Confirmed: these are the 30 called up from Los Pumitas to travel to the World Cup in South Africa

After the announcement by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR), The Whites, led by Álvaro Galindo, there is already a squad of 30 players who will participate in World M20which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa.

Los Pumitas squad list for the World Cup in South Africa

• Matías Medrano (Bella Vista Regattas)

• Francisco Palazzi (Old Lions of Santiago del Estero)

• Tomás Bartolini (Marista Rugby Club of Mendoza)
• Valentino Minoyetti (Buenos Aires C&RC)
• Juan Manuel Vivas (The Thrushes of Mendoza)
• Lautaro Fanlo (Lynx of Tucumán)
• Renzo Zanella (Commercial, Mar del Plata)
• Marcos Camerlinxck (Bella Vista Regatta)
• Mateo Lorenzo (La Plata Rugby Club)
• Federico Roloti (La Tablada de Córdoba)

• Efraín Elías (Córdoba Jockey Club)

• Tiziano Alejandro Barrios (Duendes RC de Rosario)
• Eliseo Chiavassa (Los Tilos)
• Felipe Bares (Los Tilos)
• Aitor Bildosola (The Thrushes of Mendoza)
• Benjamin Grondona (Champagnat)
• Facundo Garcia Hamilton (Tucumán Rugby Club)
• Agustin Moyano (Cordoba Athletic)
• Nicolás Viola (Córdoba Jockey Club)
• Tomás De Biase (French Sports)
• Juan Bautista Baronio (Rosario Jockey Club)
• Valentino Dicapua (Duendes RC de Rosario)
• Ignacio Lucero (Mendoza RC)
• Nicolás López González (Tucumán Rugby Club)
• Ernesto Giudice (Mendoza RC)
• Felipe Mallia (Córdoba Jockey Club)
• Faustino Sánchez Baraloro (Palermo Bajo de Córdoba)
• Valentín Soler Filloy (Tala Rugby Club of Córdoba)
• Mateo Soler (Tala Rugby Club of Córdoba)
• Benjamin Elizalde ((French Sports)

When will Los Pumitas play in the World Cup in South Africa?

The World Cup in South Africa will be held between June 24 and July 14 and will be divided into three zones of four chosen each. The zone A It will consist of France, Wales, New Zealand and Japan, the zone B It consists of Australia, England, Fiji and Ireland and the zone C South Africa, Argentina, Italy and Georgia.

The debut of Los Pumitas is next Saturday June 24 against Italya match to be played at 6 am (Argentine time) at the Paarl Gymnasium, in the city of Paarl. Meanwhile, five days later, they will face Georgia from 11:30 am at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, and will conclude their participation in the qualifying stage on Tuesday, July 4, against South Africa, from 2:00 pm in Boland Stadium, in Wellington, Western Cape.

In addition, the semifinals are scheduled for July 9 and the final will take place on Friday, July 14.

The competition returns after a three-year hiatus following the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2018 and 2019 editions are won by France, who will debut on Saturday June 24 against the Japanese team.