Pampas XV is an Argentine professional

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team that currently competes in Super Rugby Americas.La Super Rugby Américas tendría a Pampas XV y Dogos XV
at Cordobaxv.com.ar, 22 Dec 2022 In the past it participated in the South African second domestic competition, the

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between

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and

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. The team was established in 2010 and was composed almost entirely by members of the High Performance Plan of the UAR. It was an unofficial third national team, below the Senior squad (''Los Pumas'') and Argentina XV, although it has been described as the second team as well. From 2010 to 2015, Pampas XV won one

and two Pacific Rugby Cup titles. In 2023, the franchise will return to field making their debut at Super Rugby Americas in replacement of Jaguares.

History

The team played in the Southern Section of the

. In

, these teams had to play against other teams in the Southern Section, so the Pampas XV were based in the

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area. Their first season was average though, winning 3 matches and losing as many whilst drawing one match. They finished fifth in their conference and failed to qualify for the knockout rounds. However, in

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all the teams in the Southern Section had to play against teams in the Northern Section, so they relocated to . The first title for Pampas XV came in 2011 when the team won the Vodacom Cup beating

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at the final. The squad also went through the season undefeated, passing 40 points in 5 of their 11 matches. Juan Imhoff finished the season as the tournament's top try scorer. That achievement was also the first title won by an Argentine team in a professional competition. During the

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and

competitions, the Pampas XV played at the A.F. Markötter Stadium at Paul Roos Gymnasium in

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. In November 2013, Pampas XV withdrew from the Vodacom Cup thus not competing in the 2014 edition of the competition due to financial considerations. However, in December 2013, it was announced that the Argentine third team would join the Pacific Rugby Cup, where they would face the likes of

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, Samoa A, Tonga A, Junior Japan plus Australian

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Academy Teams. The year of their debut in the Pacific Rugby Cup, Pampas XV crowned champions of the tournament when they defeated local team Reds A by 36–21 in

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. The second title for the Pampas XV came in

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, when they won their second Pacific Cup consecutive title, defeating

by 17–9. The squad also finished the tournament unbeaten. That same year, the team was dissolved until his reconstitution in 2022 in order to participate at new Super Rugby Americas from 2023. In 2022, it was announced that Pampas XV will be the second Argentine franchise (along with Dogos XV) at Super Rugby Americas championship, replacing Jaguares. Therefore Pampas would made their debut at the competition in the 2023 season.

Players

Note: Bold denotes players who were internationally capped.

Players signed by professional clubs

The Pampas XV were seen as a stepping stone for Argentina-based Argentine players to be signed by professional clubs in Europe. Several players were noticed playing for the Pampas XV and then gone on to find professional teams:

2010

* Miguel Avramovic (to

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) * Martín Bustos Moyano (to

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) * Agustín Creevy (to Clermont) * Santiago Fernández (to

) * Agustín Figuerola (to

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) * Mariano Galarza (to

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) * Agustín Guzman (to

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) * Martín Rodríguez (to

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) * Horacio San Martín (to Aironi) * Benjamín Urdapilleta (to Harlequins)

2011

* Belisario Agulla (to

) * Maximiliano Bustos (to

) * Matías Cortese (to

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) * Agustín Creevy (to

) * Agustín Gosio (to London Scottish) * Mauricio Guidone (to

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) * Juan Imhoff (to Racing-Métro) * Nicolás Sánchez (to Bordeaux-Bègles) * Leonardo Senatore (to

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) * Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (to

) *

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(to Sale)

2016

To the Jaguares (

franchise): * Matías Alemanno * Jerónimo de la Fuente * Santiago González Iglesias * Facundo Isa * Martin Landajo * Tomás Lezana * Pablo Matera * Manuel Montero * Matías Moroni * Lucas Noguera Paz * Javier Ortega Desio * Guido Petti * Tomás Cubelli (to

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) * Bruno Postiglioni (to Zebre)

Honours

(1):

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(2): 2014,

References

External links

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