# Argentina national rugby union team

The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: Selección de rugby de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international competitions, The Argentine Rugby Union (Spanish: Unión Argentina de Rugby). Officially nicknamed Los Pumas, they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 5th in the world by World Rugby, making them by some distance the highest-ranked nation in the Americas.
Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team. Argentina has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament of 1987 and are considered by far the strongest team within the Americas, being undefeated against all but Canada, against whom they have suffered two losses.
The Pumas' impressive results since the 1999 World Cup have seen rugby's popularity in Argentina grow significantly. They have achieved several upset victories and are capable of regularly defeating Six Nations sides. In the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Argentina were undefeated in their pool and reached the semi-finals for the first time; they were defeated by South Africa in the semi-finals, but followed up with a win over France to claim third place overall. By the end of the competition, the team had reached an all-time high of third in the World Rankings.
After their advances in competitiveness and performance during the 2000s, coupled with their location in the Southern Hemisphere, Argentina was the only tier 1 nation that had no regular competition. Argentina officially joined The Rugby Championship on 23 November 2011. In their first tournament in 2012, Argentina secured a 16–16 draw with The Springboks in only their second game.
The 2014 Rugby Championship saw the first Championship-match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21–17. 2015 proved to be a successful year for Argentine rugby, including their first ever win over South Africa in the Rugby Championship, and they reached another semi-final at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In the 2016 Rugby Championship, the Pumas again defeated the Springboks. Although winless during the 2017 Rugby Championship, the Pumas achieved two wins in their 2018 campaign, defeating both South Africa and Australia. On 14 November 2020, the Pumas beat New Zealand 25–15 to record their first win over the All Blacks, and on August 27, 2022, they defeated the All Blacks for the first time in New Zealand. The wins against New Zealand meant that Los Pumas had finally won a match against every major Rugby union team. In the 2024 Rugby Championship, the Pumas first achieved wins against all three rivals in the same year, including a win against number one ranked South Africa....

## History

The History of the Argentina national team starts with the first international played by an Argentine side against the British Isles in 1910 when they toured on South America. Argentina gained recognition in 1965, when the team toured South Africa playing a series of friendly matches there. In that tour the national team was nicknamed Los Pumas, a name that became an identity mark for Argentina, remaining to present days.
Argentina has taken part in all the Rugby World Cups since the first edition in 1987, their best performance being the third place achieved in 2007. Argentina followed their growing competitiveness in the Rugby Championship with a strong showing in the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals for the second time. The national side has also played in the Rugby Championship since the 2012 edition, after joining the competition one year before.

## Colours, symbol and name

Argentina alternated blue and white jerseys during its first international matches in 1910. In 1927 Mr. Abelardo Gutiérrez of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires proposed that Argentina should play against the British Lions wearing a striped light blue and white jersey. That request was accepted and Argentina wore the striped uniform for the first time in its history.
Los Pumas play in a shirt in the country's flag (and sporting) colours of light blue and white, white shorts, and socks in light blue and white. In 2011, the UAR signed a deal with Nike which became the exclusive kit provider for all its national senior and youth teams, including Pampas XV. The first uniform designed by the American company left the traditional horizontal-striped jersey behind, featuring a single light blue with white shoulders jersey, although it was announced that Los Pumas would wear its traditional uniform again when they play the 2012 Rugby Championship.
In September 1941, Abelardo Gutiérrez (who had proposed the use of a white and blue jersey for the team 14 years prior) suggested a badge with the figure of a lion. The color of the crest was blue (due to Buenos Aires Cricket Club, where the first rugby match in Argentina had been played). The animal was later replaced by a native to Argentine species, so the jaguar was chosen due to his "agility and courage", according to their words.
The Pumas nickname is the result of an error made by Carl Kohler, a journalist for the then Die Transvaler newspaper in South Africa, while following the team during their first overseas tour ever – to Southern Africa (to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and South Africa) in 1965. He tried to devise a catchy nickname for the team similar to existing international team nicknames such as All Blacks, Springboks, and Wallabies. He asked Isak van Heerden, the then coach of the Natal Rugby team who was asked by the SARB to assist with the tour, for ideas. They saw a picture of a type of lion with spots on the UAR crest. Kohler was aware that the Americas had jaguars and pumas, and as he was under pressure to submit his article, made a guess and called them the Pumas, instead of the actual jaguar. The mistake stuck, and was eventually adopted by the Argentines themselves (although the UAR crest continued to depict a jaguar until 2023).
In April 2023, the UAR launched its new visual identity that included a change of emblems not only of the body but of the national teams, from senior to 7s and youth representatives. The process included the substitution of the characteristic jaguar figure with the puma, used as a namesake for the team since the 1965 tour in Rhodesia and South Africa. That same year the UAR released the Pumas' away kit inspired by the uniform of the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment, the Argentine military unit and presidential honor guard established in 1812. The away kit will be worn at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

