Argentina XV national rugby union team
Argentina XV, formerly known as the Jaguares and then as Argentina XV, are the second national rugby union team in Argentina, after the full national side, the Pumas.
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| Union | Argentine Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Jaguares | ||
| Emblem(s) | Yaguareté | ||
| Coach(es) | Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe | ||
| Captain(s) | Lautaro Bavaro | ||
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| First international | |||
  (26 September 1965) | |||
| Largest win | |||
 (1 May 2002) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 (12 June 2013) | |||
| Official website | |||
| uar | |||
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]
Results
- 2005: 2nd
- 2008: 4th
- 2009: 3rd
- 2006: 1st
- 2007: 2nd
- 2010: 4th
- 2011: 3rd
- 2012: 2nd
- 2013: 3rd
- 2014: 1st
- 2015: 2nd
- 1st in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
- 2015: 1st.
Current squad
Argentina XV squad for the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship
Head Coach: Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
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See also
References
- "Georgia to host Tbilisi Cup 2014". International Rugby Board. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.