Tucumán All-Time Pumas XV

No Argentine province has contributed comparatively to Los Pumas as Buenos Aires. Argentine test teams over the years have seen many a Porteño. For instance, all but four players from Argentina’s roster for Rugby World Cup 2007 were from Buenos Aires.

Both prior to and since Tucumán has contributed a broad range of players to the test side. All told the province has contributed 63 capped Pumas. The first was Julio Bach, a flanker from Tucumán Rugby Club who earned three caps in 1975.

Tucumán has exported many Pumas to professional leagues – namely the French Top 14 and Pro D2, Italian Top 12, Guinness Pro 14, English Premiership, and Super Rugby. Two significant Pumas records are claimed by Tucumán representatives.

The 749 test points scored by Nicolás Sánchez tops Argentina’s list. Flying winger José Nuñez Piossek is the all-time leading try-scorer for Argentina with 29 test tries. Both players have left their mark in the professional era. In the amateur era Santiago Masón notably scored 365 test points.

The province has also produced numerous players who represented Argentina at various levels such as u20, Argentina XV, and Los Pumas 7s. Tucumán will continue to contribute to Argentine rugby and thus the global game itself. Pumas in the waiting include fly halves Domingo Miotti and Tomás Albornoz, and winger Mateo Carreras.

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ALL-TIME TUCUMÁN XV
1 Lucas Noguera Paz, 2 Ricardo Le Fort, 3 Omar Hasan, 4 Benjamín Macome, 5 Julio Farías Cabello, 6 Pablo Garretón, 7 Álvaro Galindo, 8 José Santamarina, 9 Pedro Merlo, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 11 José Núñez Piossek, 12 Gabriel Ascárate, 13 Matías Orlando, 14 Martín Terán, 15 Santiago Mesón

TUCUMÁN PUMAS