### Kit suppliers

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 1963-1968 | Noceto Sports | (no shirt sponsor) |
| 1968-1977 | Uribarri | (no shirt sponsor) |
| 1978–1998 | Adidas | (no shirt sponsor) |
| 1999–2000 | Adidas | VISA |
| 2000–2003 | Topper | VISA |
| 2004–2011 | Adidas | VISA |
| 2012–2023 | Nike | VISA |
| 2024– | Le Coq Sportif | VISA |

## Home grounds

The Pumas use a variety of stadiums when playing at home. One of the most frequently used for tests is José Amalfitani Stadium, home of Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield and sited in Buenos Aires. When Great Britain made their first tour to Argentina in 1910, the national team played them at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina of Palermo. That test was also notable for being the first Argentina match ever.
When the British combined returned to Argentina in 1927, the national side started to use GEBA and Buenos Aires Cricket Club as their home venues. GEBA was a frequent venue during the next decades, but hosted only three matches after the 1960s, as the Pumas started using larger stadiums; the Pumas' last match at GEBA was in 1993. On the other side, the Buenos Aires Cricket was also used for a large number of matches until 1948 when it was destroyed by fire.
In 1997 BACRC inaugurated the first purpose-built rugby union stadium in Argentina, erected in Los Polvorines, Greater Buenos Aires. A total of nine international games were played there by the national team until 2005 when it was sold.
Los Pumas played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium between 1970 and 1986, when Argentina moved to Vélez Sarsfield Stadium. Some of the teams that visited those venues were Ireland, New Zealand, France, and Australia among others.
During the mid year tests in 2007, as well as Vélez Sársfield, Argentina played games at venues including Brigadier Estanislao López in Santa Fe, Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, and Gigante de Arroyito, in Rosario. Argentina have also used the River Plate Stadium in the past, and in 2006 hosted Wales at Estadio Raúl Conti in Puerto Madryn.
Other venues that have hosted Argentina rugby team were José M. Minella in Mar del Plata (2008), Monumental José Fierro in Tucumán (2012, 2014), Mario Kempes in Córdoba (2012), Centenario in Resistencia (2014), Padre Martearena in Salta (venue for The Rugby Championship, 2016–2019 editions), Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan –where the team played tests v England and Wales (2017–18), and Estanislao López in Santa Fe (2017).

