{"id":369363,"date":"2025-12-24T18:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T18:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/369363\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T18:41:10","slug":"pumas-injection-in-super-rugby-americas-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/369363\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumas Injection in Super Rugby Americas 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There will be an injection of Pumas in Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. Players capped by Argentina at the Senior Men\u2019s level and Los Pumas 7\u2019s players have been confirmed on rosters announced today, December 26, for the SRA 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Three Pumas have been included on Argentine rosters for the SRA 2026 season. Of them two are also making professional returns to Argentina following careers abroad. It is a homecoming for both center Mat\u00edas Orlando and winger Santiago Cordero. Both are former Jaguares players in Super Rugby.<\/p>\n<p>The third capped Puma named on a roster for SRA 2026 is Santiago Pernas. The winger will join Cordero and Los Pampas for the upcoming season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasrugbynews.com\/2025\/07\/19\/scrappy-argentina-win-over-dogged-uruguay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pernas made his test debut for Argentina against Uruguay this past July<\/a>. He was replaced in the second-half by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasrugbynews.com\/2025\/07\/18\/santiago-cordero-announces-his-retirement-from-los-pumas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cordero who officially retired from international competition<\/a>\u00a0that day.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the three capped Pumas, there is also a healthy inclusion of Los Pumas 7\u2019s players including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasrugbynews.com\/2024\/06\/28\/argentina-roster-for-paris-2024-olympic-games\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">players from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games<\/a>. Alfonso Latorre, Alejo Lavay\u00e9n, Agust\u00edn Fraga and Tob\u00edas Wade will all compete in SRA 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tie-appear alignnone wp-image-96902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-argentina-pumas-thumbnail-2023.png\"   alt=\"\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\"\/>PUMAS IN SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SANTIAGO CORDERO (PAMPAS)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109987 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Argentina-France-2024-Santiago-Cordero-e1727268826145-300x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"  \/>Foto Cr\u00e9dito: Prensa UAR \/ Gaspafotos<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SANTIAGO PERNAS (PAMPAS)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-115550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Argentina-Nicolas-DAmorim-Santigo-Pernas-2025-e1753018396425-300x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"  \/>Foto Cr\u00e9dito: Prensa UAR<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MAT\u00cdAS ORLANDO (TARUCAS)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/argentina-matias-orlando-new-zealand-hamilton-2016-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"  \/>photo credit: Rodrigo Vergara \/ UAR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There will be an injection of Pumas in Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026. 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