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
Malta national rugby union team Malta national rugby union team The Malta national rugby union team are governed by the Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU). Although Malta has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, the island state has made remarkable progression since its first international in 2000. It is currently competing in the Rugby Europe Conference, after topping the Conference 1 - South for the pas two seasons – 2017 and 2018 – yet failing to win the play-off to rise to the higher level. Malta's national team played their first match on November 18, 2000, against Moldova in Chişinău, which Moldova won