## Records
### Overall

Argentina have won 251 of their 502 Test matches. When the world rankings were introduced by the IRB in October 2003, Argentina were ranked seventh. They fell to eighth in the rankings in June 2004, before rising back to seventh by November that year. They fell back to eighth in February 2005, and stayed there until falling to their lowest ranking of ninth in February 2006. Since then, Argentina rose to eighth in July 2006, then sixth in November of that year. They had a one-week fall to seventh, then one week later rose to fifth to start the World Cup 2007.
Los Pumas twice surpassed their highest ranking at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Defeating number three France, the second opening game loss for a World Cup hosting nation, moved them into fourth place, their highest position since the IRB World Rankings were established. They lost to eventual champions South Africa in the semi-final but beat France yet again in the bronze medal round to set another highest ranking, third, behind South Africa and New Zealand.
Argentina has won every match against South American national teams, including 40 against Uruguay, 40 against Chile, 17 against Paraguay and 13 against Brazil.
On 14 November 2020, they registered their first win against New Zealand, meaning that they have recorded a victory over every Tier 1 nation.
Men's World Rugby Rankingsvte Top 20 as of 17 March 2025 :
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 | | South Africa | 092.78 |
| 2 | | New Zealand | 090.36 |
| 3 | | Ireland | 089.83 |
| 4 | | France | 089.51 |
| 5 | | Argentina | 084.97 |
| 6 | | England | 084.73 |
| 7 | | Scotland | 082.36 |
| 8 | | Australia | 081.52 |
| 9 | | Fiji | 080.07 |
| 10 | | Italy | 077.77 |
| 11 | | Georgia | 074.69 |
| 12 | | Wales | 073.39 |
| 13 | | Japan | 072.95 |
| 14 | | Samoa | 072.68 |
| 15 | | United States | 070.02 |
| 16 | 1 | Spain | 067.34 |
| 17 | 1 | Uruguay | 067.06 |
| 18 | 2 | Portugal | 066.44 |
| 19 | | Tonga | 065.46 |
| 20 | | Romania | 064.61 |
| 21 | | Chile | 061.72 |
| 22 | 4 | Belgium | 059.98 |
| 23 | 1 | Hong Kong | 059.49 |
| 24 | 1 | Canada | 059.18 |
| 25 | | Namibia | 057.87 |
| 26 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 057.16 |
| 27 | 3 | Netherlands | 057.01 |
| 28 | | Brazil | 056.53 |
| 29 | | Switzerland | 055.26 |
| 30 | | Sweden | 054.10 |
* ↑ Change from the previous week
Argentina's historical rankings :
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Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by an Argentina national XV at test level up until 10 December 2024.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
| Australia | 41 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 21.95% | 785 | 1,130 | −345 |
| Brazil | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,054 | 47 | +1,007 |
| British & Irish Lions | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0% | 31 | 236 | −205 |
| Canada | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 262 | 137 | +125 |
| Chile | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,686 | 242 | +1,444 |
| England | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 18.52% | 436 | 730 | −294 |
| England XV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 13 | +0 |
| Fiji | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 130 | 96 | +34 |
| France | 56 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 26.79% | 907 | 1,385 | −478 |
| Georgia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 186 | 66 | +120 |
| Ireland | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 30% | 388 | 482 | −94 |
| Ireland XV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40% | 25 | 36 | −11 |
| Italy | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 75% | 644 | 417 | +227 |
| Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | 298 | 186 | +112 |
| Junior Springboks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% | 26 | 166 | −140 |
| Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 194 | 36 | +158 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 7.69% | 554 | 1,506 | −952 |
| New Zealand XV | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 30 | 80 | −50 |
| Oxford and Cambridge | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25% | 48 | 126 | −78 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,382 | 65 | +1,317 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 44 | 0 | +44 |
| Romania | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 341 | 114 | +227 |
| Samoa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% | 101 | 121 | −20 |
| Scotland | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50% | 403 | 516 | −113 |
| Scotland XV | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| South Africa | 38 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 10.53% | 727 | 1,315 | −588 |
| South Africa Gazelles | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | 60 | 71 | −11 |
| Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 211 | 78 | +133 |
| Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 73 | 28 | +45 |
| United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 294 | 136 | +158 |
| Uruguay | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,732 | 401 | +1,331 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 147 | 7 | +140 |
| Wales | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 31.82% | 487 | 573 | −86 |
| Wales XV | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | 37 | 34 | +3 |
| World XV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 64 | 42 | +22 |
| Total | 502 | 251 | 237 | 14 | 50% | 13,834 | 10,639 | +3,195 |

### Rugby World Cup

| Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Rugby World Cup record | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Head coach | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 1987 | Pool stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 90 | Squad | H. Silva | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited |
| 1991 | Pool stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 83 | Squad | L. Gradín | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 46 |
| 1995 | Pool stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | Squad | A. Petra | P/O | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 53 |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 122 | Squad | A. Wyllie | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 52 |
| 2003 | Pool stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 57 | Squad | M. Loffreda | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2007 | Third place | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 93 | Squad | M. Loffreda | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 13 |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 73 | Squad | S. Phelan | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2015 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 250 | 143 | Squad | D. Hourcade | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2019 | Pool stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 91 | Squad | M. Ledesma | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2023 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 156 | Squad | M. Cheika | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| Total | — | 48 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 1,283 | 995 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 488 | 164 |

