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3 unusual facts about Argentina national rugby union team


Devin Toner

In November 2010, he was selected by Ireland's head coach Declan Kidney to make his International debut for Ireland against Samoa on the 13th of November 2010 during the 2010 end of year rugby tests He then came off the bench against the All Blacks and Argentina.

Juan Soler

As a teenager he played rugby union and became part of the Argentine national team.

PAM Brink Stadium

Only one other test was held there in 2002 (victory for the Springboks against Argentina 49-29).


Club Banco Hipotecario

In 2011 some representatives of RSF (with former Puma Marcelo Loffreda as their most notable player) travelled to South Africa to play a match there with the objective to pay tribute to anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas

It also hosted the home debut of the Argentina national rugby union team in The Rugby Championship (formerly the Tri Nations before Argentina's 2012 entry) against South Africa on August 25, 2012.

Ezequiel Jurado

He had 28 caps for Argentina, scoring 6 tries, 30 points on aggregate, from the 53-7 loss to Australia, at 30 April 1995, in Brisbane, in a friendly game, to the 26-36 loss to Wales, at 5 June 1999, in Buenos Aires, in another friendly game.

Florin Surugiu

He played three Tests at the World Cup, one as a substitute against Scotland and two in the scrum-half position against Argentina and Georgia.

Franck Comba

He earned his first cap for the France national team on June 13, 1998 against the Argentina at Buenos Aires.

Jean Barthe

He earned his first cap with the French national team on 29 July 1954 against Argentina at Buenos Aires.

Kurtley Beale

The following week, he was selected again at fly-half against Argentina at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario, setting up a try for Digby Ioane.

Thretton Palamo

The appearance was just eight days after his 19th birthday and made him the youngest player in Rugby World Cup history, lowering the record of Federico Méndez of Argentina, who was 19 years and 63 days when he appeared at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.

Valentin Popîrlan

He played four Tests at the World Cup, three as a substitute against Scotland, Argentina and Georgia and one in number four lock position against England.


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