 1,534 | +311 | 33 | 185 | 3 |
| Australia | 69 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 1,563 | 1,900 | −337 | 16 | 141 | 1 |
| Argentina | 69 | 14 | 1 | 54 | 1,358 | 2,277 | −919 | 16 | 66 | 0 |
| Nation | Matches | Points | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | ||||
| New Zealand | 145 | 107 | 2 | 36 | 4,367 | 2,797 | +1,570 | 78 | 511 | 20 |
| South Africa | 141 | 65 | 5 | 71 | 3,325 | 3,365 | –40 | 57 | 323 | 6 |
| Australia | 145 | 58 | 6 | 81 | 3,154 | 3,717 | –563 | 50 | 301 | 4 |
| Argentina | 73 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 1,414 | 2,361 | –947 | 16 | 74 | 0 |
| Argentina's home and away series' played total | |||||||
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| 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 | 53 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 020.75 |
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On 16 September, Argentina named a 32-player touring squad for the finals rounds of the2025 Rugby Championship.[38]
Head coach:Felipe Contepomi
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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| Julián Montoya (c) | Hooker | (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (age 31) | 114 | Pau |
| Leonel Oviedo | Hooker | (1998-02-16)16 February 1998 (age 27) | 0 | Dogos |
| Ignacio Ruiz | Hooker | (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (age 24) | 23 | Perpignan |
| Francisco Coria Marchetti | Prop | (2000-10-07)7 October 2000 (age 25) | 7 | Brive |
| Tomas Rapetti | Prop | (2005-03-04)4 March 2005 (age 20) | 0 | Toulouse |
| Joel Sclavi | Prop | (1994-06-25)25 June 1994 (age 31) | 33 | La Rochelle |
| Mayco Vivas | Prop | (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (age 27) | 37 | Oyonnax |
| Boris Wenger | Prop | (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (age 23) | 4 | Harlequins |
| Franco Molina | Lock | (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (age 28) | 18 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Lucas Paulos | Lock | (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (age 27) | 19 | Bayonne |
| Guido Petti | Lock | (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (age 30) | 94 | Harlequins |
| Pedro Rubiolo | Lock | (2002-12-21)21 December 2002 (age 22) | 29 | Bristol Bears |
| Juan Martín González | Back row | (2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (age 24) | 48 | Saracens |
| Santiago Grondona | Back row | (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (age 27) | 22 | Bristol Bears |
| Marcos Kremer | Back row | (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (age 28) | 78 | Clermont Auvergne |
| Pablo Matera | Back row | (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (age 32) | 117 | Mie Honda Heat |
| Joaquín Oviedo | Back row | (2001-07-17)17 July 2001 (age 24) | 19 | Perpignan |
| Simon Benitez Cruz | Scrum-half | (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (age 26) | 7 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Gonzalo García | Scrum-half | (1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (age 26) | 17 | Zebre Parma |
| Agustín Moyano | Scrum-half | (2001-06-12)12 June 2001 (age 24) | 4 | Dogos |
| Tomás Albornoz | Fly-half | (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (age 28) | 20 | Benetton |
| Santiago Carreras | Fly-half | (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (age 27) | 61 | Bath |
| Gerónimo Prisciantelli | Fly-half | (1999-08-23)23 August 1999 (age 26) | 1 | Racing 92 |
| Santiago Chocobares | Centre | (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (age 26) | 32 | Toulouse |
| Lucio Cinti | Centre | (2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (age 25) | 40 | Saracens |
| Justo Piccardo | Centre | (2002-03-25)25 March 2002 (age 23) | 8 | Montpellier |
| Mateo Carreras | Wing | (1999-12-17)17 December 1999 (age 25) | 31 | Bayonne |
| Bautista Delguy | Wing | (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (age 28) | 36 | Clermont Auvergne |
| Rodrigo Isgró | Wing | (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (age 26) | 13 | Harlequins |
| Ignacio Mendy | Wing | (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (age 25) | 5 | Benetton |
| Benjamín Elizalde | Fullback | (2004-06-14)14 June 2004 (age 21) | 4 | Bristol Bears |
| Juan Cruz Mallía | Fullback | (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (age 29) | 48 | Toulouse |
Four former Argentina international players have been inducted into theWorld Rugby Hall of Fame.[39]
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One player was also inducted into the previous incarnation, theInternational Rugby Hall of Fame.
