History of the Argentina national rugby union team the Six Nations or Tri Nations competition reached the semifinals of the Rugby World Cup, and gave renewed momentum propelling Argentina towards joining one of those competitions. During their World Cup run, the normally football-crazed Argentines embraced the "Pumas" so much that "El Superclásico", the Buenos Aires football derby between Boca Juniors and River Plate, was rescheduled so that it would not conflict with the Pumas' quarter-final match. As the only major Spanish language country in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the Pumas also had considerable support from rugby fans in Spain, Uruguay, and other Latin American countries during their
Pumas (rugby team) of the Currie Cup competition, on 27 August 2010 the Pumas beat current champions the 22–21 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. They eventually finished 7th. The team's major tournament wins include the Currie Cup First Division in 2005, 2009 and 2013, the Vodacom Cup in 2015 and the Rugby Challenge in 2018. The following players are contracted to the Pumas for 2019: Pumas (rugby team) The Pumas (currently known as the ISG Pumas for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that competes in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup and the Northern Section of the