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Los Pumas name 46-man Rugby World Cup squad and it's not just Jaguares players

By Ian Cameron
Tomas Lavanini (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Los Pumas Head Coach Mario Lesdesma has unveiled his 46 strong training squad ahead of the Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

The Pumas are in the same pool as England, France, Tonga and the USA.

Assistant coaches - Nicolás Fernández Miranda and Martín Gaitán - will be accompanied by Juan Fernández Lobbe, also an assistant coach and Gonzalo Longo as team manager.

He has included both Premiership and Top 14 players, expectedly rowing back on the Los Puma's Super Rugby based selection policy.

In March Ledesma clarified: “For years, the players could not evolve for Los Pumas if they were not part of the Jaguares. Recently, the rule has relaxed somewhat, in the sense that when the need arises, we summon expatriate players to a specific position. We will always favour the guy of the franchise. But if not, we will call on expatriates."

Looseheads

1 Tetaz Chaparro, Nahuel – Jaguares

2 Vivas, Mayco – Jaguares

3 Zeiss, Juan Pablo – Jaguares

4 Díaz, Javier – Jaguares

5 García Botta, Santiago

Hookers

6 Creevy, Agustín – Jaguares

7 Montoya , Julián – Jaguares

8 Socino, Santiago – Jaguares

Tightheads

9 Figallo, Juan – Saracens

10 Herrera, Ramiro – Stade Francais

11 Medrano, Santiago – Jaguares

12 Pieretto, Enrique – Jaguares

13 Sordoni, Lucio – Jaguares

Secondrows

14 Petti, Guido – Jaguares

15 Lavanini, Tomás – Jaguares

16 Alemanno, Matías – Jaguares

17 Paulos, Lucas – Jaguares

Backrow

18 Matera, Pablo – Jaguares

19 Lezana, Tomás – Jaguares

20 Isa, Facundo – Toulon

21 Ortega Desio, Javier – Jaguares

22 Kremer, Marcos – Jaguares

23 Bruni, Rodrigo – Jaguares

24 Leguizamón, Juan Manuel

Scrumhalves

25 Cubelli, Tomás – Jaguares

26 Bertranou, Gonzalo – Jaguares

27 Landajo, Martín – Jaguares

28 Ezcurra, Felipe – Hindú

Flyhavles

29 Sánchez, Nicolás – Stade Francais

30 Urdapilleta, Benjamín – Castres

31 Díaz Bonilla, Joaquín – Jaguares

32 Miotti, Domingo – Tucumán L.t.

Centres

33 González Iglesias, Santiago – Jaguares

34 De La Fuente, Jerónimo – Jaguares

35 Orlando, Matías – Jaguares

36 Moroni, Matías – Jaguares

37 Mensa, Lucas – Pucará

38 Mallía, Juan Cruz – Jaguares

Back three

39 Ezcurra, Bautista – Jaguares

40 Moyano, Ramiro – Jaguares

41 Delguy, Bautista – Jaguares

42 Cancelliere, Sebastián

43 Boffelli, Emiliano – Jaguares

44 Tuculet, Joaquín – Jaguares

45 Montero, Manuel – Pucará

46 Carreras, Santiago – Jaguares