{"id":670413,"date":"2026-10-31T01:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/670413\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T01:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:36:11","slug":"argentina-roster-for-ireland-comes-with-returning-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/670413\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina Roster for Ireland Comes with Returning Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Pumas head coach Felipe Contepomi has finalized Argentina\u2019s first roster for the Nations Championship. His 33-man roster will travel to Dublin to prepare Argentina\u2019s opening match of November on Friday, November 06 against Ireland.<\/p>\n

The naming of the roster comes with the notable inclusion of a returning hero. After missing out on international duty in both 2024 and 2026, and only playing for Argentina in July 2025, veteran Facundo Isa is back. Isa has been called-up in place of the injured Santiago Grondona.<\/p>\n

The other alterations to the roster were already made following the original announcement of the training camp<\/a>. Loose head prop Thomas Gallo and utility back Santiago Carreras were both named only to be ruled out with injuries. They join the aforementioned Santiago Grondona plus Ignacio Ruiz and Joaqu\u00edn Oviedo on the unavailable list. Of them Gallo, Carreras and Oviedo are out with longterm injuries.<\/p>\n

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\"\"MISSING PUMAS<\/p>\n

Missing Pumas has been a theme for Argentina throughout 2026. The lack of a global season and the decision of New Zealand and South Africa to not compete in the Rugby Championship in 2026 meant adjustments to which Felipe Contepomi took action to blood players, reward players with recalls, and attempt numerous new combinations.<\/p>\n

There are missing players who will be in action but for the Argentina XV rather than Los Pumas. Tight head prop Pedro Delgado and flanker Benjam\u00edn Grondona are two cases in point. Another is rookie Pumas flanker Juan Penoucos.<\/p>\n

There are also players who featured this year but have not been selected. Examples of veterans include Mat\u00edas Alemanno, Gonzalo Bertranou and Mat\u00edas Moroni. The latter of these two players has 99 test caps for Argentina.<\/p>\n

A notable non-selection is that of Franco Molina. The second-rower debuted in 2024 and has since been a mainstay in Contepomi selections. The November roster is the first without him with veteran Tom\u00e1s Lavanini back instead. This also comes with no place for Franco Carrera and Luciano Asevedo. Both are uncapped second-rowers yet both have trained with the roster this year.<\/p>\n

Further cases include Nicol\u00e1s Roger who started against Australia in Mendoza<\/a> and Francisco Coria Marchetti who featured in July. Finally, outside backs Santiago Pernas and Tob\u00edas Wade miss out. Both players were in consideration to play against South Africa and Australia earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP \u2013 NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS FIXTURES<\/p>\n

NOV 06, 2026 \"\"VS\"\" (Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IE)<\/p>\n

NOV 14 2026 \"\"VS\"\" (Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, IT)<\/p>\n

NOV 21, 2026 \"\"VS\"\" (Stade de France, Paris, FR)<\/p>\n

NOV 27\/28\/29, 2026 \"\"VS (Twickenham Stadium, London, GB-ENG)<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 LOOSE HEAD PROP<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

LH
\nRodrigo Mart\u00ednez
\n28
\nDragons (GB-WLS)
\n4<\/p>\n

LH
\nMayco Vivas
\n28
\nOyonnax (FR)
\n44<\/p>\n

LH
\nBoris Wenger
\n24
\nHarlequins (GB-ENG)
\n11<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 HOOKER<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

HK
\nJuli\u00e1n Montoya
\n32
\nPau (FR)
\n120<\/p>\n

HK
\nLeonel Oviedo
\n28
\nWestern Force (AU)
\n3<\/p>\n

\"\"ROSTER \u2013 TIGHT HEAD PROP<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

TH
\nFrancisco Moreno
\n24
\nNewcastle Red Bulls (GB-ENG)
\n3<\/p>\n

TH
\nTom\u00e1s Rapetti
\n21
\nToulouse (FR)
\n8<\/p>\n

TH
\nJoel Sclavi
\n32
\nLeicester Tigers (GB-ENG)
\n32<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 LOOSE HEAD SECOND-ROW<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

LO
\nEfra\u00edn El\u00edas
\n22
\nToulouse (FR)
\n6<\/p>\n

LO
\nGuido Petti
\n31
\nHarlequins (GB-ENG)
\n104<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 TIGHT HEAD SECOND-ROW<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

LO
\nTom\u00e1s Lavanini
\n33
\nHighlanders (NZ)
\n94<\/p>\n

LO
\nPedro Rubiolo
\n23
\nBristol Bears (GB-ENG)
\n31<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 FLANKER<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

LFL
\nJuan Mart\u00edn Gonz\u00e1lez
\n25
\nSaracens (GB-ENG)
\n51<\/p>\n

FL
\nMarcos Kremer
\n29
\nClermont (FR)
\n83<\/p>\n

FL
\nPablo Matera
\n33
\nHonda Heat (JP)
\n127<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 NO. 8<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

NO. 8
\nFacundo Isa
\n33
\nPau (FR)
\n53<\/p>\n

NO. 8
\nJoaqu\u00edn Moro
\n25
\nLeicester Tigers (GB-ENG)
\n8<\/p>\n

NO. 8
\nJuan Mart\u00edn Scelzo
\n24
\nStade Fran\u00e7ais (FR)
\n2<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 SCRUM-HALF<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

SH
\nSim\u00f3n Ben\u00edtez Cruz
\n27
\nNewcastle Red Bulls (GB-ENG)
\n15<\/p>\n

SH
\nGonzalo Garc\u00eda
\n27
\nPau (FR)
\n19<\/p>\n

SH
\nAgust\u00edn Moyano
\n23
\nWestern Force (AU)
\n11<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 FLY HALF<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

FH
\nTom\u00e1s Albornoz
\n29
\nToulon (FR)
\n24<\/p>\n

FH
\nGer\u00f3nimo Prisciantelli
\n27
\nRacing 92 (FR)
\n6<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 INSIDE CENTER<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

CE
\nSantiago Chocobares
\n27
\nToulouse (FR)
\n35<\/p>\n

CE
\nFaustino S\u00e1nchez Valarolo
\n22
\nDogos
\n5<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 OUTSIDE CENTER<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

CE
\nLucio Cinti
\n26
\nSaracens (GB-ENG)
\n45<\/p>\n

CE
\nJusto Piccardo
\n24
\nMontpellier (FR)
\n13<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 WING<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

WI
\nMateo Carreras
\n26
\nBayonne (FR)
\n36<\/p>\n

WI
\nBautista Delguy
\n29
\nClermont (FR)
\n42<\/p>\n

WI
\nRodrigo Isgr\u00f3
\n27
\nHarlequins (GB-ENG)
\n20<\/p>\n

WI
\nIgnacio Mendy
\n26
\nBenetton (IT)
\n8<\/p>\n

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\"\"ROSTER \u2013 FULLBACK<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nAGE
\nCLUB
\nCAPS<\/p>\n

FB
\nJuan Cruz Mall\u00eda
\n30
\nToulouse (FR)
\n51<\/p>\n

FB
\nMateo Soler
\n23
\nDogos
\n1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Pumas head coach Felipe Contepomi has finalized Argentina\u2019s first roster for the Nations Championship. His 33-man roster…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670414,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[283876,61,60,283877,43,146595,283878,117419,14881],"class_list":["post-670413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-english-premiership","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-japan-league-one","tag-news","tag-super-rugby","tag-super-rugby-americas","tag-top-14","tag-united-rugby-championship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}