### The Rugby Championship

All-time Tri Nations and The Rugby Championship record (2012–present) :
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PTS | PF | PA | PD |
| 2012 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 166 | -86 |
| 2013 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 224 | -136 |
| 2014 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 105 | 157 | -52 |
| 2015 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 98 | -23 |
| 2016 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 129 | 216 | -87 |
| 2017 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 235 | -125 |
| 2018 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 151 | 198 | -47 |
| 2019 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 82 | -43 |
| 2020 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 84 | -28 |
| 2021 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 195 | -135 |
| 2022 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 143 | 203 | -60 |
| 2023 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 115 | -65 |
| 2024 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 170 | 195 | -25 |
| Total | — | 67 | 12 | 3 | 52 | 69 | 1245 | 2168 | -923 |
Updated: 28 September 2024
Tri Nations (1996–2011; 2020) :
| Nation | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won |
| Nation | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won |
| New Zealand | 76 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 2,054 | 1,449 | +605 | 35 | 243 | 11 |
| Australia | 76 | 30 | 3 | 43 | 1,591 | 1,817 | −226 | 34 | 160 | 3 |
| South Africa | 72 | 28 | 1 | 43 | 1,480 | 1,831 | −351 | 24 | 138 | 3 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 84 | –28 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Bonus points given by T – 4W − 2D, for T table points, W games won and D games drawn.
Rugby Championship (since 2012) :
| Nation | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won |
| Nation | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won |
| New Zealand | 63 | 51 | 2 | 10 | 2,154 | 1,197 | +957 | 40 | 249 | 9 |
| South Africa | 63 | 33 | 4 | 26 | 1,637 | 1,383 | +254 | 30 | 166 | 2 |
| Australia | 63 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 1,411 | 1,735 | −324 | 14 | 131 | 1 |
| Argentina | 63 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 1,196 | 2,063 | −867 | 14 | 60 | 0 |
All-time Tri Nations and Rugby Championship Table (since 1996) :
| Nation | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Points | Points | Points | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won |
| Nation | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bonus points | Table points | Titles won |
| New Zealand | 139 | 103 | 2 | 34 | 4,208 | 2,646 | +1,562 | 75 | 492 | 20 |
| South Africa | 135 | 61 | 5 | 69 | 3,117 | 3,214 | –97 | 55 | 308 | 5 |
| Australia | 139 | 56 | 6 | 77 | 3,002 | 3,583 | –581 | 48 | 291 | 4 |
| Argentina | 67 | 12 | 3 | 52 | 1,262 | 2,147 | –885 | 14 | 68 | 0 |

### Series played

Argentina's home and away series' played total :
| Team | Series stats | Series stats | Series stats | Series stats | Series stats | Home series | Away series |
| Team | P | W | D | L | % | Home series | Away series |
| Australia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 014.29 | 1979, 1987, 1997 | 1983, 1986, 1995, 2000 |
| England | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 000.00 | 1981, 1990, 1997, 2013, 2017 | |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1980 | |
| France | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 005.56 | 1949, 1954, 1960, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2012, 2016, 2024 | 1975, 1982, 1988, |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 2007, 2014 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 | 2005 | |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1993 | |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 000.00 | 1985, 1991 | 1989, 1997 |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1973 | |
| Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 | 1994, 2008, 2010, 2022 | |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 | 1993, 1996 | 1994 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1992 | |
| Wales | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 040.00 | 1999, 2004, 2006, 2018 | 2021 |
| Total | 53 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 020.75 | Bold text denotes series was won by ArgentinaItalic text denotes series was drawn | Bold text denotes series was won by ArgentinaItalic text denotes series was drawn |

## Players
### Current squad

On 27 October, Argentina named a 35-player squad for their 2024 November test matches with games against Italy (9 Nov), Ireland (15 Nov) and France (22 Nov).
Head coach: Felipe Contepomi
* Caps and clubs updated to: 22 November 2024
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Bautista Bernasconi | Hooker | (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Benetton |
| Julián Montoya (c) | Hooker | (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31) | 105 | Leicester Tigers |
| Ignacio Ruiz | Hooker | (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24) | 18 | Perpignan |
| Ignacio Calles | Prop | (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29) | 8 | Pau |
| Francisco Coria Marchetti | Prop | (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24) | 1 | Brive |
| Pedro Delgado | Prop | (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27) | 2 | Dogos |
| Thomas Gallo | Prop | (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) | 34 | Benetton |
| Francisco Gómez Kodela | Prop | (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 39) | 41 | Stade Français |
| Rodrigo Martínez | Prop | (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 26) | 3 | Dragons |
| Joel Sclavi | Prop | (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 30) | 27 | La Rochelle |
| Matías Alemanno | Lock | (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 33) | 98 | Gloucester |
| Efraín Elías | Lock | (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20) | 1 | Toulouse |
| Franco Molina | Lock | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | 12 | Exeter |
| Guido Petti | Lock | (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30) | 87 | Bordeaux Bègles |
| Pedro Rubiolo | Lock | (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 22) | 20 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Juan Martín González | Back row | (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24) | 40 | Saracens |
| Francisco Gorrissen | Back row | (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 30) | 3 | Vannes |
| Benjamín Grondona | Back row | (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | Bristol Bears |
| Santiago Grondona | Back row | (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 26) | 20 | Bristol Bears |
| Marcos Kremer | Back row | (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27) | 73 | Clermont |
| Pablo Matera | Back row | (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) | 109 | Mie Honda Heat |
| Joaquin Moro | Back row | (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 24) | 1 | Pampas |
| Joaquín Oviedo | Back row | (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 23) | 13 | Perpignan |
| Juan Bautista Pedemonte | Back row | (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 25) | 2 | Vannes |
| Lautaro Bazán | Scrum-half | (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 29) | 18 | Benetton |
| Gonzalo Bertranou | Scrum-half | (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 31) | 67 | Unattached |
| Gonzalo García | Scrum-half | (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 26) | 11 | Zebre |
| Tomás Albornoz | Fly-half | (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) | 17 | Benetton |
| Santiago Carreras | Fly-half | (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26) | 53 | Gloucester |
| Lucio Cinti | Centre | (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 25) | 32 | Saracens |
| Matías Moroni | Centre | (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) | 89 | Unattached |
| Matías Orlando | Centre | (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33) | 62 | Miami Sharks |
| Justo Piccardo | Centre | (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) | 1 | Pampas |
| Santiago Cordero | Wing | (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31) | 54 | Connacht |
| Bautista Delguy | Wing | (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27) | 33 | Clermont |
| Mateo Carreras | Wing | (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 25) | 27 | Bayonne |
| Rodrigo Isgró | Wing | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) | 7 | Harlequins |
| Santiago Pernas | Wing | (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21) | 0 | Pampas |
| Benjamín Elizalde | Fullback | (2004-06-14) 14 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Bristol Bears |
| Juan Cruz Mallía | Fullback | (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28) | 38 | Toulouse |
| Gerónimo Prisciantelli | Fullback | (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Zebre |

### Hall of fame

Four former Argentina international players have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
One player was also inducted into the previous incarnation, the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
* Hugo Porta
    (Inducted in 1997)

### Award winners

The following Argentina players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:
World Rugby Player of the Year :
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
| 2007 | Felipe Contepomi | — |
| 2007 | Juan Martín Hernández | — |
World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year :
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
| 2017 | Emiliano Boffelli | — |
World Rugby Dream Team of the Year :
| Year | No. | Players |
| 2022 | 6. | Pablo Matera |
World Rugby Try of the Year :
| Year | Date | Scorer | Match | Tournament |
| 2017 | 10 June | Joaquín Tuculet | vs. England | England tour of Argentina |

