The unforgettable image of Diego Armando Maradona raising the world Cup in it Azteca stadium in 1986 with the rooster Le Coq Sportif printed on the chest of the Argentine shirt will remain in immortality.
Now the UAR has just confirmed that the French brand will once again be associated with the light blue and white, since it will be the new supplier and sponsor of The Pumas.
After 12 years, The Pumas they change their skin, leaving behind their relationship with Nike to ally with Le Coq Sportif,
This agreement for four years (until RWC 2027 inclusive), will allow a reunion of The Pumas with Le Coq Sportif, since the selected player has already worn said clothing once. In the series of two test matches against England in 1981, on the Ferro field (the first visit of the British to our country), the national team used t-shirts provided by Le Coq Sportif, but since in those times it was not allowed to display There was no brand on the clothing, the team’s prop man (Francisco Casado) took care of removing the logos from the shirts.
“With the arrival of the Le Coq Sportif brand to the UAR as a new sponsor, we are not only associating with an international company, which has been involved with rugby since its origins in 1882, but we are once again having this great brand in our home. to supply high-quality and technological products to all our teams,” he said. Gabriel Travaglini, President of the Argentine Rugby Union in reference to this alliance.
The Pumas 7’s, that next July they will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, they will be the first Argentine team to wear the new national jersey; It will take place in the Hong Kong Sevens, sixth stage of the world circuit, to be held between April 5 and 7.
Then, The Yaguaretés They will wear the new clothing in the Krakow Seven, PolandS closure testevens Challenger Series (May 18 and 19).
Talking about The Pumas, The presentation of the new shirt will be in the matches corresponding to the July window, when they host France (July 6 and 13), a rival that coincidentally is also represented by Le Coq Sportif.
It was also confirmed that The Pumas they will play against New Zealand for the 2024 Rugby Championship in the cities of Wellington and Auckland, as confirmed by the New Zealand federation (NZ Rugby).
The first meeting Los Pumas-Al Blacks It will be played on Saturday, August 10 at the Wellington Sky Stadium, and the rematch is scheduled for the following week, the 17th in the Auckland’s Eden Park.
The remaining home game in the Rugby Championship in view of Australia will be on Wellington and the last leg of the season will be visiting Japan in Yokohama, to England, Ireland, France and Italy, A Pleno Rugby indicated.
Argentina and New Zealand have played 37 times in history, with 34 ocean victories, two for Argentina and one draw.
Source: Ambito
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