The following Argentina players have been recognised at theWorld Rugby Awards since 2001:[40]
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| Year | Date | Scorer | Match | Tournament |
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| 2017 | 10 June | Joaquín Tuculet | vs.England | England tour of Argentina |
The following people have served in the head coach role for Argentina:[41]
Edmundo Stanfield (1932) Luis Cilley (1936)Carlos Huntley-Robertson (1936)Edmundo Stanfield (1936) Juan C. Wells (1954) Dermot Cavanagh (1956) Horacio Savino (1956) Jorge Merelle (1959) Robert Galarga (1960) Saturnino Racimo (1960)
Izak van Heerden (1965)Ángel Guastella (1965–1973) Carlos Villegas (1974) Eduardo Poggi (1975) Carlos Villegas (1976–1977)Ángel Guastella (1978) Aitor Otaño (1978–1980) Rodolfo O'Reilly (1980–1983)Héctor Silva (1983–1987)1987RWC Rodolfo O'Reilly (1987–1990)Luis Gradín (1990–1993)1991RWCHéctor Méndez (1993–1994)Alejandro Petra (1994–1995)1995RWCAlex Wyllie (1995)Héctor Méndez (1995)Alex Wyllie (1995–1999)1999RWCMarcelo Loffreda (2000–2007)2003RWC; 2007RWCSantiago Phelan (2008–2013)2011RWCDaniel Hourcade (2013–2018)2015RWCMario Ledesma (2018–2022)2019RWCMichael Cheika (2022–2023)2023RWCFelipe Contepomi (2023–present)
| # | Player | Pos | Years | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
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| 1 | Pablo Matera | Flanker | 2013- | 118 | 110 | 8 | 39 | 77 | 2 | 33.1% |
| 2 | Julián Montoya | Hooker | 2014- | 114 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 73 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 3 | Agustín Creevy | Hooker | 2005-2024 | 110 | 65 | 45 | 37 | 73 | 0 | 33.6% |
| 4 | 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 | Guido Petti | Lock | 2014- | 95 | 73 | 22 | 33 | 60 | 2 | 35.1% |
| 7 | Tomas Cubelli | Scrum-half | 2010-2023 | 93 | 45 | 49 | 36 | 56 | 1 | 38.7% |
| 8 | Matias Moroni | Centre | 2014- | 92 | 66 | 16 | 31 | 60 | 1 | 33.7% |
| 9 | Tomas Lavanini | Lock | 2013- | 91 | 77 | 14 | 29 | 61 | 1 | 31.9% |
| 10 | 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: Argentina vs South Africa, 4 October 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
| # | 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 | |
| 8 | Santiago Cordero | Wing | 2013-2025 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 85 | 17 |
| Juan Imhoff | Wing | 2009-2023 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 85 | 17 | |
| Hernán Senillosa | Wing | 2002-2007 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 128 | 17 | |
| 10 | 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: Argentina vs South Africa, 4 October 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
| # | 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 | Santiago Carreras | Fly-half | 2019- | 61 | 49 | 12 | 181 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 0 |
| 10 | Juan Martín Hernández | Fly-half | 2003–2017 | 74 | 66 | 8 | 176 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 |
Last updated: Argentina vs South Africa, 4 October 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Pts | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agustín Creevy | Hooker | 2014-2018 | 51 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 27.45 | 15 | 3 |
| Julián Montoya | Hooker | 2021- | 51 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 35.29 | 30 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lisandro Arbizu | Centre | 1992–2003 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 58.33 | 87 | 10 |
| 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 | 29.41 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Héctor Silva | Flanker | 1967–1971 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 83.33 | 12 | 4 |
Last updated: Argentina vs South Africa, 4 October 2025. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eduardo Morgan | Wing | 50 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | São Paulo | 14/10/1973 | |
| 2. | José Núñez Piossek | Wing | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | Montevideo | 27/04/2003 | |
| 3. | Gustavo Jorge | Wing | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | São Paulo | 02/10/1993 | |
| 4. | Martín Sansot | Fullback | 36 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Brazil | Tucumán | 13/07/1996 | |
| 5. | José Cilley | Fly-half | 32 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | Mendoza | 01/05/2002 | |
| 6. | Eduardo Morgan | Wing | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Uruguay | São Paulo | 16/10/1973 | |
| Eduardo de Forteza | Fly-half | 31 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | Paraguay | Asunción | 25/09/1975 | ||
| José Luna | Wing | 31 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | Romania | Buenos Aires | 14/10/1995 | ||
| Felipe Contepomi | Fly-half | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | France | Buenos Aires | 26/06/2010 | ||
| 10. | 4 players on30 points | ||||||||||
Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | José Núñez Piossek | Wing | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | Montevideo | 27/04/2003 |
| 2. | Gustavo Jorge | Wing | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | São Paulo | 02/10/1993 |
| 3. | Uriel O'Farrell | Wing | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Uruguay | Buenos Aires | 09/09/1951 |
| 4. | Uriel O'Farrell | Wing | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | Buenos Aires | 13/09/1951 |
| Eduardo Morgan | Wing | 50 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | São Paulo | 14/10/1973 | |
| Gustavo Jorge | Wing | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | Montevideo | 08/10/1989 | |
| Facundo Barrea | Wing | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | Santiago | 23/05/2012 | |
| 5 | 5 players on5 tries | |||||||||
Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
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