History of the Argentina national rugby union team Scotland lost the first test in 1968, but won a close second test two weeks later. The first trip of the Argentina national rugby team to the other side of the Atlantic was to Rhodesia and South Africa in 1965. The team acquired the nickname "Pumas", from a local journalist of "The Weekly Farers" after their first tour match, a defeat on 8 May by Rhodesia in Salisbury 17–12. The journalist mistook the animal that appeared on the UAR emblem (a "yaguareté") for a puma, probably because it was an unknown species in South Africa. Nevertheless, the nickname has remained
Kenya national rugby union team Kenya national rugby union team The Kenya National Rugby Union team is also known as the "", which is the word for lion. Kenya competes in the Africa Cup and is ranked thirty-second in the World Rugby Rankings as of November 2018. Kenya is yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Their home ground is the RFUEA Ground which opened to an East Africa side against the British and Irish Lions in 1955. The national team is managed by the Kenya Rugby Union. Rugby Union was introduced to Kenya at the beginning of the 20th century by British settlers