Team stats and biographies Updated 21 June, 2019 v WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2008 – NEW ZEALAND 2009 – NEW ZEALAND 2010 – NEW ZEALAND 2011 – NEW ZEALAND 2012 – SOUTH AFRICA 2013 – ENGLAND 2014 – ENGLAND 2015 – NEW ZEALAND 2016 – ENGLAND 2017 – NEW ZEALAND 2018 – FRANCE v 655 THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS TO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP TO PLAY TEST RUGBY SINCE THE TOURNAMENT WAS FIRST HELD IN JUNE 2008 THIS INCLUDES EIGHT WHO PLAYED IN LAST YEAR’S TOURNAMENT IN FRANCE v ARGENTINA Head coach: José Pellicena Captain: Juan Pablo Castro Nickname: Los Pumitas U20 Championship record: 2008 – Eighth / 2009 – 11th / 2010 – Sixth / 2011 – Ninth / 2012 – Fourth / 2013 – Sixth / 2014 – Ninth / 2015 – Ninth / 2016 – Third / 2017 – 11th / 2018 – Sixth 2019 seeding: 6 Did you know…? • Argentina have reached the semi-finals, finishing fourth in 2012 and third in 2016 • Argentina have capped the most U20 Championship graduates with 67, including new Pumas captain Pablo Matera • Argentina are the third nation to host the U20 Championship twice (2010 and 2019) with Italy and France the others Known as DOB (Age) Height Weight Club / Position Previous Notes (cm) (kg) Province U20C José PELLICENA 17/03/77 Head coach 2018 - Second U20 Championship as Argentina coach, guided Argentina to (42) sixth in 2018 Thomas GALLO 30/04/99 176 107 Universitario Prop - First World Rugby U20 Championship (20) de Tucuman Francisco 05/02/99 173 118 Lujan Rugby Prop (loose- - First World Rugby U20 Championship MINERVINO (20) Club head) Estanislao 19/10/00 188 110 Club Prop (tight- - First World Rugby U20 Championship CARULLO (18) Universitario head) de Buenos Aires Francisco 16/02/99 182 108 San Isidro Prop - First World Rugby U20 Championship CALANDRA (20) Club Francisco CORIA 07/10/00 186 123 Lince Rugby Prop/Hooker - First World Rugby U20 Championship (18) Club v Pablo 01/07/99 182 98 Club Pucara Hooker - First World Rugby U20 Championship DIMCHEFF (19) Ramiro 12/01/00 180 108 Club Atletico Hooker - Suffered injury on match day two and ruled out of tournament, he is GUROVICH (19) Estudiantes replaced by Mariano Muntaner INJURED MD2 - First World Rugby U20 Championship Mariano 05/02/00 176 100 Tucuman Hooker - Called up on 9 June as replacement for Ramiro Gurovich MUNTANER (19) Rugby Club - First World Rugby U20 Championship REPLACEMENT Lucas BUR 28/02/00 195 107 Jockey Club Second row - First World Rugby U20 Championship (19) de Rosario - Plays his club rugby in Rosario Agustin TOTH 15/03/99 197 108 Lomas Second row - Injured and ruled out of tournament after MD3 INJURED MD3 (20) Athletic Club - First World Rugby U20 Championship Ramiro 18/04/00 198 104 Lomas Second row - First World Rugby U20 Championship TALLONE (19) Athletic Club Manuel 18/05/00 193 104 CRAI Second row - First World Rugby U20 Championship BERNSTEIN (19) / Flanker (vice-captain) Federico 15/02/99 189 98 Old Lions Flanker - First World Rugby U20 Championship PARNAS (20) Rugby Club - Made one appearance for Argentina XV against Paraguay in the 2018 Sudamerica Rugby Six Nations Juan Cruz PEREZ 23/11/00 193 97 Asociacion Flanker - First World Rugby U20 Championship RACHEL (18) Deportiva Francesa Juan Martin 14/11/00 192 90 Marista Number - Youth Olympic Games gold medallist (sevens) in Buenos Aires in 2018 GONZALEZ (18) Athletic Club eight / - First World Rugby U20 Championship flanker Jeronimo 10/01/01 189 95 Club Atletico Number - First World Rugby U20 Championship GOMEZ VARA (18) del Rosario eight / - Plays his club rugby in Rosario flanker Ignacio RUIZ 03/01/01 187 104 Regatas de Number - Called up on 15 June as injury replacement for Agustin Toth REPLACEMENT (18) Bella Vista eight / - First World Rugby U20 Championship flanker v Bautista 14/03/00 189 106 Santiago Number 2018 - Made four appearances in U20 Championship 2018, scoring a try on PEDEMONTE (19) Lawn Tennis eight debut v England Club - Youth Olympic Games gold medallist (sevens) in Buenos Aires in 2018 Gonzalo GARCIA 05/03/99 173 77 Natacion y Scrum-half 2017 / - Played in every match 2017 and 2018 U20 Championship, appearing (vice-captain) (20) Gimnasia 2018 eight times as a replacement Joaquin 27/05/99 177 76 Buenos Aires Scrum-half - First World Rugby U20 Championship PELLANDINI (20) Cricket and Rugby Club Geronimo 23/08/99 182 85 Club Atletico Fly-half - First World Rugby U20 Championship PRISCIANTELLI (19) de San Isidro (CASI) Joaquin DE LA 30/04/99 178 77 Hindu Club Fly-half 2018 - Played in every match in the World Rugby U20 Championship 2018, VEGA MENDIA (20) starting the last two against Wales and Australia; kicked 24 points in the competition Nicolas ROGER 11/01/00 177 79 Club Atletico Fly-half - First World Rugby U20 Championship (19) de San Isidro (CASI) Santiago 31/03/99 189 96 