Felipe Contepomi has been forced into a late roster alteration ahead of the Rugby Championship. The changes come on the eve of Los Pumas playing host to the All Blacks in Córdoba. There is no impact on the team nor the replacements bench for the first test match against New Zealand.
 ROSTER CHANGES |
Hooker Bautista Bernasconi suffered an injury and has returned to Buenos Aires. He was left out of the 23 to face New Zealand in Córdoba. Julián Montoya will captain Los Pumas from hooker with Ignacio Ruiz being his understudy.
The loss of Bernasconi sees an opportunity for Leonel Oviedo. The uncapped hooker joins the roster as a development player. Leonel Oviedo is the older brother of Pumas N8 Joaquín Oviedo who will start for Los Pumas in his home town on Saturday.
A second alteration sees uncapped loose head prop Boris Wenger now being a permanent roster member instead of a development player. Both Boris Wenger and Leonel Oviedo played for Los Dogos in Super Rugby Americas 2025.
Contepomi has also added Emiliano Boffelli. The now former Edinburgh winger has joined the team on a temporary basis until Sunday.
The coaching staff has grown too as Esteban “Mono” Meneses has been added for the Rugby Championship. Meneses was Head Coach of Uruguay at Rugby World Cups 2019 and 2023.
| ARGENTINA ROSTER – AUGUST 2025 |
#1 LOOSE HEAD PROP
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| NAHUEL TETAZ CHAPARRO | MAYCO VIVAS | BORIS WENGER |
| Age: 36 | Age: 27 | Age: 23 |
| Height: 1.88m | Height: 1.86 kg | Height: 1.88m |
| Weight: 121kg | Weight: 126 kg | Weight: 110kg |
| Debut: vs Chile (2010) | Debut: vs New Zealand (2019) | Debut: uncapped |
| Caps: 78 | Caps: 30 | Caps: – |
| Club: Benetton (IT) | Club: Oyonnax (FR) | Club: Dogos |
#2 HOOKER
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| JULIÁN MONTOYA | LEONEL OVIEDO | IGNACIO RUIZ |
| Age: 31 | Age: 27 | Age: 24 |
| Height: 1.84m | Height: 1.85m | Height: 1.87m |
| Weight: 108 kg | Weight: 115kg | Weight: 112kg |
| Debut: vs Uruguay (2014) | Debut: – | Debut: vs Scotland (2022) |
| Caps: 108 | Caps: – | Caps: 17 |
| Club: Pau (FR) | Club: Dogos | Club: Perpignan (FR) |
#3 TIGHT HEAD PROP
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| FRANCISCO CORIA MARCHETTI | PEDRO DELGADO | JOEL SCLAVI |
| Age: 24 | Age: 27 | Age: 31 |
| Height: 1.86m | Height: 1.85m | Height: 1.88m |
| Weight: 125 kg | Weight: 135kg | Weight: 137kg |
| Debut: vs Uruguay (2024) | Debut: vs South Africa (2024) | Debut: vs Scotland (2022) |
| Caps: 3 | Caps: 4 | Caps: 27 |
| Club: Brive (FR) | Club: Dogos | Club: La Rochelle (FR) |
#4 LOOSE HEAD SECOND-ROW
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| FRANCO MOLINA | GUIDO PETTI |
| Age: 27 | Age: 30 |
| Height: 1.98m | Height: 1.94m |
| Weight: 118kg | Weight: 111kg |
| Debut: vs France (2024) | Debut: vs Italy (2014) |
| Caps: 12 | Caps: 89 |
| Club: Western Force (AU) | Club: Harlequins (UK) |
#5 TIGHT HEAD SECOND-ROW
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| LUCAS PAULOS | PEDRO RUBIOLO |
| Age: 27 | Age: 22 |
| Height: 1.99m | Height: 1.94m |
| Weight: 123m | Weight: 115kg |
| Debut: vs New Zealand (2020) | Debut: vs South Africa (2022) |
| Caps: 17 | Caps: 23 |
| Club: Bayonne (FR) | Club: Bristol Bears (UK) |
# 6 FLANKER
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| SANTIAGO GRONDONA | PABLO MATERA |
| Age: 27 | Age: 32 |
| Height: 192m | Height: 1.93m |
| Weight: 105 kg | Weight: 110kg |
| Debut: vs New Zealand (2020) | Debut: vs Chile (2013) |
| Caps: 21 | Caps: 112 |
| Club: Bristol Bears (UK) | Club: Mia Honda Heat (JP) |
#7 FLANKER
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| NICOLÁS D’AMORIM | JUAN MARTÍN GONZÁLEZ | MARCOS KREMER |
| Age: 24 | Age: 24 | Age: 28 |
