Argentina has confirmed a 31-man roster for the u20 Rugby Championship. Coached by former Pumas flanker Álvaro Galindo, Los Pumitas will face Australia, New Zealand and South Africa at u20 level in May in Australia.
The competition comes in the lead-up to the World Rugby u20 Championship. South Africa will host the tournament from June 29 to July 19. It is hoped that the u20 Rugby Championship will serve as preparation which can lift the levels of the four Southern Hemisphere teams.
Los Pumitas will compete in Pool C of the 2024 World Rugby u20 Championship. The group also contains England, Fiji and South Africa. The senior teams from all four were involved in the Quarter Finals of Rugby World Cup 2023.
Galindo’s rosters players from both Los Dogos and Los Pampas. They include Tomás Di Biase, Efraín Elías, Benjamín Elizalde, Faustino Sánchez Valarolo, and Valentín Soler Filloy.
ARGENTINA ROSTER – U20 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
1. ASEVEDO, Luciano (Liceo RC)
2. BARRIOS, Alejandro (Duendes RC)
3. BAZÁN GARGALLO, Gonzalo (Córdoba Athletic)
4. BERNASCONI, Juan Pedro (La Plata RC)
5. BOCCO, Tomás (Córdoba Athletic)
6. BRUNO, Felipe (San Juan RC)
7. CAMERLINCKX, Marcos (Regatas Bella Vista)
8. CORREA, Diego (Club Atlético Estudiantes)
9. DI BIASE, Tomás (Deportiva Francesa)
10. DI LUCCA, Santino (La Plata RC)
11. ELÍAS, Efraín (Jockey Club de Córdoba)
12. ELIZALDE, Benjamín (Deportiva Francesa / Tigres RC)
13. FERNÁNDEZ DE OLIVEIRA, Santos (SIC)
14. FOSSATI, Mateo (Belgrano Athletic)
15. GALVÁN, Gael (Pucará)
16. GARCÍA IANDOLINO, Álvaro (Los Tordos)
17. MEDINA, Tomás (Cardenales RC)
18. PENOUCOS, Juan (Belgrano Athletic)
19. PÉREZ PARDO, Gregorio (SIC)
20. PODESTÁ, Genaro (Marista RC)
21. RAPETTI, Tomás (Alumni)
22. RODRÍGUEZ, Estanislao (Marista RC)
23. RODRÍGUEZ, Facundo (Jockey Club de Córdoba)
24. ROSSETTO, Franco (Club Atlético Estudiantes)
25. ROSSI, Juan (Liceo RC)
26. SÁNCHEZ VALAROLO, Faustino (Palermo Bajo)
27. SARELLI, Agustín (Marista RC)
28. SILVA, Timoteo (SIC)
29. SOLER FILLOY, Valentín (Tala RC)
30. VIVAS, Juan Manuel (Los Tordos)
31. WAGENER, Antonio (Alumni)
ARGENTINA FIXTURES – U20 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
May 02 (6:00am) vs
May 07 (4:30am) vs
May 12 (12:30am) vs