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The Argentina XV will include two two French based players for the Nations Cup. Argentina’s official ‘A’ side will play in Romania against Spain, Emerging Italy and Romania from June 13 to June 18, doing so under Felipe Contepomi who will be the team’s Head Coach.
Contepomi will travel with a different Argentina XV roster to Santiago with the team facing Chile in the last remaining Sudamérica Rugby Cup fixture of 2016. The former Pumas pivot will provide support to Pablo Bouza who is to then return to Argentina to join Daniel Hourcade’s Los Pumas staff.
For the Nations Cup Contepomi will have French-based props Lucas Martínez and Carlos Muzzio. The pairing are to travel to Romania to meet up with the 25 other squad members.
| # | Player | Position | Club | Union |
| 1 | Franco Brarda | Prop | Tala | Córdoba |
| 2 | José Deheza | Back-row | Jockey Club | Córdoba |
| 3 | Joaquín Paz | Inside Center | Córdoba Athletic | Córdoba |
| 4 | Franco Cuaranta | Wing | Tala | Córdoba |
| 5 | Lucas Martínez | Prop | Castres | France |
| 6 | Carlos Muzzio | Prop | Mont de Marsan | France |
| 7 | Felipe Arregui | Prop | Duendes | Rosario |
| 8 | Pedro Ortega | Second-row | Universitario | Rosario |
| 9 | Santiago Iglesias | Hooker | Universitario | Tucumán |
| 10 | Santiago Portillo | Back-row | Los Tarcos | Tucumán |
| 11 | Gabriel Ascárate | Inside Center | Los Jaguares | UAR |
| 12 | Ignacio Larrague | Second-row | CASI | Buenos Aires |
| 13 | Cristian Bartoloni | Prop | Pucará | Buenos Aires |
| 14 | Axel Zapata | Hooker | SITAS | Buenos Aires |
| 15 | Sacha Casañas | Second-row | Hindú | Buenos Aires |
| 16 | Lucas Maguire | Back-row | CUBA | Buenos Aires |
| 17 | Santiago Montagner | Back-row | Alumni | Buenos Aires |
| 18 | Lautaro Bavaro | Back-row | Hindú | Buenos Aires |
| 19 | Bruno Devoto | Inside Center | CASI | Buenos Aires |
| 20 | Felipe Ezcurra | Scrum half | Hindú | Buenos Aires |
| 21 | Marcos Bollini | Scrum half | Newman | Buenos Aires |
| 22 | Juan Cappiello | Outside Center | Pucará | Buenos Aires |
| 23 | Pedro Mercerat | Fullback | La Plata | Buenos Aires |
| 24 | Gonzalo Gutiérrez Taboada | Fullback | Newman | Buenos Aires |
| 25 | Sebastián Cancelliere | Wing | Hindú | Buenos Aires |
| 26 | Joaquín Díaz Bonilla | Fly half | Hindú | Buenos Aires |
| 27 | Segundo Tuculet | Outside Center | Los Tilos | Buenos Aires |