## Coaches

The following people have served in the head coach role for Argentina:
* Edmundo Stanfield (1932)
* Luis Cilley (1936)
* Carlos Huntley-Robertson (1936)
* Edmundo Stanfield (1936)
* Juan C. Wells (1954)
* Dermot Cavanagh (1956)
* Horacio Savino (1956)
* Jorge Merelle (1959)
* Robert Galarga (1960)
* Saturnino Racimo (1960)
* Izak van Heerden (1965)
* Ángel Guastella (1965–1973)
* Carlos Villegas (1974)
* Eduardo Poggi (1975)
* Carlos Villegas (1976–1977)
* Ángel Guastella (1978)
* Aitor Otaño (1978–1980)
* Rodolfo O'Reilly (1980–1983)
* Héctor Silva (1983–1987)
* Rodolfo O'Reilly (1987–1990)
* Luis Gradín (1990–1993)
* Héctor Méndez (1993–1994)
* Alejandro Petra (1994–1995)
* Alex Wyllie (1995)
* Héctor Méndez (1995)
* Alex Wyllie (1995–1999)
* Marcelo Loffreda (2000–2007)
* Santiago Phelan (2008–2013)
* Daniel Hourcade (2013–2018)
* Mario Ledesma (2018–2022)
* Michael Cheika (2022–2023)
* Felipe Contepomi (2023–present)

## Player records (career)
### Most matches

| # | Player | Pos | Years | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
| 1 | Agustín Creevy | Hooker | 2005-2024 | 110 | 65 | 45 | 37 | 73 | 0 | 33.6% |
| 2 | Pablo Matera | Flanker | 2013- | 109 | 102 | 7 | 36 | 71 | 2 | 33% |
| 3 | Julián Montoya | Hooker | 2014- | 105 | 55 | 50 | 35 | 67 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 4 | Nicolás Sánchez | Fly-half | 2010-2023 | 104 | 85 | 19 | 34 | 67 | 3 | 32.7% |
| 5 | Matias Alemanno | Lock | 2014- | 98 | 56 | 42 | 32 | 63 | 3 | 32.7% |
| 6 | Tomas Cubelli | Scrum-half | 2010-2023 | 93 | 45 | 49 | 36 | 56 | 1 | 38.7% |
| 7 | Tomas Lavanini | Lock | 2013- | 91 | 77 | 14 | 29 | 61 | 1 | 31.9% |
| 8 | Matias Moroni | Centre | 2014- | 89 | 64 | 13 | 30 | 58 | 1 | 33.7% |
| 9 | Felipe Contepomi | Centre | 1998-2013 | 87 | 75 | 12 | 42 | 45 | 0 | 48.3% |
| 9 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | Flanker | 2005-2019 | 87 | 64 | 23 | 34 | 53 | 0 | 39.1% |
| 9 | Guido Petti | Lock | 2014- | 87 | 70 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 55 | 34.5% |
Last updated: France vs Argentina, 22 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most tries

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries |
| 1 | José Núñez Piossek | Wing | 2001-2008 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 145 | 29 |
| 2 | Diego Cuesta Silva | Centre | 1983-1995 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 125 | 28 |
| 3 | Gustavo Jorge | Wing | 1989-1994 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 111 | 24 |
| 4 | Rolando Martín | Flanker | 1994-2003 | 86 | 77 | 9 | 90 | 18 |
| 4 | Facundo Soler | Wing | 1996-2002 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 90 | 18 |
| 4 | Joaquin Tuculet | Fullback | 2012-2019 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 90 | 18 |
| 7 | Juan Imhoff | Wing | 2009-2023 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 85 | 17 |
| 7 | Hernán Senillosa | Wing | 2002-2007 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 128 | 17 |
| 9 | Lisandro Arbizu | Centre | 1990-2005 | 86 | 83 | 3 | 183 | 16 |
| 9 | Felipe Contepomi | Centre | 1998-2013 | 87 | 75 | 12 | 651 | 16 |
| 9 | Manuel Montero | Wing | 2012-2017 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 80 | 16 |
Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most points

