The Argentine team will have two duels against Australia, in La Plata and Santa Fe, and one with South Africa, in Santiago del Estero, for the Rugby Championship
The return of The Pumasafter the performance in the France World Cupgoes through its countdown, and on the eve of what will be the reappearance as hosts after eleven months, the scenarios were defined for the five test-matches in Argentina of the 2024 calendar, three of them for the Rugby Championship.
The first three commitments of The Pumaswhich will mark the debut of Felipe Contepomi as a coach, correspond to the July international window that will begin with the series against France (Mendoza and Buenos Aires), to close in Maldonado against Uruguay. After that first part of the fixture, it will be the turn of receiving the Rugby Championshipwith the two duels before Australia (La Plata and Santa Fe) and one with the two-time world champion South Africa (Santiago del Estero).
The cycle of Felipe Contepomi as head coach of The Pumas It will be on July 6 before France, in Mendoza, at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium, in the first of the three games of the July international window. The rematch will be a week later, on the Vélez court. The test match that closes the series will be in Maldonado against Uruguay.
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Notably France is the team that faced the most times Argentina and his team will return to the country for the eighteenth time. The first tour of the Europeans to these latitudes was in 1949 and since then they have faced each other 53 times. After the crossing in Mendoza, the delegations will move to Buenos Aires, where they will play the rematch. The event is at the Vélez stadium, on July 13 and just like on Cuyo land, with the kick off scheduled for 4 p.m. Seven days later, the rival will be different: The Pumas They will cross the Río de la Plata to face Uruguay in Maldonado.
Rugby Championship in La Plata, Mendoza and Santiago del Estero
Afterwards, the Southern Hemisphere tournament will take place, and after passing through New Zealand (matches in Wellington and Auckland), The Pumas will dispute before Australia their first test at home in the Rugby Championship. On August 31, the national team will perform for the first time at the UNO Stadium in La Plata.
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The second game against the Wallabies will take place on September 7, at the Colón stadium, in Santa Fe, where The Pumas They will receive them for the sixth time, after the matches in 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The last performance of the national team in our country during 2024 is scheduled for September 21, against the Springbokstwo-time world champions, in the unique Madre de Ciudades stadium, in Santiago del Estero.
Another reference to consider is that Australia will play for the first time in Santa Fe and La Plata; the 15 test-matches in the history of the aussie In our country they were organized in Buenos Aires (Ferro, Vélez and River), Salta, Rosario, Mendoza and San Juan. The international programming of The Pumas will be completed with the European tour, in November: it will be measured against Italy, Ireland and France.
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