Argentina national rugby union team Argentina national rugby union team The Argentina national rugby team is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR, from the Spanish: "Unión Argentina de Rugby"). Nicknamed the Pumas (Los Pumas in Spanish), they play in sky blue and white jerseys, Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team. As of 12 July 2017 they are ranked 9th in the world by the IRB, making them the highest-ranked nation in the Americas. They have competed at every Rugby World Cup staged since the first tournament of 1987, and the country are considered the strongest
Basque Country national rugby union team Basque Country national rugby union team Basque Country national rugby union team (Basque: "Euskadiko errugbi selekzioa") is the national and/or representative rugby union team of the Basque Country. It is also sometimes referred to as the Basque Selection. They made their international debut on 14 May 1983 against Wales while the latter were on a tour of Spain. The Basque Country lost this game 3–24. Since 1985 the team has been organised by the Basque Rugby Federation. Since making their international debut against Wales in 1983, the Basque Country has regularly played international friendlies. They have also played regular friendlies