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
| 1 | Nicolás Sánchez | Fly-half | 2010-2023 | 104 | 85 | 19 | 902 | 15 | 130 | 177 | 12 |
| 2 | Felipe Contepomi | Centre | 1998–2013 | 87 | 75 | 12 | 651 | 16 | 74 | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | Hugo Porta | Fly-half | 1971–1990 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 590 | 11 | 84 | 101 | 26 |
| 4 | Gonzalo Quesada | Fly-half | 1996–2003 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 486 | 4 | 68 | 103 | 7 |
| 5 | Santiago Mesón | Fullback | 1987–1997 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 365 | 8 | 68 | 63 | 1 |
| 6 | Emiliano Boffelli | Fullback | 2017– | 59 | 57 | 2 | 340 | 15 | 51 | 62 | 0 |
| 7 | Federico Todeschini | Fly-half | 1998–2008 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 256 | 4 | 37 | 54 | 0 |
| 8 | Lisandro Arbizu | Centre | 1990–2005 | 86 | 83 | 3 | 183 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| 9 | Juan Martín Hernández | Fly-half | 2003–2017 | 74 | 66 | 8 | 176 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 |
| 10 | Juan Fernández Miranda | Fly-half | 1997–2007 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 158 | 5 | 41 | 12 | 5 |
Last updated: France vs Argentina, 22 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most matches as captain

| # | Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Pts | Tries |
| 1 | Agustín Creevy | Hooker | 2014-2018 | 51 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 27.45 | 15 | 3 |
| 2 | Lisandro Arbizu | Centre | 1992–2003 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 58.33 | 87 | 10 |
| 3 | Julián Montoya | Hooker | 2021- | 42 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 30.00 | 20 | 4 |
| 4 | Hugo Porta | Fly-half | 1977–1990 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 46.05 | 435 | 2 |
| 5 | Agustín Pichot | Scrum-half | 2000–2007 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 60.00 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Felipe Contepomi | Centre | 2007–2013 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 40.00 | 232 | 5 |
| 7 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | Number 8 | 2008–2014 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 22.50 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Pedro Sporleder | Lock | 1996–1999 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 47.50 | 20 | 4 |
| 9 | Pablo Matera | Flanker | 2018-2024 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 25.00 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Héctor Silva | Flanker | 1967–1971 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 83.33 | 12 | 4 |
Last updated: France vs Argentina, 22 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

## Player records (match)
### Most points in a match

| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1. | Eduardo Morgan | Wing | 50 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | São Paulo | 14/10/1973 |
| 2. | José Núñez Piossek | Wing | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | Montevideo | 27/04/2003 |
| 3. | Gustavo Jorge | Wing | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | São Paulo | 02/10/1993 |
| 4. | Martín Sansot | Fullback | 36 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Brazil | Tucumán | 13/07/1996 |
| 5. | José Cilley | Fly-half | 32 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | Mendoza | 01/05/2002 |
| 6. | Eduardo Morgan | Wing | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Uruguay | São Paulo | 16/10/1973 |
| 6. | Eduardo de Forteza | Fly-half | 31 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | Paraguay | Asunción | 25/09/1975 |
| 6. | José Luna | Wing | 31 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | Romania | Buenos Aires | 14/10/1995 |
| 6. | Felipe Contepomi | Fly-half | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | France | Buenos Aires | 26/06/2010 |
| 10. | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points | 4 players on 30 points |
Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

### Most tries in a match

| # | Player | Pos | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1. | José Núñez Piossek | Wing | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | Montevideo | 27/04/2003 |
| 2. | Gustavo Jorge | Wing | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | São Paulo | 02/10/1993 |
| 3. | Uriel O'Farrell | Wing | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Uruguay | Buenos Aires | 09/09/1951 |
| 4. | Uriel O'Farrell | Wing | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | Buenos Aires | 13/09/1951 |
| 4. | Eduardo Morgan | Wing | 50 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Paraguay | São Paulo | 14/10/1973 |
| 4. | Gustavo Jorge | Wing | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | Montevideo | 08/10/1989 |
| 4. | Facundo Barrea | Wing | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brazil | Santiago | 23/05/2012 |
| 5 | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries | 5 players on 5 tries |
Last updated: Ireland vs Argentina, 15 November 2024. Statistics include officially capped matches only.