UNIÓN ARGENTINA DE RUGBY

STADIUMS
MILLENNIUM STADIUM
vS. WALES 10/11
Founded: 1999
City: Cardiff
Attendance: 74.500
pumas at this venue: Played 5, Wales won 4
(1999, 2007, 2009 and 2011), Argentina won 1
(2001).
STADE LILLE METRopoLE
vS. FRANCE 17/11
Founded: 2012
City: Lille
Attendance: 50.000
pumas at this venue: Will be the first
time at this stadium.
AvIvA STADIUM
vS. IRELAND 24/11
Founded: 1872
City: Dublin
Attendance: 52.000
pumas at this venue: Played six, Ireland
won six. (1973, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2008
and 2010)
REFEREES
RoMAIN poITE (FFR)
vS. WALES
Date of birth: September 14th of 1975.
International debut: Morocco v Namibia, Casablanca, 2007.
International appeareances: 22
pumas matches refereed: 2
- Wales 28 – Argentina 13, August 20th, 2011, Cardiff.
- New Zealand 21 - Argentina 5, September 8th, 2012, Wellington.
Refereeing Highlights: Munster v New Zealand (2008) and
Heineken Cup final (2011).
STEvE WALSH (ARU)
vS. FRANCE
Date of birth: March 28th of 1972
International debut: Argentina v France, Buenos Aires, 1998.
International appeareances: 48
pumas matches refereed: 5
- Argentina 18 – France 35, June 13th, 1998, Buenos Aires.
- South Africa 37 – Argentina 13, October 14th, 2007, Paris.
- Argentina 43 – Romania 8, September 17th, 2011, Invercargill.
- South Africa 27 - Argentina 6, August 18th, 2012, Cape Town
- Argentina 16 - South Africa 16, August 25th, Mendoza.
Refereeing Highlights: 2007 Super Rugby final.
JACo pEYpER (SARU)
vS. IRELAND
Date of birth: May 13th of 1980
International debut: Kenya v Zimbabwe, July 23rd of 2011
International appeareances: 2
pumas matches refereed: 1
-Argentina 15 - New Zealand 54, Septmeber 29th, 2012, La Plata.
Refereeing Highlights: Junior World Championship 2011.
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