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
Luxembourg national rugby union team Luxembourg national rugby union team The Luxembourg national rugby union team (FLR) represents Luxembourg at rugby union. Luxembourg is a minor team, and is ranked as a third tier nation. The team participates in the annual Rugby Europe Championship Conference 2 North 2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference. Since 1996 Luxembourg also competes in the sevens circuits in Europe Luxembourg national rugby sevens team. Luxembourg has been a member of FIRA since 1976, two years after the founding of Luxembourg Rugby Federation (French: "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Rugby (FLR)"). The Grand Duchy has participated several times in the FIRA championships and, despite the