Silva, 75 years old He presided over the memorial tour of Los Pumas against Junior Springboks in 1965 at the age of 20 and wore the Argentina national team jersey until 1980..
Silva was hospitalized after the symptoms of Covid-19 appeared, but his health had nevertheless worsened in recent days and he was transferred to intensive care at the Ipensa Clinic in La Plata.
All his life, “Buccula”, who played in the eighth grade, spent it at his club Los Telos, in La Plata, and wore the Argentine national team shirt for 15 years, fought 25 matches and deposited the world team. The fifteenth on August 8, 1980 in the field of Ferro.
In Los Tilos, he made his Primera debut when he was only 14 years old and became one of the most popular rugby players of his era.
In 1971, he made an advertisement, but since that time the rugby procedures on amateurs have been very strict, Silva has not been able to play with Los Pumas for several years.
“Pochola”, whose headband has been copied to play by no less than Guillermo Vilas, He returned in 1978 for the UK tour and led a group of young players who would later become personalities.
In rugby he was president of Los Telos and was a member of the leadership of the Argentine Rugby Federation and the Rugby Union of Buenos Aires.
Silva, after retiring, also directed Los Pumas with Angel Guastella, But were fired after Argentina failed to reach the knockout stage at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.
Pain in the oval world
The Argentine Rugby Union (UAR), as well as references from the sports world, bid farewell to “Bukola” Silva on social media with words of appreciation for his career as a player and coach.
“UAR says goodbye with deep pain to Hector Silva, one of the main captains and captain of Los Pumas, who has attended 24 matches and author of 5 attempts. We are accompanying his family members and the entire community of his club, Los Telos, in this sad moment. Bye, Buckula!”The entity governing the sport in the country indicated on his Twitter account.
At the same time, Agustin Peccott Former captain Los Pumas and world rugby leader, Silva fired a picture of himself from his time as a player, with a distinctive headband, and the phrase: “Goodbye, Captain. Thank you very much.”.
Meanwhile, a former puma Juan Martin Hernandez He made a post on his Instagram account, where he posted a picture with Silva and noted: “It was an honor for me to share pure rugby conversations with Buccula. We always talked about the passion of Los Pumas. Greetings to his family and Los Telos Club.”.
