The Argentina National Rugby Team is the permanent member of Rugby World Cup as they played all the editions. They are ready to play 9th edition of Rugby World Cup in 2019. As of the test matches, they started playing in 1910 and it been over 100 years. In all 8 Rugby World Cups, they reach in the Semi-finals twice which is their highest reach in any World Cup. In July 2017 they secured 7th place in the World Rugby Rankings, this is the highest rank so far. As per August 2019, Argentina is at 11th Rank in Rugby positions.
They will play the first match of Rugby World Cup 2019 against France in Pool C at Tokyo Stadium. The Argentina Rugby team is a well aware rugby team playing the matches since 1910. In the last World Cup, they reached Semi-Finals but couldn’t turn over Australian rugby team. They played Bronze Final for third place but lost against South Africa, securing 4th position in 2015 RWC. Following are the complete journey of Argentina Rugby team in last Rugby World Cup.
Date |
Versus |
Venue |
Pool Stage |
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20 September 2015 |
New Zealand 26–16 Argentina |
Wembley Stadium, London |
25 September 2015 |
Argentina 54–9 Georgia |
Kingsholm, Gloucester |
4 October 2015 |
Argentina 45–16 Tonga |
Leicester City Stadium, Leicester |
11 October 2015 |
Argentina 64–19 Namibia |
Leicester City Stadium, Leicester |
Quarter-Final |
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18 October 2015 |
Ireland 20–43 Argentina |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
Semi-Final |
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25 October 2015 |
Argentina 15–29 Australia |
Twickenham Stadium, London |
Bronze Final (3rd place) |
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30 October 2015 |
South Africa 24–13 Argentina |
Olympic Stadium, London |
Under the leadership of Pablo Matera, the Argentina Rugby team is all set to begin their roller coaster ride. He is ready to face every opponent and wants to change the last Rugby World Cup Results, they lost Semifinals. For RWC 2019, they are going to face France team at Tokyo Stadium in their first match on 21st September. The expected Argentina Rugby team for RWC matches will be from the given list.
Player |
Position |
Javier Ortega Desio |
Back row |
Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
Back row |
Marcos Kremer |
Back row |
Pablo Matera (c) |
Back row |
Rodrigo Bruni |
Back row |
Tomás Lezana |
Back row |
Jerónimo de la Fuente |
Centre |
Juan Cruz Mallía |
Centre |
Lucas Mensa |
Centre |
Matías Moroni |
Centre |
Matías Orlando |
Centre |
Benjamín Urdapilleta |
Fly-half |
Nicolás Sánchez |
Fly-half |
Emiliano Boffelli |
Fullback |
Joaquín Tuculet |
Fullback |
Agustín Creevy |
Hooker |
Julián Montoya |
Hooker |
Santiago Socino |
Hooker |
Guido Petti Pagadizábal |
Lock |
Matias Alemanno |
Lock |
Tomás Lavanini |
Lock |
Enrique Pieretto |
Prop |
Juan Figallo |
Prop |
Mayco Vivas |
Prop |
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro |
Prop |
Santiago Medrano |
Prop |
Felipe Ezcurra |
Scrum-half |
Tomás Cubelli |
Scrum-half |
Bautista Delguy |
Wing |
Ramiro Moyano |
Wing |
Santiago Carreras |
Wing |
Here is the Schedule of Argentina Rugby Union for 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, they are in Pool C. The battle of Argentina team in Rugby World Cup will start from 21st September 2019 against the France Rugby union. After the hosts Japan Vs Russia match with the opening ceremony of RWC 2019, this will be a second-day match. Follow our WatchOnlineRugby.net website for quarterfinals of RWC 2019.
Date |
Match |
Time |
Location |
21 Sept 2019 |
Vs France |
16:15 |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
28 Sept 2019 |
Vs Tonga |
13:45 |
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka City |
5 Oct 2019 |
Vs Argentina |
17:00 |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
9 Oct 2019 |
Vs USA |
13:45 |
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium |