Argentina XV national rugby union team

Argentina XV, formerly known as the Jaguares, are the second national rugby union team in Argentina, after the full national side, the Pumas.

Not to be confused with South American Jaguars or Jaguares (Super Rugby).
Argentina XV (Jaguares)
UnionArgentine Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Jaguares
Emblem(s)Yaguareté
Coach(es)Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
Captain(s)Lautaro Bavaro
Team kit
Change kit
First international
 Argentina XV 23–11 Chile 
(26 September 1965)
Largest win
 Paraguay 0–152 Argentina A 
(1 May 2002)
Largest defeat
 Argentina A 8–30  Romania
(12 June 2013)
Official website
uar.com.ar/category/argentinaxv/

Overview

They already represented Argentina at the South American Rugby Championship, in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009 and 2011. Argentina second side won all the South American competitions they have entered and never were defeated yet by another country in these tournaments.

They competed in the Nations Cup in 2006 and 2007, winning the tournament in 2006, and in the Churchill Cup in 2008 and 2009. They've played alongside the full national teams of Namibia, Romania, Georgia, the United States, and Canada as well as other second national teams like Italy A, the Emerging Springboks, and the England Saxons. They have also competed in a number of South American tournaments and will compete against North American teams in the Americas Rugby Championship. In 2014 they participated in the IRB Tbilisi Cup.[1]

  • Argentina XV at a 2015 test match versus Uruguay's Teros

Results
Churchill Cup
  • 2005: 2nd
  • 2008: 4th
  • 2009: 3rd
Nations Cup / Tbilisi Cup
  • 2006: 1st
  • 2007: 2nd
  • 2010: 4th
  • 2011: 3rd
  • 2012: 2nd
  • 2013: 3rd
  • 2014: 1st
  • 2015: 2nd
Americas Rugby Championship
  • 1st in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
UruCup
  • 2015: 1st.

Current squad

Argentina XV squad for the 2020 South Americas Rugby Championship

Head Coach: Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Gaspar Baldunciel Hooker (1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 0 Alumni
Diego Fortuny Hooker (1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 0 Houston Sabercats
Axel Zapata Hooker (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 0 Olimpia Lions
Franco Brarda Prop (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 1 Jaguares
Javier Díaz Prop (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 0 Jaguares
Benjamín Espinal Prop (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 0 Belgrano
Lucas Favre Prop (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 0 Ceibos
Francisco Ferronato Prop (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 0 Belgrano
Nicolás Leiva Prop 0 Jaguares
Santiago Medrano Prop (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 0 Regatas Bella Vista
Juan Pablo Zeiss Prop (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 0 Jaguares
Diego Galetto Lock (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 0 Urú Curé
Ignacio Larrague Lock (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 2 CASI
Franco Molina Lock (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 0 Ceibos
Jerónimo Ureta Lock (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 0 Ceibos
Lautaro Bavaro (c) Flanker (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 0 Ceibos
Francisco Gorrissen Flanker (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 0 Belgrano
Santiago Montagner Flanker (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 0 Ceibos
Mariano Romanini Flanker (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 0 Alumni
Nicolás Sbrocco Flanker 0 Uni Tucumán
Rodrigo Bruni Number 8 (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 0 Jaguares
Tomás de la Vega Number 8 (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 12 Toronto Arrows
Santiago Portillo Number 8 (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 0 Ceibos
Gregorio del Prete Scrum-half (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 1 San Luis
Luca Magnasco Scrum-half 0 Alumni
Facundo Nogueira Scrum-half 0 Marabunta
Martín Elías Fly-half (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 0 Ceibos
Juan Cruz González Fly-half (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 0 CUBA
Tomás Granella Fly-half (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 0 Liceo Cuyo
Juan Cappiello Centre (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 3 Pucará
Juan Cruz Mallía Centre (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 0 Ceibos
Lucas Mensa Centre (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 0 Ceibos
Santiago Resino Centre (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 0 Olimpia Lions
Tomás Videla Centre (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 0 Liceo Cuyo
Julián Dominguez Wing (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 0 New Orleans Gold
Rodrigo Etchart Wing (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 0 San Isidro
Tomás Malanos Wing (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 0 Atlético del Rosario
Germán Schulz Wing (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 3 Tala
Gastón Arias Fullback (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 0 San Isidro
Bautista Delguy Fullback (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 0 Jaguares

See also

References
  1. "Georgia to host Tbilisi Cup 2014". International Rugby Board. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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