The list of Los Pumas for a historic rugby match in Córdoba
Pumas face the All Blacks for the first time in Córdoba
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The national team will face the All Blacks in the province for the first time. There are 6 players from Córdoba on the roster
With six players from Córdoba, Los Pumas' coach Felipe Contepomi announced the squad to face the All Blacks in Córdoba, in a historic match.
It will be the first time both national teams play in Córdoba. The venue will be the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium and the date is Saturday, August 16.
Los Pumas enfrentan por primera vez a los All Blacks en Córdoba.
Juan Cruz Mallía (developed at Jockey CC), Santiago Carreras (Athletic), second row Franco Molina (trained at Jockey Club Córdoba), number eight Joaquín Oviedo (developed at Córdoba Athletic), scrum-half Agustín Moyano (Athletic), and prop Boris Wenger (from Jockey Club de Villa María).
Matías Alemanno, developed at La Tablada, is not drafted due to injury.
The match will be part of the Rugby Championship. The first game against New Zealand will be in Córdoba, at 18:00, and the second at José Amalfitani Stadium in Vélez, Buenos Aires, on Saturday the 23rd.
In the 13 visits by the New Zealanders to our country, there have been 16 matches with 15 wins for the men in black and the historic 21-21 draw in 1985, at Ferro's stadium.
All Blacks' background in Córdoba
The first of the two matches against New Zealand will be the sixth match for the national team in Córdoba, where they haven't played since 2014, with a 21-19 loss to Scotland.
Los Pumas enfrentan por primera vez a los All Blacks en Córdoba.
Although it will be the first meeting between both national teams in Córdoba, it will be the fourth visit by the All Blacks to our province: in 1976 they defeated the interior national team 30-13; in 1985 and 1991 they did so against Los Dogos by 72-9 (at the old Córdoba Stadium) and 38-9 (at Belgrano Stadium), respectively.
Los Pumas and All Blacks will meet again after the two matches played in 2024 for the Rugby Championship, with the memorable Argentine victory by 38-30 in Wellington, which meant the third win in history and the highest number of points the hosts received in their country.
Los Pumas' squad to host the All Blacks in Argentina:
FORWARDS
BERNASCONI, Bautista CORIA MARCHETTI, Francisco D’AMORIM, Nicolás * DELGADO, Pedro GONZÁLEZ, Juan Martín GRONDONA, Santiago KREMER, Marcos MATERA, Pablo MOLINA, Franco MONTOYA, Julián OVIEDO, Joaquín PAULOS, Lucas PETTI, Guido RUBIOLO, Pedro RUIZ, Ignacio SCLAVI, Joel TETAZ CHAPARRO, Nahuel VIVAS, Mayco WENGER, Boris * *Development player
BACKS
ALBORNOZ, Tomás BENÍTEZ CRUZ, Simón CARRERAS, Mateo CARRERAS, Santiago CHOCOBARES, Santiago CINTI, Lucio DELGUY, Bautista ELIZALDE, Benjamín GARCÍA, Gonzalo ISGRÓ, Rodrigo MALLÍA, Juan Cruz MENDY, Ignacio MOYANO, Agustín PICCARDO, Justo PRISCIANTELLI, Gerónimo
