The national rugby team bears his name thanks to the unusual error of a commentator who was recorded until today.
The Argentine male rugby team is known worldwide as Los Pumas. This was not always like that, but today it is the only way to refer to them. The national team exists since 1910 and was only in 1965 when he acquired this nickname that accompanies him to the present.
The athletes led the Argentine rugby to the top, since 2012, entering the elite of this sport with the All Blacks of New Zealand, and the selected from Australia and South Africa. From then on, they made history on more than one occasion, defeating the Wallabies in 2014 and the All Blacks 2 times, 2020 and 2022.
Los Pumas 1965
How the Pumas nickname was born to refer to the Argentine Rugby National Team
Despite existing since 1910, it was not up to 55 years later when the Argentine rugby team acquired this curious nickname. From the memorable tour of South Africa in 1965precisely on June 19, at the legendary Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg, the Argentine team beat the Junior Springbooks 11-6.
During this tour of African floor, a local journalist He confused the Yaguareté of the shield of the Argentine Rugby Union with a puma and thus identified them in its article. Thanks to that error that remained in the history of national sport, the Argentine team was known throughout the universe as “Los Pumas”. From then on, the achievements achieved only reinforced the name.
The first game of the year: the next challenge of Los Pumas
On June 20, 2025, the Pumas will have a huge challenge to the British & Irish Lions. A party that took last 20 years ago, in 2005, and ended in a 25 to 25 drawwith 20 points from Federico Todeschini, José María Núñez Piossek’s try, in addition to the English Opening prison Jonny Wilkinson in the final minutes.
This new edition of the party will be at the Aviva Stadium and it will be the first game in history that the Lions play on Irish soil, and will be the prelude to the Nine Encounters Tour They will perform for Australia.
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