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Tuculet Joins 50 Cap Club

On Saturday afternoon Joaquín Tuculet will become the 29th Puma to reach 50 caps. The fullback will do so against Italy in Florence.

In earning his 50th cap Tuculet will draw level with Mauricio Reggiardo. Of the remaining players with more caps than Tuculet six are still playing for Los Pumas.

The highest capped active player is Juan Manuel Leguizamón. He is now the 5th most capped Puma in history. In starting against Italy he is earning his 81st cap. Should he remain a Puma into 2018 then he will all but surely move above Mario Ledesma and could, potentially, become the most capped Puma in history.

Both Juan Martín Hernández and Martín Landajo join Leguizamón in the Top 10. Landajo will start against Italy and earn his 77th cap. Should he feature from the bench the Hernández will be capped for the 74th time.

Hugo Porta was the first Argentine player to reach 50 caps. Having made his debut against Chile in Montevideo on October 10 1971, he reached the milestone on September 17 1985. His 50th test came against Uruguay in Asunción, Paraguay. It took the legendary Porta a staggering 14 years to reach his half-century, while Joaquín Tuculet has reached it into his seventh year as a Puma.

The caps as indicated below include those from this coming Saturday’s fixture.

 

# PLAYER POS YEARS CAPS
1 Felipe Contepomi FH 1998-2013 87
2 Lisandro Arbizu CE/FH 1990-2005 86
3 Rolando Martín FL 1994-2003 86
4 Mario Ledesma HK 1996-2011 84
5 Juan Manuel Leguizamón FL/N8 2005- 81
6 Pedro Sporleder LO 1990-2003 78
7 Martín Landajo SH 2008- 77
8 Juan Martín Hernández FH 2002- 74
9 Federico Mendez HK/PR 1990-2004 73
10 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe FL/N8 2004-2015 71
11 Agustín Pichot SH 1995-2007 71
12 Agustín Creevy HK 2005- 70
13 Marcos Ayerza PR 2004- 66
14 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe LO 1996-2008 65
15 Omar Hasan PR 1995-2007 65
16 Horacio Agulla WI 2005-2015 63
17 Diego Cuesta Silva WI/CE 1983-1995 63
18 Tomás Cubelli SH 2010- 63
19 Martín Durand FL 1997-2008 60
20 Nicolás Sánchez FH 2010- 61
21 Martín Scelzo PR 1996-2011 59
22 Hugo Porta FH 1971-1990 58
23 Patricio Albacete LO 2003-2013 57
24 Diego Albanese WI 1995-2003 55
25 Rodrigo Roncero PR 1998-2012 55
26 Lucas González Amorosino WI/FB 2007- 52
27 Gonzalo Longo N8 1999-2007 51
28 Mauricio Reggiardo PR 1996-2003 50
29 Joaquín Tuculet FB 2012- 50

 

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