Los Pumas face Wales as the November internationals kick off | OneFootball

The team led by Felipe Contepomi arrives with good momentum after their participation in the 2025 Rugby Championship.

The Argentine national rugby team, Los Pumas, will return to action this Sunday at 12:10, when they face Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, as part of the November international window.

The match, which will be refereed by New Zealander Ben O’Keeffe and with Eric Gauzins as TMO, will be broadcast live on ESPN 2.

The team led by Felipe Contepomi arrives with good momentum after their participation in the 2025 Rugby Championship, where they showed solid performances against southern hemisphere powerhouses. In that competition, Los Pumas achieved remarkable victories against the All Blacks and the Wallabies, which left a positive impression regarding the squad’s growth.

Contepomi aims to maintain that level of intensity and precision against the Europeans. Ahead of the match, Joaquín Oviedo analyzed the game in a conversation with Scrum: “The key will be to stay connected, play precisely, and make as few mistakes as possible.”

A clash with history

The last meeting between the two teams was at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, in the quarterfinals, where Los Pumas won 29-17 and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament. However, the most recent precedent in Cardiff favored Wales, who took the victory 20-13 in 2022.

Confirmed lineups

Argentina: Mayco Vivas, Julián Montoya, Pedro Delgado, Guido Petti, Marcos Kremer, Pablo Matera, Juan Martín González, Joaquín Oviedo, Simón Benítez Cruz, Gerónimo Prisciantelli, Mateo Carreras, Santiago Chocobares, Justo Piccardo, Bautista Delguy, and Santiago Carreras. Head Coach: Felipe Contepomi.

Wales: Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Max Llewellyn, Ben Thomas, Josh Adams; Dan Edwards, Tomos Williams; Rhys Carre, Dewi Lake, Keiron Assiratti, Dafydd Jenkins, Adam Beard, Alex Mann, Jac Morgan, and Aaron Wainwright. Head Coach: Steve Tandy.

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