Pumas scrumhalf, Tomas Cubelli headlines a numer of players to commit to Argentina’s new Super Rugby franchise with Javier Ortega Desio, Thomas Lezana, Gabriel Ascarate and Matias Orlando also signing up.
The group all signed contracts until at least the end of the 2017 season following a Pampas XV training session in Rosario on Tuesday.
These players join Martin Landajo, Guido Petti Pagadizábal, Pablo Matera, Matías Alemanno, Rodrigo Baez, Jerome de la Fuente, Facundo Isa and Manuel Montero who have all committed for three years.
Pampas XV:
- Tomás Cubelli (12 June 1989, scrumhalf, 34 caps)
- Tomás Lezana (16 February 1994, loose forward, 1 cap)
- Javier Ortega Desio (14 June 1990, loose forward, 12 caps)
- Matías Orlando (14 November 1991, centre, 9 caps)
- Gabriel Ascárate (20 October 1987, centre / wing, 14 caps)
- Martin Landajo (14 June 1988, scrumhalf / flyhalf, 40 caps)
- Guido Petti Pagadizábal (17 November 1994, lock, 2 caps)
- Pablo Matera (18 July 1993, flanker, 13 caps)
- Matías Alemanno (5 December 1991, lock, 11 caps)
- Rodrigo Baez (8 February 1989, loose forward, 16 caps)
- Jerome de la Fuente (24 February 1991, centre, 9 caps)
- Facundo Isa (21 September 1993, loose forward, 3 caps)
- Manuel Montero (20 November 1991, utility back, 20 caps)