2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe

2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe
2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe
Date	6–21 November
Coach(es)	Mario Ledesma
Tour captain(s)	Juan Montoya
Summary
P	W
Test match
03	01
France
1	0
Italy
1	1
Ireland
1	0

2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe
2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe
Date	3–17 July
Coach(es)	Mario Ledesma
Tour captain(s)	Juan Montoya
Top point scorer(s)	Nicolás Sánchez
Top try scorer(s)	Pablo Matera (2)
Summary
P	W
Total
Test match
03	02
Opponent
P	W
Romania
1	1
Wales
2	1

The 2021 Argentina rugby union tours of Europe were two tours by the Argentina national team on Europe that included a series of matches played in the continent. The first tour was in July, 2021, and was composed of three matches in Romania and Wales, as preparation for the 2021 Rugby Championship.^[1]^[2] Argentina played one match v Romania and two v Wales national teams.^[3]

The second tour started in November, 2021, after the Pumas concluded their participation in the Rugby Championship with no successful results (having lost the six matches played).^[4]^[5] The squad visited France, Italy, and Ireland to play a series of test matches in those countries.^[6]^[7] The tests v France and Italy had been scheduled for July 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

Touring party

Players that were called up for both tours, were: Matías Alemanno, Gonzalo Bertranou, Emiliano Boffelli, Facundo Bosch, Rodrigo Bruni, Santiago Carreras, Santiago Chocobares, Santiago Cordero, Tomás Cubelli, Jerónimo De la Fuente, Bautista Delguy, Felipe Ezcurra, Facundo Gigena, Francisco Gorrisen, Francisco Gómez Kodela, Juan Imhoff, Facundo Isa, Marcos Kremer, Tomás Lavanini, Tomás Lezana, Pablo Matera, Santiago Medrano, Domingo Miotti, Julián Montoya (captain), Matías Moroni, Matías Orlando, Guido Petti, Enrique Pieretto, Nicolás Sánchez, Santiago Socino, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, and Federico Wgrzyn.

For the tour of November, Santiago Grondona, Tomás Cubelli and Facundo Isa returned to the team, apart from the addition of youth players Facundo Cordero and Ignacio Ruiz, which made their debuts with Los Pumas. Players selected that were not part of the first tour were Eduardo Bello, Mateo Carreras, Lucio Cinti, Facundo Cordero, Thomas Gallo, Gonzalo García, Juan Martín González, Santiago Grondona, Juan Cruz Mallía, Lucas Mensa, and Ignacio Ruiz.^[9]

On the other hand, Agustín Creevy, Juan Imhoff, and Benjamín Urdapilleta were left behind for the tour.^[9]

First tour

Match summary

Date	Rival	Res.	Score	Venue	City	Ref.
3 Jul	Romania	won	24–17	Stadionul Arcul de Triumf	Bucharest	^[10]^[11]
10 Jul	Wales	draw	20–20	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	^[12]
17 Jul	Wales	won	33–11	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	^[13]

Match details

3 Jul

Romania	17–24	Argentina
Try: Căpățînă Pen: Melinte (4)	Report	Try: Bruni, Cordero, González Con: Miotti

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Team details

10 July
1:00 PM

Wales	20–20	Argentina
Try: Rowlands (51'), Williams (71') Con: Evans (52', 72') Pen: Sheedy (18', 27')	Report	Try: Matera (39'), De la Fuente (46') Con: Sánchez (41', 47') Pen: Sánchez (16', 35')

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Team details

17 July
3:00 PM

Wales	11–33	Argentina
Try: Lane (8') Pen: Evans (31', 51')	Report	Try: Moroni (11'), Cubelli (78'), Matera (79') Con: Sánchez (12', 29', 80') Pen: Sánchez (26', 57', 65', 76')

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Team details

Second tour

Match summary

Date	Rival	Res.	Score	Venue	City	Ref.
6 Nov	France	lost	20–29	Stade de France	Paris	^[14]
13 Nov	Italy	won	37–16	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	Treviso	^[15]^[16]
21 Nov	Ireland	lost	7–53	Aviva Stadium	Dublin	^[17]^[18]

Match details

6 November
5:00 PM

France	29–20	Argentina
Try: Flament (50'), Mauvaka (71') Con: Jaminet (51', 72') Pen: Jaminet (3', 19', 35', 65', 80')	Report	Try: Cubelli (22'), Carreras (78') Con: Boffelli (23'), Sánchez (78') Pen: Boffelli (48', 60')

Stade de France, Paris

Team details

13 November
10:00 AM

Italy	16–37	Argentina
Try: Varney (47') Con: Garbisi (49') Pen: Garbisi (32', 42', 51')	Report	Try: Kremer (9'), González (28'), Moroni (42'), Cordero (55'), Bosch (76') Con: Boffelli (10', 30', 43') Pen: Boffelli (15'), Sánchez (64')

Stadio Comunale, Treviso

Team details

21 November

Ireland	53–7	Argentina
Try: Porter (23'), Doris (36'), van der Flier (56'), Sheehan (66'), Healy (73'), Beirne (75') Con: Carbery (23', 36') Pen: Carbery (19', 48', 56', 66', 73')		Try: Carreras (2') Con: Boffelli (2')

