Eleventh Hour Changes to Los Pumas Roster

Argentina has been forced into eleventh hour changes. On the eve of the three-day camp in London, Los Pumas have lost first-choice players Santiago Carreras (Bath) and Thomas Gallo (Lyon) to injuries. Their places on the roster have been taken by Mateo Soler (Dogos) and Rodrigo Martínez (Dragons).

Felipe Contepomi is also awaiting confirmation of there status of Santiago Chocobares (Toulouse). The center is waiting the outcome of an HIA. This sees Matías Moroni (Bristol Bears) now on stand-by.

The 33-man roster that will assemble in London, England from Monday (October 26) to Wednesday (October 28) is listed below.

ROSTER – LOOSE HEAD PROP

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
LH	Rodrigo Martínez	28	Dragons (GB-WLS)	4
LH	Mayco Vivas	28	Oyonnax (FR)	44
LH	Boris Wenger	24	Harlequins (GB-ENG)	11

ROSTER – HOOKER

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
HK	Julián Montoya	32	Pau (FR)	120
HK	Leonel Oviedo	28	Western Force (AU)	3

ROSTER – TIGHT HEAD PROP

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
TH	Francisco Moreno	24	Newcastle Red Bulls (GB-ENG)	3
TH	Tomás Rapetti	21	Toulouse (FR)	8
TH	Joel Sclavi	32	Leicester Tigers (GB-ENG)	32

 

ROSTER – LOOSE HEAD SECOND-ROW

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
LO	Efraín Elías	22	Toulouse (FR)	6
LO	Guido Petti	31	Harlequins (GB-ENG)	104

 

ROSTER – TIGHT HEAD SECOND-ROW

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
LO	Tomás Lavanini	33	Highlanders (NZ)	94
LO	Pedro Rubiolo	23	Bristol Bears (GB-ENG)	31

 

ROSTER – FLANKER

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
LFL	Juan Martín González	25	Saracens (GB-ENG)	51
FL	Santiago Grondona	28	Pau (FR)	27
FL	Marcos Kremer	29	Clermont (FR)	83
FL	Pablo Matera	33	Honda Heat (JP)	127

 

ROSTER – NO. 8

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
NO. 8	Joaquín Moro	25	Leicester Tigers (GB-ENG)	8
NO. 8	Juan Martín Scelzo	24	Stade Français (FR)	2

 

ROSTER – SCRUM-HALF

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
SH	Simón Benítez Cruz	27	Newcastle Red Bulls (GB-ENG)	15
SH	Gonzalo García	27	Pau (FR)	19
SH	Agustín Moyano	23	Western Force (AU)	11

 

ROSTER – FLY HALF

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
FH	Tomás Albornoz	29	Toulon (FR)	24
FH	Gerónimo Prisciantelli	27	Racing 92 (FR)	6

 

ROSTER – INSIDE CENTER

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
CE	Santiago Chocobares	27	Toulouse (FR)	35
CE	Faustino Sánchez Valarolo	22	Dogos	5

 

ROSTER – OUTSIDE CENTER

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
CE	Lucio Cinti	26	Saracens (GB-ENG)	45
CE	Justo Piccardo	24	Montpellier (FR)	13
CE	Matías Moroni *	35	Bristol Bears (GB-ENG)	99

* On stand-by for Santiago Chocobares.

ROSTER – WING

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
WI	Mateo Carreras	26	Bayonne (FR)	36
WI	Bautista Delguy	29	Clermont (FR)	42
WI	Rodrigo Isgró	27	Harlequins (GB-ENG)	20
WI	Ignacio Mendy	26	Benetton (IT)	8

 

ROSTER – FULLBACK

POS	PLAYER	AGE	CLUB	CAPS
FB	Juan Cruz Mallía	30	Toulouse (FR)	51
FB	Mateo Soler	23	Dogos	1

 

NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP – NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS FIXTURES

NOV 06, 2026 VS (Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IE)

NOV 14 2026 VS (Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, IT)

NOV 21, 2026 VS (Stade de France, Paris, FR)

NOV 27/28/29, 2026 VS (Twickenham Stadium, London, GB-ENG)