The Argentina national rugby union team represents Argentina in men's international rugby union; it is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union. Nicknamed the Pumas, they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 7th in the world by World Rugby, making them by some distance the highest-ranked nation in the Americas.
Diego Dominguez is a former rugby union fly-half. After playing a couple of matches for Argentina, he spent the vast majority of his career with the Italy national rugby union team, winning 74 caps for the latter.
Sport in Uruguay has been an important part of Uruguayan culture, since the early start of the nation. Winners of such important awards such as the FIFA World Cup, the French Open, and Olympic medals, Uruguay has been a constantly successful sports nation in continental and world aspects.
The Uruguay national rugby union team represents Uruguay in men's international rugby union nicknamed Los Teros, is governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. One of the older test sides in the world, Uruguay has qualified five times for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019 and most recently 2023. As of 10 July 2023 they are ranked 17th in the world, and are ranked 2nd in the Americas region, behind rivals Argentina.
Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo", uncle of Mateo Morrone, alias Morronzero, Morroculo o Duketto,, is a retired Argentine former rugby union player. The last team in which he played was Stade Français in the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004. Roncero also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. Whilst at Gloucester he was a replacement in the 2003 Powergen Cup Final in which Gloucester defeated Northampton Saints.
Agustín Creevy is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks and the Argentina national team.
Rodrigo Toledo Sánchez was a Uruguayan rugby union player. He played as a prop.
Rodrigo Hugo Crexell is a former Argentine rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half.
Francisco Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Benetton and the Argentina national team.
Rodrigo Javier De Paul is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder or right-midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Rodrigo Báez is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward for Liceo, the Argentine Super Rugby side Jaguares, and the Argentina national rugby union team.
The Jaguares was an Argentine professional rugby union team based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were founded in 2015 and are the first Argentine team to play in SANZAAR's Super Rugby competition, participating from the 2016 Super Rugby season onwards. They were the runners up during the 2019 Super Rugby season, losing to the Crusaders 19–3 in the Super Rugby Final, played on 6 July 2019. They participated in Super Rugby until the end of the 2020 Super Rugby season, before they departed the competition having not been named in any of the regionalised formats for the 2021 Super Rugby season. With no competition in sight, players moved to different clubs in Europe and the national group disintegrated. The Jaguares disbanded permanently in December 2022 due to the expansion of Super Rugby Americas, dividing into two new teams, Dogos XV and Pampas XV.
Julián Montoya is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and captains the Argentina national team.
Rodrigo Pleininger Bruni is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Top 14 club Bayonne and the Argentina national team.
Rodrigo Gaston Cortes is an Argentinian international rugby union player who plays at prop for the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby (MLR).
Tomás Albornoz is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the Benetton in Pro14. His playing position is Fly-half.
The 2021 Rugby Championship was the ninth edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The Springboks returned to the tournament after a year out in 2020 due to South African government travel restrictions and player welfare and safety concerns related to COVID-19. The tournament returned to its normal window of August, kicking-off on 14 August and concluding on 2 October.
Santiago Mare is an Argentine rugby union player.he played for Italian team Mogliano in Top10. He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Rodrigo Martínez is an Argentine rugby union player. His playing position is prop.
The 2023 Rugby Championship was the eleventh edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
