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Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

have competed in all the

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tournaments, starting with the inaugural 1987 tournament. Their best result was finishing in third place in the 2007 tournament, played in France. They defeated the host side

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in their opening game, then beat the other teams in Pool D, finishing top of the pool. In the

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, they defeated

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in the quarter-finals, before losing in the semi-finals to eventual champions

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. In the Bronze Final they once again faced France, whom they defeated for a second time to attain third place. Their second best result was fourth place in

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. They also progressed past the pool stage in

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and

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. In 1999 they defeated

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in the quarter-final play-offs, but lost in the quarter-finals to France. In 2011 they lost to host team

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in the quarter-finals. Argentina has yet to host the World Cup. The Argentina national team is the most successful of any national side from the

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at the tournament.

By position

By matches

1987

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1991

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1995

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1999

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2003

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2007

''Los Pumas'' began their final preparation for the 2007 World Cup with a two-test series against visiting Ireland, who was grouped against them in France. In the first test on 26 May at Santa Fe, they scored a 22–20 win on a last-minute drop goal by

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. Both teams were heavily experimental, especially the Irish, with stars such as Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Paul O'Connell and

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missing from the touring squad. The Pumas were themselves missing many stars who were playing that weekend in the final round of the

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in France. The second test against Ireland was a 16-0 Pumas win at Vélez Sársfield on 2 June. On 9 June, ''Los Pumas'' completed a clean sweep of their mid-year tests with a 24–6 win over in Mendoza. They split their final warmup tests, defeating neighbours 70–14 at CASI in Buenos Aires on 4 August and losing to Wales at

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27–20 on 18 August. At the World Cup, ''Los Pumas'' were drawn into the so-called pool of death, featuring two other teams ranked in the top six in the IRB rankings—Ireland and the hosts France. On top of this, they opened the World Cup at

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against the French, marking the third consecutive World Cup in which they played against the host nation in the World Cup opener. In possibly one of their finest hours, the Pumas took a 17–9 lead into the half, and held on for a surprising 17–12 win. The Pumas subsequently beat Georgia 33–3 on 11 September at the Stade de Gerland,

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. Argentina then went on to beat

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63–3 in

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, the biggest winning margin in Argentine World Cup history. They then went on to secure a 30–15 victory against Ireland which ensured that they topped the group. They then defeated

19–13 in the quarter-final at the Stade de France. The Pumas' improbable run towards the Webb Ellis trophy ended in a comprehensive 37–13 defeat by the Springboks in the semi-final at Stade de France. However, the Pumas recovered to beat France for the second time in the

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, a 34–10 win in the 3rd/4th place playoff. The 3rd place showing for the Pumas in the 2007 World Cup was Argentina's best ever result in

history, equal or better to the best showing by IRB founding nations

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(who were 3rd in the

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(who were 4th in the

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) and

(which has never qualified for the

semi-finals). During their World Cup run, the normally football-crazed Argentines embraced the ''Pumas'' so much that ''

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'', the Buenos Aires football

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between

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

and River Plate that is normally the biggest event in Argentine sport, was rescheduled so that it would not conflict with the Pumas' quarter-final match. As the only major Spanish language country in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the Pumas also had considerable support from rugby fans in Spain, Uruguay, and other Latin American countries during their impressive five-game winning streak. ;Group stage ---- Quarter-finals - ---- Semi-finals - ---- Bronze final game - ----

2011

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2015

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2019

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Overall record

Team records

;Most points in a tournament *250 (2015 in ) *209 (2007 in ) *185 (2023 in ) ;Most points in a game *67 vs (2003) *64 vs (2015) *63 vs (2007) ;Biggest winning margin *60 vs (2007) *54 vs (2023) *53 Vs (2003) ;Highest score against *47 vs (1999) *46 vs (1987) *44 vs (2023) ;Biggest losing margin *38 vs (2023) *31 vs (1987) *29 vs (2019) ;Most tries in a tournament *27 (2015 in ) *23 (2007 in ) *19 (2023 in ) ;Most tries in a game *10 vs (2003) *9 vs (2007) *9 vs (2015)

Individual records

;Most appearances *22 Agustin Creevy ( 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) *20 Mario Ledesma ( 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) *18

( 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) *18 Martin Scelzo ( 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) *17 Matias Alemanno ( 2015, 2019, 2023) *17 Julian Montoya ( 2015, 2019, 2023) *17

Guido Petti Guido Petti Pagadizábal (born 17 November 1994) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a lock or Flank for Bordeaux Begles and the Argentina national rugby union team. Career Guido played with San Isidro Club in the Torneo de ...

( 2015, 2019, 2023) ;Most points overall *156 Nicolás Sánchez ( 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) *135 Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999, 2003) *122

( 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) *79

Emiliano Boffelli Emiliano Boffelli (born 16 January 1995) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays as a utility back for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship. He previously played for the in the international Super Rugby competition and als ...

( 2019, 2023) *35

Juan Imhoff Juan José Imhoff (born 11 May 1988 in Rosario) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing and fullback. Club career He played for Duendes Rugby Club, from 2009 to 2011, in the Nacional de Clubes, which he won twice, in 2009 a ...

( 2011, 2015, 2023) ;Most points in a game *27 vs - Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999) *25 vs - Nicolás Sánchez ( 2015) *23 vs - Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999) *23 vs - Nicolás Sánchez ( 2015) *21 vs - Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999) ;Most tries overall *7

( 2011, 2015, 2023) *6 Julian Montoya ( 2015, 2019, 2023) *4

Pablo Bouza Pablo Bouza (born 9 May 1973) is an Argentine retired rugby union player and current coach who won 38 caps playing at No 8, flanker or lock for the Argentine rugby union side. He played club rugby in England with Leeds Carnegie (formerly Leeds ...

( 2003) *4

( 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) *4 Ignacio Corleto ( 1999, 2003, 2007) *4 Nicolás Sánchez ( 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) *4 Joaquin Tuculet ( 2015, 2019) ;Most tries in a game *3 vs - Martin Gaitan ( 2003) *3 vs - Julian Montoya ( 2019) *3 vs -

Mateo Carreras Mateo Carreras (born 17 December 1999) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays on the wing for Top 14 club Bayonne and the Argentina national team. Club career On 21 November 2019, he was named in the Jaguares squad for th ...

( 2023) ;Most penalty goals overall *35 Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999, 2003) *26 Nicolás Sánchez ( 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) *25

( 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) ;Most penalty goals in a game *8 vs - Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999) *7 vs - Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999) *7 vs - Gonzalo Quesada ( 1999)

Hosting

So far Argentina has not hosted any World Cup games, as no RWC has been held in the Americas yet.

References

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