Argentina

Nickname(s)	Los Pumas (The Pumas)
Emblem	Puma
Union	Argentine Rugby Union
Head coach	Felipe Contepomi
Captain	Julián Montoya
Most caps	Agustín Creevy (106)
Top scorer	Nicolás Sánchez (899)
Top try scorer	José María Núñez Piossek (30)
Home stadium	Various, see list
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	7 (as of 16 October 2023)
Highest	3 (2008)
Lowest	12 (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
Appearances	10 (First in 1987)
Best result	Third place (2007)
Tri Nations/Rugby Championship
Appearances	12
Best result	Runners-up (2020)
Website	uar.com.ar/los-pumas

The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección de rugby de Argentina) represents the Argentine Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión Argentina de Rugby) in men's international rugby union. Officially nicknamed Los Pumas, they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 7th 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 the country are considered by far 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. The wins against New Zealand meant that Los Pumas had finally won a match against every major Rugby union team.

History

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 continued to depict a jaguar^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10] The away kit will be worn at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[11][12]

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.^[14][15]

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.^[16] 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.^[17][18]

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.^[19]

Los Pumas played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium between 1970 and 1986, when Argentina moved to Vélez Sarsfield Stadium.^[20] Some of the teams that visited those venues were Ireland, New Zealand, France, and Australia among others.^[21][22]

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),^[23] Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan –where the team played tests v England and Wales (2017–18),^[24] and Estanislao López in Santa Fe (2017).

Records

Overall

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

Argentina have won 247 of their 491 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.^[25] 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 42 against Uruguay, 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 25 December 2023[26]
Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		South Africa	094.54
2		Ireland	090.57
3		New Zealand	089.80
4		France	087.81
5		England	085.46
6		Scotland	083.43
7		Argentina	080.68
8		Wales	080.64
9		Australia	077.48
10		Fiji	076.38
11		Italy	075.93
12		Japan	074.27
13		Portugal	072.78
14		Georgia	072.68
15		Samoa	072.23
16		Tonga	071.57
17		United States	067.94
18		Uruguay	067.39
19		Romania	063.28
20		Spain	062.86
21		Canada	060.90
22		Namibia	060.56
23		Chile	060.49
24		Hong Kong	059.80
25		Russia	058.06
26		Switzerland	056.29
27		Netherlands	055.84
28		Brazil	055.37
29		Belgium	054.58
30		South Korea	053.46
* Change from the previous week
Argentina's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[26] Graph updated to 25 December 2023

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Argentina national XV at test level up until 8 November 2023.^[27]

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Australia	39	8	28	3	20.51%	699	1083	−384
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	40	40	0	0	100%	1686	242	+1444
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	53	14	38	1	26.42%	838	1295	−457
Georgia	5	5	0	0	100%	186	66	+120
Ireland	19	6	13	0	31.58%	369	460	−91
Ireland XV	5	2	2	1	40%	25	36	−11
Italy	23	17	5	1	73.91%	594	399	+195
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	37	2	34	1	5.41%	506	1434	−928
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	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	36	3	32	1	8.33%	691	1239	−548
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	42	42	0	0	100%	1669	396	+1273
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
Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	0%	12	17	−5
Total	494	248	232	14	50.2%	13,475	10,326	+3149

Rugby World Cup

Main article: Argentina at the Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup										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	Pool stage	3	0	0	3	38	83	Squad		2nd	4	2	0	2	57	46
1995	Pool stage	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		Automatically qualified
2019	Pool stage	4	2	0	2	106	91	Squad		Automatically qualified
2023	Fourth place	7	4	0	3	185	156	Squad		Automatically qualified
Total	Third place	48	25	0	23	1,283	995				14	12	0	2	488
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	6	2	0	4	9	143	203	-60
2023	3rd	3	1	0	2	5	50	115	-65
Total	—	61	9	3	49	55	1075	1973	-898

Updated: 17 September 2023

Rugby Championship (since 2012)
Nation	Matches				Points			Bonus points	Table points	Titles won
	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
New Zealand	57	48	2	7	1,979	1,059	+920	36	233	9
South Africa	57	28	4	25	1,449	1,289	+160	26	146	1
Australia	57	25	3	29	1,304	1,553	−249	13	126	1
Argentina	57	8	1	48	1,036	1,868	−832	12	46	0
Updated: 29 July 2023 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	133	100	2	31	4,033	2,508	+1,525	71	476	20
Australia	133	55	6	72	2,895	3,370	–475	47	286	4
South Africa	129	56	5	68	2,929	3,120	–191	51	284	4
Argentina	61	9	3	49	1,092	1,952	–860	12	54	0
Updated: 29 July 2023 Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.

Current squad

On 7 August, Michael Cheika named a final 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[28]

On 22 August, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro was ruled out of the World Cup due to injury and was later replaced by Mayco Vivas on 31 August.

On 27 August, Santiago Grondona withdrew from the squad after sustaining an injury in Argentina's warm-up match against Spain. He was replaced by Joaquín Oviedo.

