Argentina XV and Los Pumitas to meet in a Friendly

The Argentina XV and Los Pumitas are to meet in a Friendly on Friday at the Hindú club in Buenos Aires. The purpose of the fixture is to ´repare players and test out options ahead of upcoming international activities.

Los Pumitas are to travel to Manchester England in several weeks to participate in the World Rugby Junior World Championship. The Argentine side will play their opening match on June 07 against France.

The Argentina XV is to play against both Chile and Uruguay in away matches in the Sudamérica Rugby Cup. They fixtures are to take place on Saturday May 28 and Saturday June 04. The matches are to be followed by the World Rugby Nations Cup in Romania with the South Americans facing Spain on June 09, Emerging Italy on June 13 and Romania on June 18.

Involved in the respective rosters are players to have featured in the Americas Rugby Championship. Instances include under 20 hooker Gaspar Baldunciel, second-rower Marcos Kremer. scrum half Lautaro Bazán, fly half Domingo Miotti (pictured) and wingers Bautista Delguy and Martín Elias.

The Argentina XV also includes Americas Rugby Championship players just like it does players to have trained with Los Jaguares and even appeared in Super Rugby. They include props Felipe Arregui and Cristian Bartoloni, second-rower Ignacio Larrague, centers Joaquín Paz and Gabriel Ascárate and fullback Pedro Mercerat. Also included is Federico Lavanini, the younger brother of Pumas second-rower Tomás Lavanini.

LOS PUMITAS ROSTER
Juan Pablo Enriquez (Old Lions RC, Santiagueña), Santiago Pulella (Jockey Club de Córdoba, Cordobesa), Gaspar Baldunciel (Asociación Alumni, URBA), Román Pretz (Duendes RC, Rosario), Gonzalo Del Paso (Santa Fe RC, Santafesina), Santiago Medrano (Regatas Bela Vista, URBA), Rubén Ricco (Universitario Tucumán, Tucumán), Franco Molina (Jockey Club Córdoba, Cordobesa), Marcos Kremer (Atlético Del Rosario, URBA), Ignacio Calas (La Tablada, Cordobesa), Nahuel Milán, (San Fernando, URBA), Benito Paolucci (CASI, URBA), Mariano Romanini (Asociación Alumni, URBA), Vicente Boronat (CASI, URBA), Bautista Stávile (Mendoza RC, Cuyo), Conrado Roura (Palermo Bajo, Cordobesa), Patricio Baronio (Jockey Club de Rosario, Rosario), Lautaro Bazán (Córdoba Athletic, Cordobesa), Domingo Miotti (Tucumán Lawn Tennis, Tucumán), Julián Domínguez (Pucará, URBA), Matías Osadzuck (SITAS, URBA), Teo Castiglioni (GER, Rosario), Santiago Mare (Regatas Bella Vista, URBA), Juan Cruz Mallía (Jockey Club de Córdoba, Cordobesa), Tomás Malanos (Atlético del Rosario, URBA), José Barros Sosa (Tucumán Lawn Tennis, Tucumán), Bautista Delguy (Pucará, URBA), Martín Elias (Atlético del Rosario, URBA).

ARGENTINA XV ROSTER
Felipe Arregui (Duendes, Rosario), Axel Zapata (SITAS, URBA), Santiago Iglesias (Universitario, Tucumán), Cristian Bartoloni (Pucará, URBA), Eduardo Bello (Atlético del Rosario, URBA), Pedro Ortega (Universitario, Rosario), Ignacio Larrague (CASI, URBA), Federico Lavanini (Hindú, URBA), Lucas Maguire (CUBA, URBA), Miguel Urtubey (Newman, URBA), Nicolás Menéndez (Lomas Athl, URBA), Justo Ordano (CRAI, Santafesina), Marcos Bollini (Newman, URBA), Emiliano Sonsini (GER, Rosario), Bruno Devoto (CASI, URBA), Joaquín Paz (Córdoba Ath., Cordobesa), Ramiro Finco (Curupaytí, URBA), Juan Manuel Lescano (Atlético del Rosario, URBA), Renzo Barbier (San Luis, URBA), Gabriel Ascárate (UAR), Pedro Mercerat (La Plata, URBA), Gonzalo Gutiérrez Taboada (Newman, URBA).