Argentina has the entire arsenal back for the upcoming training camp. Felipe Contepomi has named his strongest roster of the year. It includes the return of regular captain Julián Montoya and over a dozen other players who were unavailable for Los Pumas’ in the recent home matches against Australia and South Africa.
The 33-man roster will assemble in London, England from Monday (October 26) to Wednesday (October 28). The three day camp will be preparation for the Nations Championship. Contepomi will confirm his roster for the November Internationals at the completion of the camp.
The Nations Championship will bring to a close international competition for 2026. The end-of-year tour will see Los Pumas facing Ireland, Italy and France and playing in London against a to be confirmed opponent.
Julián Montoya returns to captain Los Pumas. He featured for Argentina in the July Internationals but was not involved in the three aforementioned test matches wherein Los Pumas had home advantage against South Africa and Australia.
There were twenty players missing from the roster. This is visible in who Felipe Contepomi has recalled as it is a very different roster to that which faced the Springboks and Wallabies. Props Thomas Gallo, and Joel Sclavi are in for the first time this year as is second-rower Pedro Rubiolo, flanker Juan Martín González, center Santiago Chocobares and fullback Juan Cruz Mallía.
The arsenal is also bolstered by the return of enforcer Marcos Kremer in addition to fellow flanker Santiago Grondona, scrum-half Gonzalo García, fly-half Tomás Albornoz, center Justo Piccardo and wingers Mateo Carreras and Bautista Delguy.
Two regular forwards mis out through injury. By coincidence they are the Perpignan pairing of hooker Ignacio Ruiz and No. 8 Joaquín Oviedo. Both are front-line players who are well-positioned for selection for the Rugby World Cup 2027 roster.
Felipe Contepomi has not been shy to rotate players. When compared to Michael Cheika or Mario Ledesma regimes, Contepomi’s tenure has seen an expansion in the size of the roster with more players selected across all positions.
An outcome of this has been a number of seasoned players and developing players miss out on the roster for the camp in London. Notably missing forwards include hooker Bautista Bernasconi, tight head prop Pedro Delgado and second-rowers Matías Alemanno and Franco Molina.
Benjamín Grondona had a break-out performance vs South Africa but is also missing as is center Matías Moroni who has 99 caps for his country.
There is no fairy tale recall for veterans from prior coaching regimes. Facundo Bosch, Santiago Medrano, Facundo Isa, Rodrigo Bruni, and Francisco Gorrissen are all examples of former Pumas
ROSTER – LOOSE HEAD PROP
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| LH | Thomas Gallo | 27 | Lyon (FR) | 40 |
| LH | Mayco Vivas | 28 | Oyonnax (FR) | 44 |
| LH | Boris Wenger | 24 | Harlequins (UK) | 11 |
ROSTER – HOOKER
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| HK | Julián Montoya | 32 | Pau (FR) | 120 |
| HK | Leonel Oviedo | 28 | Western Force (AU) | 3 |
ROSTER – TIGHT HEAD PROP
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| TH | Francisco Moreno | 24 | Newcastle Red Bulls (UK) | 3 |
| TH | Tomás Rapetti | 21 | Toulouse (FR) | 8 |
| TH | Joel Sclavi | 32 | Leicester Tigers (UK) | 32 |
ROSTER – LOOSE HEAD SECOND-ROW
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| LO | Efraín Elías | 22 | Toulouse (FR) | 6 |
| LO | Guido Petti | 31 | Harlequins (UK) | 104 |
ROSTER – TIGHT HEAD SECOND-ROW
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| LO | Tomás Lavanini | 33 | Highlanders (NZ) | 94 |
| LO | Pedro Rubiolo | 23 | Bristol Bears (UK) | 31 |
ROSTER – FLANKER
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| LFL | Juan Martín González | 25 | Saracens (UK) | 51 |
| FL | Santiago Grondona | 28 | Pau (FR) | 27 |
| FL | Marcos Kremer | 29 | Clermont (FR) | 83 |
| FL | Pablo Matera | 33 | Honda Heat (JP) | 127 |
ROSTER – NO. 8
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| NO. 8 | Joaquín Moro | 25 | Leicester Tigers (UK) | 8 |
| NO. 8 | Juan Martín Scelzo | 24 | Stade Français (FR) | 2 |
ROSTER – SCRUM-HALF
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| SH | Simón Benítez Cruz | 27 | Newcastle Red Bulls (UK) | 15 |
| SH | Gonzalo García | 27 | Pau (FR) | 19 |
| SH | Agustín Moyano | 23 | Western Force (AU) | 11 |
ROSTER – FLY HALF
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| FH | Tomás Albornoz | 29 | Toulon (FR) | 24 |
| FH | Santiago Carreras | 28 | Bath (UK) | 70 |
| FH | Gerónimo Prisciantelli | 27 | Racing 92 (FR) | 6 |
ROSTER – INSIDE CENTER
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| CE | Santiago Chocobares | 27 | Toulouse (FR) | 35 |
| CE | Faustino Sánchez Valarolo | 22 | Dogos | 5 |
ROSTER – OUTSIDE CENTER
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| CE | Lucio Cinti | 26 | Saracens (UK) | 45 |
| CE | Justo Piccardo | 24 | Montpellier (FR) | 13 |
ROSTER – WING
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| WI | Mateo Carreras | 26 | Bayonne (FR) | 36 |
| WI | Bautista Delguy | 29 | Clermont (FR) | 42 |
| WI | Rodrigo Isgró | 27 | Harlequins (UK) | 20 |
| WI | Ignacio Mendy | 26 | Benetton (IT) | 8 |
ROSTER – FULLBACK
| POS | PLAYER | AGE | CLUB | CAPS |
| FB | Juan Cruz Mallía | 30 | Toulouse (FR) | 51 |
NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP – NOVEMBER INTERNATIONALS FIXTURES
NOV 06, 2026 
VS (Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IE)
NOV 14 2026 
VS (Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, IT)
NOV 21, 2026 
VS (Stade de France, Paris, FR)
NOV 27/28/29, 2026 VS (Twickenham Stadium, London, GB-ENG)
