Julio in the sight: what left the first international window for Los Pumas

After the win of Los Pumas to Uruguaythe July window And the first stage of the season has passed for the team led by Felipe Contepomi. The best of rugby, in Disney+.

Negative balance in the series against England

After the historic victory over the British & Irish Lions in Dublin, the Pumas arrived in the series against England with many absences, but with great illusion.

However, The rose imposed conditions In the two clashes: The first test was 35-12 for the British in La Plata, which later confirmed and celebrated 22-17 in San Juan.

From least to greatest before Uruguay in Salta

After the falls with England, before the Teros it was the perfect opportunity to raise their heads. In Salta, the Pumas did not have a simple start, but They imposed their hierarchy in the second half and ended up throwing 52-17.

The confirmation of Justo Piccardo as a center

Without Santiago Chocobares, main alternative as number 12 in 2024, Just Piccardo He had his first opportunities as a starter in Los Pumas and fulfilled. The player formed in the SIC was from the game in the four tests that were played in 2025 and was shown as a good variant

Montpellier’s new reinforcement raised his hand and hopes now that Felipe Contepomi gives him his first chance to measure himself with the powers of the southern hemisphere in the Championship rugby.

Relations in the World Rugby ranking

This 2025, the World Rugby Ranking It will take greater relevance thinking about the raffle of the 2027 World Cup groups (it will be in December), since the first six will arrive as standard heads and integrate the first lot would mean avoiding a power in the group phase.

Therefore, the series against England left wounds for the Pumas in the classification. The Argentines arrived fifths to July, but lost two positions until they fell to the seventh place. Now, they will seek to recover points – and performance – in the remainder of the season: the Rugby Championship and the November window.

Pablo Matera’s historical record in Los Pumas

In the second game against England, Pablo Matera He reached 111 CAPS and became the player with the most presences in Los Pumas, surpassing Agustín Creevy (110). The third 32 -year -old line arrived at 112 against Uruguay in Salta and still has room to continue enlarging his legend.

Two withdrawals and two expected turns

The July window left for the Pumas the farewell of two players, since Santiago Cordero and Francisco Gómez Kodela They closed their stages in the international rugby against Uruguay.

The Back has planned to continue playing either outside or on its beloved regattas and leaves the selected at 31 to concentrate mostly in your family, he said. Meanwhile, the Forward hung the ankle boots at 40 and will continue with a role outside the court in Stade Francais, which was his last club.

On the other hand, Facundo Isa and Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro They had their expected returns to the national team after one and two years of absence, respectively.

The eighth took a sabbatical season after the World Cup, while the first line suffered in August 2023 a breakage of the Achilles tendon of his left leg left him out of the courts and prevented him from disputing what would have been his third World Cup.

An July full of absent and debutants in Los Pumas

As it happened in recent years, July’s window served to give rest to some regular headlines after a unreoting season at the clubs in Europe. Therefore, names like Gonzalo García, Tomás Albornoz, Juan Cruz Mallía, Santiago Chocobares, Marcos Kremer or Mateo Carrerasamong others, they saw the tests against England and Uruguay from outside.

But this also meant an opportunity for Felipe Contepomi to enlarge his base and the Head Coach gave the opportunity to some young people who could take their first steps in the international rugby.

Most debutants arrived from the Super Rugby Americas and who saw minutes were Simón Benítez Cruz, Nicolás Roger, Agustín Moyano, Boris Wenger, Santiago Pernas, Nicolás D’A Amorim and Faustino Sánchez Valarolo. But they were not the only ones, since Benjamín Elizalde, Bautista Bernasconi and Benjamín Grondonawho perform abroad, also had filming.