Head coach: Michael Cheika

Caps and clubs updated to: 1 October 2023

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	106	Sale Sharks
Julián Montoya (c)	Hooker	(1993-10-29) 29 October 1993	93	Leicester Tigers
Ignacio Ruiz	Hooker	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001	7	Perpignan
Eduardo Bello	Prop	(1995-11-27) 27 November 1995	19	Newcastle Falcons
Thomas Gallo	Prop	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999	21	Benetton
Francisco Gómez Kodela	Prop	(1985-07-07) 7 July 1985	36	Lyon
Joel Sclavi	Prop	(1994-06-25) 25 June 1994	16	La Rochelle
Mayco Vivas	Prop	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998	20	Gloucester
Matías Alemanno	Lock	(1991-12-05) 5 December 1991	90	Gloucester
Tomás Lavanini	Lock	(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993	85	Clermont
Guido Petti	Lock	(1994-09-17) 17 September 1994	80	Bordeaux Bègles
Pedro Rubiolo	Lock	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002	9	Newcastle Falcons
Rodrigo Bruni	Back row	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993	24	Bayonne
Juan Martín González	Back row	(2000-11-14) 14 November 2000	29	Saracens
Facundo Isa	Back row	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993	49	Toulon
Marcos Kremer	Back row	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997	62	Clermont
Pablo Matera	Back row	(1993-07-18) 18 July 1993	98	Mie Honda Heat
Joaquín Oviedo	Back row	(1998-07-25) 25 July 1998	2	Perpignan
Lautaro Bazán	Scrum-half	(1996-02-24) 24 February 1996	11	Rovigo Delta
Gonzalo Bertranou	Scrum-half	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993	56	Dragons
Tomás Cubelli	Scrum-half	(1989-06-12) 12 June 1989	92	Miami Sharks
Santiago Carreras	Fly-half	(1998-03-30) 30 March 1998	40	Gloucester
Nicolás Sánchez	Fly-half	(1988-08-26) 26 August 1988	102	Unattached
Santiago Chocobares	Centre	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999	17	Toulouse
Lucio Cinti	Centre	(2000-02-23) 23 February 2000	20	Saracens
Jeronimo de la Fuente	Centre	(1991-02-24) 24 February 1991	77	Perpignan
Matías Moroni	Centre	(1991-03-29) 29 March 1991	78	Newcastle Falcons
Emiliano Boffelli	Wing	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995	57	Edinburgh
Mateo Carreras	Wing	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999	15	Newcastle Falcons
Juan Imhoff	Wing	(1988-05-11) 11 May 1988	43	Racing 92
Rodrigo Isgro	Wing	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999	3	Argentina Sevens
Martín Bogado	Fullback	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998	3	Highlanders
Juan Cruz Mallia	Fullback	(1996-09-11) 11 September 1996	31	Toulouse

Coaches

List of Coaches:^[29]

Player records (career)

Most matches

Agustín Creevy is the most capped Argentine player in international rugby.

#	Player	Pos	Years	Mat	Start	Sub	Won	Lost	Draw	%
1	Agustín Creevy	Hooker	2005-2023	108	65	43	36	72	0	30.85
2	Nicolás Sánchez	Fly-half	2010-2023	104	85	19	34	67	3	32
3	Pablo Matera	Flanker	2013-	98	93	5	31	65	2	28.92
4	Julian Montoya	Hooker	2014-	95	45	50	31	61	3	30.82
5	Matias Alemanno	Lock	2014-	94	55	39	29	62	3	28.08
6	Tomas Cubelli	Scrum-half	2010-	93	45	49	36	56	1	35.52
7	Felipe Contepomi	Centre	1998-2013	87	75	12	42	45	0	48.27
	Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Flanker	2005-2019	87	64	23	34	53	0	36
9	Lisandro Arbizu	Centre	1990-2005	86	83	3	41	44	1	48.25
	Tomas Lavanini	Lock	2013-	86	75	11	27	58	1	29.54
	Rolando Martín	Flanker	1994-2003	86	77	9	44	41	1	51.74

Last updated: Argentina vs England, 27 October 2023. 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-	43	32	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: Argentina vs England, 27 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Most points

Nicolás Sánchez, all-time top scorer for Argentina (846)^[30][31]

#	Player	Pos	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop
1	Nicolás Sánchez[30]	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	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: Argentina vs England, 27 October 2023. 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	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 on 30 points

Last updated: Argentina vs England, 27 October 2023. 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	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 on 5 tries

Last updated: Argentina vs England, 27 October 2023. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

See also

• English Argentine

References

External links

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• 2007 Rugby World Cup: Argentina shock France in tournament opener

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• Official website
• Los Pumas at Planet Rugby (news about Argentine rugby)
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• Los Pumas at El Rugbier (news, statistics and results)
• "Argentina's time in the sun", BBC Sport, 24 Jan 2001
• "Puma power: Argentinian rugby", BBC Sport, 24 Apr 2006