photos: Pablo Gasparini / Judy Teasdale / Ron Gaunt

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.

 

Click here to view the Córdoba All-Time Pumas XV.

 

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

NAME POS CLUB CAPS DEBUT
Julio Bach FL Tucumán RC 3 1975-09-25 vs Paraguay
Jorge Posse HO Tucumán RC 1 1977-10-29 vs Paraguay
Lucio de Chazal HO Universitario 3 1983-07-16 vs Chile
Ricardo Sauze FH Tucumán RC 1 1983-07-20 vs Paraguay
Pedro Merlo SH Tucumán Lawn Tennis 2 1985-09-19 vs Chile
Luis Molina PR Tucumán Lawn Tennis 13 1985-09-19 vs Chile
Pablo Garretón FL Universitario 31 1987-08-17 vs Spain
Marcelo Ricci N8 Los Tarcos 1 1987-08-17 vs Spain
Julio Coria PR Natación y Gimnasia 4 1987-09-27 vs Uruguay
Santiago Mesón FB Tucumán RC 34 1987-09-30 vs Paraguay
Gabriel Terán WI Tucumán RC 1 1988-06-18 vs France
Juan Soler FB Tucumán Lawn Tennis 4 1989-06-24 vs Italy
Pablo Buabse LO Los Tarcos 7 1989-07-15 vs New Zealand
Sergio Bunader N8 Los Tarcos 2 1989-11-08 vs USA
Ricardo Le Fort HO Tucumán RC 16 1990-10-27 vs Ireland
Agustín Macome N8 Tucumán RC 4 1990-10-27 vs Ireland
José Santamarina N8 Tucumán RC 23 1991-07-06 vs New Zealand
Martín Terán WI Tucumán RC 30 1991-07-06 vs New Zealand
Fernando Buabse FL Los Tarcos 4 1991-09-21 vs Uruguay
Lucas Herrera WI Tucumán Lawn Tennis 2 1991-09-21 vs Uruguay
Julio Paz HO Tucumán RC 3 1991-09-21 vs Uruguay
Eduardo García Hamilton SH Tucumán RC 1 1993-10-02 vs Brazil
Sebastián Paz Posse HO Tucumán RC 3 1993-10-02 vs Brazil
Pablo Fernández Bravo FL Tucumán RC 2 1993-11-06 vs South Africa
Martín Pfister WI Tucumán RC 6 1994-10-08 vs South Africa
Omar Hasan PR Natación y Gimnasia 65 1995-03-04 vs Uruguay
Omar Portillo LO Los Tarcos 4 1995-09-24 vs Paraguay
Leonardo Gravano FB Los Taros 3 1997-10-04 vs Chile
Pablo García Hamilton CE Tucumán RC 2 1998-09-15 vs Japan
Gerardo Lazcano Miranda LO Huirapuca 5 1998-10-10 vs Chile
Augusto Allori PR Tucumán Lawn Tennis 2 2001-11-10 vs Paraguay
Hugo Dande N8 Huirapuca 4 2001-05-19 vs Uruguay
Leopoldo de Chazal PR Universitario 4 2001-05-19 vs Uruguay
José Núñez Piossek WI Huirapuca 28 2001-05-19 vs Uruguay
Ariel Castelllina PR Universitario 3 2004-04-25 vs Chile
Álvaro Galindo FL Universitario 15 2004-04-28 vs Uruguay
Javier Bellotto FL Huirapuca 2 2005-05-08 vs Chile
Bruno Cuezzo N8 Los Tarcos 3 2005-05-08 vs Chile
Conrado López Alonso CE Huirapuca 1 2005-05-15 vs Uruguay
Gabriel Ascárate CE Natación y Gimnasia 18 2007-12-15 vs Chile
Agustín Guzmán FL Tucumán RC 3 2007-12-15 vs Chile
Sebastián Ponce FB Tucumán RC 1 2007-12-15 vs Chile
Lucas Barrera Oro FB Universitario 1 2008-05-31 vs Uruguay
Juan Pablo Lagarrigue LO Cardenales 2 2008-05-31 vs Uruguay
Álvaro Tejeda HO Tucumán Lawn Tennis 3 2008-06-07 vs Scotland
Felipe Bettolli PR Tucumán Lawn Tennis 2 2009-09-23 vs Uruguay
Carlos Cáceres LO Tucumán Lawn Tennis 3 2009-09-20 vs Uruguay
Luciano Proto HO Tucumán Lawn Tennis 2 2010-05-21 vs Uruguay
Nicolás Sánchez FH Tucumán Lawn Tennis 80 2010-05-21 vs Uruguay
Santiago Guzmán LO Tucumán RC 6 2010-06-19 vs Scotland
Julio Farías Cabello FL Tucumán RC 30 2010-11-20 vs France
Nicolas Centurión N8 Universitario 2 2011-05-25 vs Uruguay
Ramiro Moyano WI Lince 35 2011-05-22 vs Chile
Roberto Tejerizo HO Tucumán Lawn Tennis 4 2011-05-22 vs Chile
Lisandro Ahualli de Chazal FL Universitario 6 2012-05-20 vs Uruguay
Benjamín Macome LO/N8 Tucumán RC 26 2012-05-20 vs Uruguay
Matías Orlando CE Huirapuca 44 2012-05-20 vs Uruguay
Javier Rojas CE Universitario 5 2012-05-20 vs Uruguay
Germán Araoz PR Jockey Tucumán 2 2012-05-23 vs Brazil
Santiago Iglesias Valdéz HO Universitario 11 2013-04-27 vs Uruguay
Antonio Ahualli de Chazal N8 Universitario 4 2014-05-17 vs Uruguay
Lucas Noguera Paz PR Lince 43 2014-05-17 vs Uruguay
Javier Díaz PR Natación y Gimnasia 3 2018-06-09 vs Wales

 

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