Argentina national rugby union team

The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed los Pumas, is currently the top rugby union team in the Americas.

Related Topics:
Argentina - Rugby union - The Americas

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Although rugby union has not matched football for popularity in Argentina, the impressive results by Los Pumas since the 1999 Rugby World Cup, have seen its popularity grow exponentially against a troubled economic backdrop.

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The domestic game boasts just over 300 clubs - including Hindú, San Isidro and CASI - and around 25,000 senior players, although many star names have benefited from playing professionally in Europe.

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Argentina's traditional strengths have lain in their forwards and their scrummaging (known as the bajadita).

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