| Height: 1.86m | Height: 1.92m | Height: 1.99m |
| Weight: 101kg | Weight: 106kg | Weight: 115kg |
| Debut: vs Uruguay (2025) | Debut: vs Romania (2021) | Debut: vs New Zealand (2016) |
| Caps: 1 | Caps: 42 | Caps: 73 |
| Club: Pampas | Club: Saracens (UK) | Club: Clermont (FR) |
#8 EIGHT-MAN
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| JOAQUÍN OVIEDO |
| Age: 24 |
| Height: 1.91m |
| Weight: 113kg |
| Debut: vs Australia (2021) |
| Caps: 13 |
| Club: Perpignan (FR) |
#9 SCRUM HALF
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| SIMÓN BENÍTEZ CRUZ | GONZALO GARCÍA | AGUSTÍN MOYANO |
| Age: 25 | Age: 26 | Age: 22 |
| Height: 1.77m | Height: 1.73m | Height: 1.73m |
| Weight: 77kg | Weight: 77 kg | Weight: 75kg |
| Debut: vs England (2025) | Debut: vs New Zealand (2021) | Debut: vs England (2025) |
| Caps: 3 | Caps: 11 | Caps: 2 |
| Club: Newcastle Falcons (UK) | Club: Zebre Parma (IT) | Club: Dogos |
#10 FLY HALF
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| TOMÁS ALBORNOZ | GERÓNIMO PRISCIANTELLI |
| Age: 27 | Age: 25 |
| Height: 1.77m | Height: 1.82m |
| Weight: 84 kg | Weight: 88kg |
| Debut: vs Australia (2022) | Debut: uncapped |
| Caps: 17 | Caps: – |
| Club: Benetton (IT) | Club: Racing 92 (FR) |
#11 LEFT WING
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| MATEO CARRERAS | BAUTISTA DELGUY |
| Age: 25 | Age: 28 |
| Height: 1.72m | Height: 1.82m |
| Weight: 80 kg | Weight: 84kg |
| Debut: vs Australia (2021) | Debut: vs Wales (2018) |
| Caps: 27 | Caps: 33 |
| Club: Bayonne (FR) | Club: Clermont (FR) |
#12/13 CENTER
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| SANTIAGO CHOCOBARES | LUCIO CINTI | JUSTO PICCARDO |
| Age: 26 | Age: 25 | Age: 23 |
| Height: 1.89m | Height: 1.90m | Height: 1.83m |
| Weight: 96kg | Weight: 91kg | Weight: 105kg |
| Debut: vs New Zealand (2020) | Debut: vs South Africa (2021) | Debut: vs Ireland (2024) |
| Caps: 27 | Caps: 34 | Caps: 4 |
| Club: Toulouse (FR) | Club: Saracens (UK) | Club: Montpellier (FR) |
#14 RIGHT WING
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| EMILIANO BOFFELLI | RODRIGO ISGRÓ | IGNACIO MENDY |
| Age: 30 | Age: 26 | Age: 25 |
| Height: 1.91m | Height: 1.83m | Height: 1.86m |
| Weight: 94kg | Weight: 100 kg | Weight: 86 kg |
| Debut: vs England (2017) | Debut: vs Australia (2023) | Debut: vs South Africa (2021) |
| Caps: 59 | Caps: 9 | Caps: 3 |
| Club: Duendes | Club: Harlequins (UK) | Club: Benetton (IT) |
#15 FULLBACK
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| SANTIAGO CARRERAS | BENJAMÍN ELIZALDE | JUAN CRUZ MALLÍA |
| Age: 26 | Age: 21 | Age: 28 |
| Height: 1.83m | Height: 1.88m | Height: 1.82m |
| Weight: 87 kg | Weight: 91 kg | Weight: 88kg |
| Debut: vs South Africa (2019) | Debut: vs England (2025) | Debut: vs Scotland (2018) |
| Caps: 55 | Caps: 3 | Caps: 42 |
| Club: Gloucester (UK) | Club: Bristol Bears (UK) | Club: Toulouse (FR) |
| ARGENTINA – RESULTS JUNE + JULY 2025 |
| DATE | TEST MATCH | VENUE |
| June 20 | B&I Lions  24-28 Argentina |
Dublin, Ireland |
| July 05 | Argentina 12-35 England |
La Plata, Argentina |
| July 12 | Argentina 17-22 England |
San Juan, Argentina |
| July 19 | Argentina 52-17 Uruguay |
Salta, Argentina |
| ARGENTINA – RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 |
| DATE | FIXTURE | VENUE | KICK-OFF (AR) |
| Sat, Aug 16 | Argentina vs New Zealand |
Córdoba (AR) | 6:10pm |
| Sat, Aug 23 | Argentina vs New Zealand |
Buenos Aires (AR) | 6:10pm |
| Sat, Sep 06 | Australia  vs Argentina |
Townsville (AU) | 1:30am |
| Sat, Sep 13 | Australia vs Argentina |
Sydney (AU) | 1:00am |
| Sat, Sep 27 | South Africa  vsArgentina |
Durban (ZA) | 12:10am |
| Sat, Oct 04 | Argentina vs South Africa |
London (GB-ENG) | 10:00am |
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