Los Pumitas are locked and loaded for the 2026 World Rugby Junior Championship. Argentina’s u20’s team will compete at the upcoming tournament in Georgia to crown the champion at the level recognized by the governing body below the Senior Men’s.
Argentina will be taking a roster of 30 players to compete in the tournament in Georgia. The roster will train together at Casa Pampas in Buenos Aires on June 15-19. The players come from provincial unions from around the country with Buenos Aires being the leading contributor with 12 players.
Los Pumitas’ three pool matches will all take place in Tbilisi. The competition gets underway on June 27 and concludes on July 18. Argentina will compete in the pool stage on June 27 against the USA, July 02 against Ireland and July 07 against England. The Semi Finals will be on July 13 and the final on July 18.
The 2026 edition of the World Rugby Junior Championship is an expanded format. There will be sixteen teams with them divided into four pools of four. The winners of each group will advance directly to the Semi Finals. The teams places second in each pool will battle it out for 5th to 8th places. Similarly, those who finish third will compete to finish 9th to 12th and the bottom sides per pool will be involved in matches to determine 13th to 16th.
| ARGENTINA u20 ROSTER – JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
- ANNAND, Jeremy (Belgrano Athletic – URBA)
- AVACA, Luciano (Tala R.C – Unión Cordobesa de Rugby)
- BENAVIDES, Bautista (Santa Fe R.C – Unión Santafesina de Rugby)
- CAMBIASSO, Nicolás (Buenos Aires – URBA)
- CAÑAS, Basilio (CAE – Unión Entrerriana de Rugby)
- CEBRON, Fabrizio (Regatas Bella Vista – URBA)
- COLL, Pedro (Tigres R.C – Unión de Rugby de Salta)
- CUNEO CAMARGO, Manuel (San Juan R.C – Unión Sanjuanina de Rugby)
- DANDE, Tomás (Huirapuca R.C – Unión de Rugby de Tucumán)
- FARIAS CERIONI, Benjamín (Universitario R.C – Unión de Rugby de Tucumán)
- FERNÁNDEZ, Ramón (Hindú – URBA)
- GIANNANTONIO, Manuel (Tala R.C – Unión Cordobesa de Rugby)
- HYGONENQ, Felipe (Alumni – URBA)
- LEDESMA AROCENA, Benjamín (SIC – URBA)
- LESCANO, Bautista (CAE – Unión Entrerriana de Rugby)
- MARIZZA, Franco (Paraná Rowing – Unión Entrerriana de Rugby)
- NARVÁEZ, Federico (Atlético del Rosario – Unión de Rugby de Rosario)
- ORDIZ, Benjamín (Los Caranchos – Unión de Rugby de Rosario)
- PASCUAL VIALE, Joaquín (Alumni – URBA)
- PFISTER, Simón (Tucumán R.C – Unión de Rugby de Tucumán)
- PREUMAYR, Juan (Jockey Club de Rosario – Unión de Rugby de Rosario)
- QUIROGA MIGUENS, Bautista (CUBA – URBA)
- REGGIARDO, Valentino (Deportiva Francesa – URBA)
- ROCHA, Tiziano (Alumni – URBA)
- SALINAS MALLEA, Bautista (Los Tordos R.C – Unión de Rugby de Cuyo)
- SENILLOSA, Pascal (Hindú – URBA)
- SERPA, Federico (Los Tordos R.C – Unión de Rugby de Cuyo)
- SORONDO, Jerónimo (Belgrano Athletic – URBA)
- TORRE, Federico (Córdoba Athletic – Unión Cordobesa de Rugby)
- VALLE, Laureano (Mendoza R.C – Unión de Rugby de Cuyo)
 PLAYERS – BY PROVINCIAL UNION |
BUENOS AIRES (12)
Jeremy Annand (Belgrano Athletic), Nicolás Cambiasso (Buenos Aires), Fabrizio Cebron (Regatas Bella Vista), Ramón Fernández (Hindú), Felipe Hygonenq (Alumni), Benjamín Ledesma Arocena (SIC), Joaquín Pascual Viale (Alumni), Bautista Quiroga Miguens (CUBA), Valentino Reggiardo (Deportiva Francesa), Tiziano Rocha (Alumni), Pascal Senillosa (Hindú), Jerónimo Sorondo (Belgrano Athletic)
Córdoba(3)
Luciano Avaca (Tala R.C), Manuel Giannantonio (Tala R.C), Federico Torre (Córdoba Athletic)
ENTRE RIOS (3)
Basilio Cañas (CAE), Bautista Lescano (CAE), Franco Marizza (Paraná Rowing)
CUYO(3)
Bautista Salinas Mallea (Los Tordos R.C), Federico Serpa (Los Tordos R.C), Laureano Valle (Mendoza R.C)
Rosario (3)
Federico Narváez (Atlético del Rosario), Benjamín Ordiz (Los Caranchos), Juan Preumayr (Jockey)
Tucumán (3)
Tomás Dande (Huirapuca R.C), Benjamín Farias Cerioni (Universitario R.C), Simón Pfister (Tucumán R.C)
Salta (1)
Pedro Coll (Tigres R.C)
San Juan (1)
Manuel Cuneo Camargo (San Juan R.C)
Santa Fe (1)
Bautista Benavides (Santa Fe R.C)
 WORLD RUGBY JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – POOLS |
GROUP A: South Africa, Wales, Georgia, Uruguay.
GROUP B: New Zealand, Italy, Scotland, Japan.
GROUP C: Argentina, England, Ireland, USA
GROUP D: France, Australia, Spain, Fiji
| ARGENTINA u20 FIXTURES – JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
Saturday, June 27 – VS
– Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi (6am AR)
Referee: Saba Makharadze (Georgia)
Thursday, July 02 – VS 
– Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi – (8:30am AR)
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)
Tuesday, July 07– VS 
– Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi – (8:30am AR)
Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)