Argentina national under-20 rugby union team

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Argentina
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Union Argentine Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Pumitas
Emblem(s) Puma
Coach(es) Flag of Argentina.svg José Pellicena
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Kit right arm Pumasright19.png
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Team kit
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Change kit
First international
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 17–9 Ireland IRFU flag.svg
(6 June 2008)
Largest win
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 44–13 Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
(5 June 2013)
Largest defeat
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 60–0 Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg
(14 June 2008)
World Cup
Appearances9 (First in 2008)
Best result3rd, 2016
Official website
uar.com.ar/category/pumitas/

The Argentina national under-20 rugby union team, officially nicknamed Pumitas, represents Argentina at a national level. The team plays in the World Rugby U20 Championship. It also competes at the South American Junior Championship as of 1972 and the U20 Rugby Championship since 2024.

Contents

Squad

Squad to the 2015 IRB Junior World Championship [1]

Forwards

 

Backs

Award winners

The following Argentina U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008: [2]

World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
YearNomineesWinners
2010 Ignacio Rodriguez Muedra
2019 Juan Pablo Castro Juan Pablo Castro

Management

Tournament Record

YearHostRank
2008 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales8th
2009 Flag of Japan.svg Japan11th
2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina6th
2011 Flag of Italy.svg Italy9th
2012 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa4th
2013 Flag of France.svg France6th
2014 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand9th
2015 Flag of Italy.svg Italy9th
2016 Flag of England.svg England3rd

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References

  1. "Argentina U20 - Rugby - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". www.scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.