The Los Pampas roster for Super Rugby Americas (SRA) 2026 has been confirmed. The Buenos Aires franchise will be coached by Juan Manuel Leguizamón for a third consecutive SRA season. Leguizamón will be Head Coach of a staff team which also includes Rodrigo Martínez, Sebastián Yavícoli and Sergio Carossio.
The player roster contains 44 players. The group of players will begin preparations for the SRA 2026 season on January 16 at Casa Pumas in Buenos Aires.
The SRA 2026 season will begin on Friday, February 20 with Los Dogos taking-on Os Cobras. Los Pampas will begin their season on day two with an away match against Yacare in Asunción, Paraguay. The regular season will see all teams facing each-other twice in home-and-away matches. They will conclude on June 06 and be followed by Semi Finals and the SRA Final.
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The 2026 roster announcement comes without a shortage of notable names. Hooker Ramiro Gurovich has signed for Anthem Rugby California to compete in Major League Rugby (MLR) 2026. Tight Head props Gael Galván and Tomás Rapetti now play in the Top 14.
Second-rowers Franco Carrera and Federico Lavanini are also both in Europe now. Carrera plays for Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship (URC) while Lavanini ´caused for Colomies in the Pro D2. In addition, flanker / N8 Joaquín Moro now plays for the Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership.
Scrum-half Eliseo Morales has converted from XV to Sevens and is now playing for Los Pumas 7’s on the World Circuit. Former Pumitas captain Juan Pablo Castro signed for Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Rugby Benfica) in Portugal and Pumas center Justo Piccardo joined Montpellier and has extended his stay there on a long-term deal.
An additional departure of note is that of 2025 captain Manuel Bernstein. The flanker will play his rugby in SRA 2025 for the new franchise, Los Capibaras. The Rosario-based side has also recruited center Bruno Heit from Los Pampas.
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Two players have played for Argentina at the highest level. Both are wingers and both featured in the 2025 home test match against Uruguay in Salta. The match was the last for Santiago Cordero and the first for Santiago Pernas. The two wingers are on Los Pampas’s roster for SRA 2026.
Los Pampas will also have players returning to rugby XV from Los Pumas 7’s. Alfonso Latorre, Alejo Lavayén, Agustín Fraga and Tobías Wade are all on the roster.
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LOOSE HEAD PROP
Jeremy Annand (Belgrano Athletic)
Ramiro Berardi Calvo (Los Tilos)
Fabrizio Cebrón (Regatas Bella Vista)
Matías Medrano (Regatas Bella Vista)
Nahuel Zunini (Buenos Aires)
HOOKER
Ignacio Bottazzini (SIC)
Nicolás Cambiasso (Buenos Aires)
Marcos Camerlinckx (Regatas Bella Vista)
Tadeo Ledesma Arocena (SIC)
Francisco Lusarreta (Belgrano Athletic)
TIGHT HEAD PROP
Ezequiel Gómez Cofre (San Andrés)
Valentín Vicente Vidal (Buenos Aires)
SECOND-ROW
Rodrigo Fernández Criado (Belgrano Athletic)
Francisco Sluga (Buenos Aires)
Marcelo Toledo (Regatas Bella Vista)
FLANKER
Augusto Cabano Wall (Los Tilos)
Juan Penoucos (Belgrano Athletic)
Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel (Deportiva Francesa)
Tiziano Rocha (Alumni)
Faustino Santarelli (Newman)
N8
Juan Pedro Bernasconi (La Plata RC)
Lucas Moresco (Champagnat)
Jerónimo Sorondo (Belgrano Athletic)
SCRUM-HALF
Alejo Lavayén (CASI)
Lucas Marguery (Newman)
Valentino Reggiardo (Deportiva Francesa)
FLY HALF
Bautista Farisé (Hindú)
Federico Serpa (Los Tordos)
Estanislao Renthel (Deportiva Francesa)
CENTER
Juan Cruz Corso (Regatas Bella Vista)
Felipe Ledesma (SIC)
Ramiro Manzo (Sporting de Mar del Plata)
WING
Nahuel Clausen (Club Argentino de Rugby)
Santiago Cordero (Regatas Bella Vista)
Ignacio Díaz (Belgrano Athletic)
Agustín Fraga (CUBA)
Danilo Ghisolfi (SIC)
Alfonso Latorre (Buenos Aires)
Santiago Pernas (Alumni)
Jerónimo Ulloa (Newman)
FULLBACK
Ramiro Fernández Miranda (Hindú)
Santino Garcia Mortola (Manuel Belgrano)
Tobías Wade (Alumni)
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