Rugby Championship 2021: 47-man roster confirmed by Argentina

Argentina has confirmed a 47-man playing roster for the 2021 Rugby Championship. Los Pumas will play six test matches away from home, facing Australia, New Zealand and South Africa twice each.

The roster contains players based both at home and abroad. Playing based in Australia, England, France, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales for the 2021-2022 season are all included. This will see players Argentina represented by players from Super Rugby, the English Premiership, Top 14 Pro D2, and the United Rugby Championship.

Meanwhile, there are names from the Súper Liga Americana de Rugby and also opportunities for players from Los Pumas 7’s. The uncapped Lucio Cinti, Santiago Mare Ignacio Mendy, and Marcos Moneta all make the roster just one day after winning Bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Rugby Championship will be Argentina’s second of three assignments for 2021. The first was the July Internationals. Los Pumas were unbeaten against Romania in Bucharest and Wales in Cardiff. The third, and final, stage will be the November Internationals with Los Pumas touring France, Italy, and Ireland.

For Argentina the Rugby Championship kicks-off on August 14. The complete match schedule can be accessed by clicking here.

 

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2021: ARGENTINA ROSTER

LOOSE HEAD PROP
Thomas Gallo* (Benetton, IT), Facundo Gigena (London Irish, UK), Rodrigo Martínez* (Olímpia Lions, PY), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (Benetton, IT)

HOOKER
Facundo Bosch (La Rochelle, FR), Julián Montoya (Leicester Tigers, UK), Ignacio Ruiz* (Jaguares XV), Santiago Socino (Gloucester, FR)

TIGHT HEAD PROP
Francisco Gómez Kodela (Lyon, FR), Santiago Medrano (Western Force, AU), Carlos Muzzio* (Mont de Marsan, FR), Enrique Pieretto (Glasgow Warriors, UK), Joel Sclavi* (La Rochelle, FR), Juan Pablo Zeiss (Jaguares XV)

SECOND-ROW
Matías Alemanno (Gloucester, UK), Rodrigo Fernández Criado* (Jaguares XV), Marcos Kremer (Stade Français, FR), Tomás Lavanini (Clermont, FR), Guido Petti (Bordeaux, FR)

FLANKER
Juan Martín González (Jaguares XV), Francisco Gorrissen (Jaguares XV), Facundo Isa (Toulon, FR), Tomás Lezana (Scarlets, UK), Pablo Matera (Crusaders, NZ)

N8
Rodrigo Bruni (Vannes, FR), Joaquín Oviedo* (Perpignan, FR)

SCRUM-HALF
Gonzalo Bertranou (Dragons, UK), Tomás Cubelli (Biarritz, FR), Felipe Ezcurra (Jaguares XV)

FLY HALF
Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (unattached), Santiago Mare* (Los Pumas 7’s), Domingo Miotti (Glasgow Warriors, UK), Nicolás Sánchez (Stade Français, FR)

CENTER
Santiago Chocobares (Toulouse, FR), Lucio Cinti* (Los Pumas 7’s), Jerónimo de la Fuente (Perpignan, FR), Juan Cruz Mallía (Toulouse, FR), Matías Moroni (Leicester Tigers, UK), Matías Orlando (Newcastle Falcons, UK)

WING
Sebastián Cancelliere (Glasgow Warriors, UK), Mateo Carreras* (Newcastle Falcons, UK), Santiago Cordero (Bordeaux, FR), Bautista Delguy (Perpignan, FR), Marcos Moneta* (Los Pumas 7’s)

FULLBACK
Emiliano Boffelli (Edinburgh, UK), Santiago Carreras (Gloucester, UK), Ignacio Mendy* (Los Pumas 7’s)

*Uncapped