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Team details

References

^ El calendario de Los Pumas, El Gráfico, 21 May 2021
^ SANZAAR confirmó el Rugby Championship 2021. UAR, 21 May 2021
^ Los Pumas ya están en Europa para iniciar su gira, La Voz, 22 June 2021 (archived)
^ Los Pumas cerraron un pésimo Rugby Championship 2021 con una derrota ante Australia 2 Oct 2021 on La Capital
^ La peor actuación de Los Pumas, La Nación, 4 October 2021
^ Los Pumas debutan frente a Francia en su gira por Europa, 6 Nov 2021, on Página/12
^ LOS PUMAS INICIARON SU GIRA POR EUROPA CON UNA DERROTA ANTE FRANCIA on Depo.com.ar
^ Los Pumas tienen calendario para 2021, con choques ante los mejores equipos del mundo, Clarín, 23 Dec 2020 (archived)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ledesma dio la lista de Los Pumas para la gira de noviembre, 21 Oct 2021 on Página/12
^ Los Pumas vencieron a Rumania con lo justo on TyC Sports, 3 Jul 2021
^ Pura espuma para los Pumas, Olé, 3 Jul 2021
^ Gales - los Pumas: El equipo de Mario Ledesma igualó 20-20, 10 Jul 2021, La Nación
^ Los Pumas vencieron a Gales y cerraron la ventana de forma invicta on ESPN, 17 Jul 2021
^ Los Pumas perdieron en su visita a Francia by GABRIEL SARQUIS on Marca, 6 Nov 2021
^ Los Pumas vencieron a Italia para cortar una larga racha de derrotas on TyC Sports, 13 Nov 2021
^ Los Pumas superaron con claridad a Italia on ESPN
^ Los Pumas sufrieron una paliza, Olé, 21 Nov 2021 by SERGIO STUART
^ Los Pumas sufrieron la peor derrota en la historia frente a Irlanda: perdieron 53-7 on Infobae, 21 Nov 2021

[1] El calendario de Los Pumas, El Gráfico, 21 May 2021

[2] SANZAAR confirmó el Rugby Championship 2021. UAR, 21 May 2021

[3] Los Pumas ya están en Europa para iniciar su gira, La Voz, 22 June 2021 (archived)

[4] Los Pumas cerraron un pésimo Rugby Championship 2021 con una derrota ante Australia 2 Oct 2021 on La Capital

[5] La peor actuación de Los Pumas, La Nación, 4 October 2021

[6] Los Pumas debutan frente a Francia en su gira por Europa, 6 Nov 2021, on Página/12

[7] LOS PUMAS INICIARON SU GIRA POR EUROPA CON UNA DERROTA ANTE FRANCIA on Depo.com.ar

[8] Los Pumas tienen calendario para 2021, con choques ante los mejores equipos del mundo, Clarín, 23 Dec 2020 (archived)

[roster2-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ledesma dio la lista de Los Pumas para la gira de noviembre, 21 Oct 2021 on Página/12

[10] Los Pumas vencieron a Rumania con lo justo on TyC Sports, 3 Jul 2021

[11] Pura espuma para los Pumas, Olé, 3 Jul 2021

[12] Gales - los Pumas: El equipo de Mario Ledesma igualó 20-20, 10 Jul 2021, La Nación

[13] Los Pumas vencieron a Gales y cerraron la ventana de forma invicta on ESPN, 17 Jul 2021

[14] Los Pumas perdieron en su visita a Francia by GABRIEL SARQUIS on Marca, 6 Nov 2021

[15] Los Pumas vencieron a Italia para cortar una larga racha de derrotas on TyC Sports, 13 Nov 2021

[16] Los Pumas superaron con claridad a Italia on ESPN

[17] Los Pumas sufrieron una paliza, Olé, 21 Nov 2021 by SERGIO STUART

[18] Los Pumas sufrieron la peor derrota en la historia frente a Irlanda: perdieron 53-7 on Infobae, 21 Nov 2021

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v t e Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001 2021 2022
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Māori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1979 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Tonga	1997 2001
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000
Sports portal Wales portal

v t e Rugby union tours of France
Argentina	1975 1982 1988 1992 1998 2004 2006 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008
Canada	1979 1994 2002 2005
Fiji	1964 1989 no test 1990 2001
Ireland	1988
Japan	1973 2000
Maori All Blacks	1926–27
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1977 1986 1981 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006
Pacific Islanders	2008
Samoa	1989 (no test)
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1951–52 1960–61 1992 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005
Tonga	2005
USA	1924 Olympic Games

v t e Rugby union tours of Italy
Argentina	1978 1998 2002 2005 2006 2008 2021
Australia	1973 (unofficial) 1976 (unofficial) 1983 1988 2002 2006 2008 2013
New Zealand	1977 (no test) 1979 (unofficial) 1995 2000 2004
South Africa	1995 1997 2001
Asia and Oceanian teams	1976 2001 2001 2005 2005 2005 2008
North American Teams	2000 2004 2004

v t e Rugby union tours of Ireland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
Canada	2008
Fiji	1985 1995 2002
Italy	1988-89
Japan	2000
New Zealand	1888–89 (Māori) 1905 1924–25 1926–27 (Māori) 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1980 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 2001
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006