Duendes Centre 2018 - Suffered injury on MD2 and ruled out of the tournament CHOCOBARES (20) Rugby Club - Played every match at U20 Championship 2018, scoring try v England INJURED MD2 Francisco 05/08/99 176 76 Club Pucara Centre - Called up on 9 June as injury replacement for Santiago Chocobares JORGE (19) - First World Rugby U20 Championship REPLACEMENT Juan Pablo 20/04/99 188 92 San Juan Centre 2017 / - Ruled out of tournament with injury CASTRO (20) Rugby Club 2018 - Played twice at U20 Championship 2017 (captain) - Played every match at U20 Championship 2018, scoring try v Scotland INJURED MD4 Julien 02/02/00 178 85 La Tablada Centre / - Called up as injury replacement on 19 June for Juan Pablo Castro QUETGLAS (19) Full-back - First World Rugby U20 Championship REPLACEMENT Rodrigo ISGRO 24/03/99 185 94 Mendoza Winger / - First World Rugby U20 Championship (20) Rugby Club Centre v Tomas ACOSTA 01/06/99 184 87 Buenos Aires Winger / - First World Rugby U20 Championship PIMENTEL (20) Cricket and Centre - Turned 20 three days tournament began Rugby Club Marcos 07/03/00 181 75 San Andres Winger - First World Rugby U20 Championship MONETA (19) - Youth Olympic Games gold medallist (sevens) in Buenos Aires in 2018 - Made HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut in April in Hong Kong, also played in Singapore round Mateo 17/12/99 172 80 Los Tarcos Winger / 2018 - Started every match on wing in U20 Championship 2018, scoring tries CARRERAS (19) Full-back v Scotland, Italy and Australia - Played at RWC Sevens 2018, scoring try v Canada - Played four tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 (Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney) Ignacio MENDY 29/06/00 186 86 Los Tilos Full-back 2018 - Youth Olympic Games gold medallist (sevens) in Buenos Aires in 2018 (18) - Made debut on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 in Cape Town - Made two appearances as replacement at U20 Championship 2018, scoring try v Italy Information correct at time of publication. v AUSTRALIA Head coach: Jason Gilmore Captain: Fraser McReight Nickname: Junior Wallabies U20 Championship record: 2008 – Fifth / 2009 – Fourth / 2010 – Runners-up / 2011 – Third / 2012 – Eighth / 2013 – Seventh / 2014 – Fifth / 2015 – Fifth / 2016 – Sixth / 2017 – Sixth / 2018 – Fifth 2019 seeding: 5 Did you know…? • Australia’s only U20 Championship final came in 2010 on Argentinian soil, where they lost 62-17 to New Zealand • Australia arrive in Argentina on back of a first Oceania Rugby U20 Championship title, having beaten New Zealand 24-0 in title decider Known as DOB (Age) Height Weight Club / Position Previous Notes (cm) (kg) Province U20C Jason Gilmore 21/08/77 Head 2018 - Second U20 Championship as head coach, guided Australia to fifth in (41) coach 2018 - Led Australia to first Oceania Rugby U20 Championship title in May Bo ABRA 11/07/99 182 115 Eastern Prop - First World Rugby U20 Championship (19) Suburbs - Made two replacement appearances in Oceania Rugby U20 Championship-winning campaign in April/May 2019 - Played for Australian Schoolboys in 2017 - Member of the Waratahs Generation Blue programme since 2016 - A landscaper hailing from Tamworth in NSW Josh NASSER 23/06/99 189 115 University of Prop - First World Rugby U20 Championship (19) Queensland - Made three appearances in Oceania Rugby U20 Championship- winning campaign in April/May 2019 - Father Brendan played eight tests for Australia from 1989-91, including one at RWC 1991, as flanker Darcy BREEN 28/04/99 187 113 Sydney Prop - First World Rugby U20 Championship (20) University v - Made two appearances in Oceania Rugby U20 Championship- winning campaign in April/May 2019 - Played for Australian Schoolboys in 2017 - Joined Waratahs Generation Blue Academy in 2018, remains contracted as development player with NSW Waratahs Angus BELL 04/10/00 192 118 Sydney Prop - First World Rugby U20 Championship (18) University - Played in two matches in Oceania Rugby U20 Championship-winning campaign in April/May 2019 - Captained Australian Schools and U18s in 2018 - Came through Waratahs Generation Blue Academy and is now contracted as development player with NSW Waratahs - Father Mark played one test for Australia v Canada in 1996 - Father was also assistant coach when Australia won the IRB U19 World Championship in 2006 Rhys VAN NEK 17/07/99 177 108 Easts / Prop - First World Rugby U20 Championship (19) Queensland - A member of the Queensland Reds Academy Reds - Works as a teacher aid Lachlan LONERGAN 11/10/99 180 99 Tuggeranong Hooker - First World Rugby U20 Championship (19) Vikings - Started two matches as prop in Oceania Rugby U20 Championship- winning campaign in April/May 2019 - Brother Ryan (scrum-half) captained Australia at U20 Championship 2018 in France - Played for Australian Schoolboys in 2016 and