Leading Pumas Prop Ruled out of Rugby World Cup 2023

Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro is out of the World Cup. The most capped Pumas prop in history was ruled out of Rugby World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. He suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon in his left leg.

Michael Cheika has added two players to his roster. Loose head prop Mayco Vivas and tight head prop Lucio Sordoni are now on their way to join the team in Portugal. They follow Tomás Albornoz who was also added to the roster.

Tetaz Chaparro has 78 test caps for Argentina. His loss follows another; Ignacio Calles was ruled out of all of Argentina’s test matches in 2023. Calles has 2 caps while Vivas has 18 and Thomas Gallo has 17.

With Tetaz Chaparro out of the World Cup the vacant spot is expected to go to Vivas. Joel Sclavi has trained in the position but is a specialist tight head. Albornoz joined the roster as a precautionary measure.

Argentina’s final match before the World Cup will be against Spain in Madrid on Saturday, August 26. Los Pumas begin their World Cup in Marseille, France against England on September 09.

 

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 – ARGENTINA ROSTER

LOOSE HEAD
Thomas Gallo (Benneton, IT – 17 caps)
Mayco Vivas (Gloucester, UK – 18 caps) *

HOOKER
Agustín Creevy (Sale Sharks, UK – 100 caps)
Julián Montoya (Leicester Tigers, UK – 89 caps)
Ignacio Ruiz (Perpignan, FR – 5 caps)

TIGHT HEAD
Eduardo Bello (Newcastle Falcons, UK – 13 caps)
Francisco Gómez Kodela (Lyon, FR – 31 caps)
Joel Sclavi (La Rochelle, FR – 11 caps)
Lucio Sordoni (Glasgow Warriors, UK – 4 caps)*

SECOND-ROW
Matías Alemanno (Gloucester, UK – 86 caps)
Tomás Lavanini (Clermont, FR – 82 caps)
Guido Petti (Bordeaux, FR – 74 caps)

BACK-ROW
Rodrigo Bruni (Bayonne, FR – 20 caps)
Juan Martín González (Saracens, UK – 24 caps)
Santiago Grondona (Bristol Bears, UK – 14 caps)
Facundo Isa (Toulon, FR – 46 caps)
Marcos Kremer (Clermont, FR – 56 caps)
Pablo Matera (Honda Heat, JP – 95 caps)
Pedro Rubiolo (Newcastle Falcons, UK – 4 caps)

SCRUM-HALF
Lautaro Bazán Vélez (Rovigo, IT – 6 caps)
Gonzalo Bertranou (Dragons, UK – 53 caps)
Tomás Cubelli (Miami Sharks, US – 88 caps)

FLY HALF
Tomás Albornoz (Benetton, IT – 5 caps)*
Santiago Carreras (Gloucester, UK – 35 caps)
Nicolás Sánchez (Unattached – 97 caps)

INSIDE CENTER
Santiago Chocobares (Toulouse, FR – 7 caps)
Jerónimo de la Fuente (Perpignan, FR – 75 caps)

OUTSIDE CENTER
Lucio Cinti (Saracens, UK – 16 caps)
Matías Moroni (Newcastle Falcons, UK – 73 caps)

WING
Emiliano Boffelli (Edinburgh, UK – 53 caps)
Mateo Carreras (Newcastle Falcons, UK – 10 caps)
Juan Imhoff (Racing 92, FR – 43 caps)
Rodrigo Isgró (Los Pumas 7’s – 1 cap)

FULLBACK
Martín Bogado (Highlanders, NZ – 1 cap)
Juan Cruz Mallía (Toulouse, FR – 24 caps)

* Added to roster in training capacity.