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
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 |