Pumas Add Uncapped Flanker to Roster for Nations Championship

Los Pumas will be without star flanker Marcos Kremer in their opening game of the Nations Championship. Argentina’s coaching staff have released Kremer who is set to become a father. This sees an opportunity for Los Tarucas’ Agustín Sarelli.

The uncapped Agustín Sarelli is 22-years-old. He has earned the call-up by Felipe Contepomi following a strong showing in the Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 season for Los Tarucas. Sarelli joins the roster in Córdoba a week out from the Nations Championship first-round match against Scotland.

Contepomi’s roster sees the back-row stocks of Santiago Grondona, Pablo Matera, Joaquín Moro, Joaquín Oviedo in addition to the uncapped Juan Penoucos from Pampas in SRA and now Agustín Sarelli.

The decision to include Penoucos and Sarelli is of note given the caliber of players not selected. None of the quartet of Rodrigo Bruni, Francisco Gorissen, Facundo Isa, and Bautista Pedemonte are on the roster.

Kremer will return to the roster during July. His involvement against Wales and England remains unconfirmed, but expected.

JULY FIXTURES – NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

JULY 04 VS (Estadio Mario Kempes, Córdoba, AR)

JULY 11 VS(Estadio Bicentenario, San Juan, AR)

JULY 18 VS(Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, AR)

ARGENTINA ROSTER – FORWARDS

LOOSE HEAD PROP
Mayco Vivas (Oyonnax, FR, 39 caps)
Boris Wenger (Harlequins, UK, 5 caps)

HOOKER
Julián Montoya (Pau, FE, 117 caps)
Leonel Oviedo (Western Force, AU uncapped)
Ignacio Ruiz (Perpignan, FR, 26 caps)

TIGHT HEAD PROP
Francisco Coria Marchetti (Brive, FR, 8 caps)
Pedro Delgado (Harlequins, UK, 9 caps)
Tomás Rapetti (Toulouse, FR, 3 caps)

LOOSE HEAD SECOND-ROW
Franco Molina (Newcastle Red Bulls, UK, 19 caps)
Guido Petti (Harlequins, UK, 98 caps)

TIGHT HEAD SECOND-ROW
Matías Alemanno (Vannes, FR, 99 caps)
Luciano Asevedo (Tarucas, uncapped)

FLANKER
Santiago Grondona (Pau, FR, 25 caps)
Marcos Kremer (Clermont, FR, 81 caps)
Pablo Matera (Honda Heat, JP, 121 caps)
Juan Penoucos (Pampas, uncapped) *
Agustín Sarelli (Tarucas, uncapped) *

N8
Joaquin Moro (Leicester Tigers, UK, 3 caps)
Joaquin Oviedo (Perpignan, FR, 22 caps)

* Invitational

ARGENTINA ROSTER – BACKS

SCRUM-HALF
Simón Benítez Cruz Newcastle Red Bulls, UK 10 caps)
Gonzalo García (Pau, FR, 16 caps)
Agustín Moyano (Western Force, AU, 8 caps)

FLY HALF
Tomás Albornoz (Toulon, FR, 21 caps)
Gerónimo Prisciantelli (Racing 92, FR, 4 caps)
Nicolás Roger (Dogos, 3 caps)

INSIDE CENTER
Faustino Sánchez Valarolo (Dogos, 1 cap)

OUTSIDE CENTER
Lucio Cinti (Saracens, UK, 39 caps)
Agustín Fraga (Pampas, uncapped) *
Matías Moroni (Bristol Bears, UK, 94 caps)

WING
Mateo Carreras (Bayonne, FR, 33 caps)
Bautista Delguy (Clermont, FR, 39 caps)
Rodrigo Isgró (Harlequins, UK, 16 caps)
Ignacio Mendy (Benetton, IT, 4 caps)

FULLBACK
Santiago Carreras (Bath, UK, 64 caps)
Mateo Soler (Dogos, uncapped)

* Invitational

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