The Jaguares was an

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professional

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team based in

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. They were founded in 2015 and are the first Argentine team to play in SANZAAR's

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competition, participating from the 2016 Super Rugby season onwards. They were the runners up during the

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, losing to the

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19–3 in the Super Rugby Final, played on 6 July 2019. They participated in

until the end of the 2020 Super Rugby season, before they departed the competition having not been named in any of the regionalised formats for the 2021 Super Rugby season. With no competition in sight, players moved to different clubs in

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and the national group disintegrated. The Jaguares disbanded permanently in December 2022 due to the expansion of Super Rugby Americas, dividing into two new teams, Dogos XV and Pampas XV.

History

Following on from impressive performances by in international rugby union competitions, such as a third-placed finish in the

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, the governing body of rugby in Argentina, the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR), campaigned for inclusion in SANZAR's Tri Nations competition. In 2011, it was announced that the competition would be expanded to include Argentina, which resulted in the competition being rebranded as The Rugby Championship and Argentina competed in the competition for the first time in

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. There was still no professional league in Argentina per rules of the

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. The UAR launched a team called the that participated in the

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competition from 2010 to 2013, winning the competition in

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with an 11-match unbeaten run. The team withdrew from the competition at the end of 2013 due to financial considerations, but was relaunched to participate in the Pacific Rugby Cup from 2014 onwards. They won the competition in

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and

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(as the rebranded World Rugby Pacific Challenge). Despite the performances of the , the UAR still campaigned to have teams included in the

competition. Since SANZAR sold the existing Super Rugby package to its broadcasters for the period 2011–15, it meant that no changes to the format would be permitted until the 2016 season.

Super Rugby

In 2013, SANZAR CEO Greg Peters announced that Super Rugby would be expanded in the 2016 season, adding that the South African franchise the would be one of the expansion teams. In early 2014, SANZAR confirmed that Super Rugby would be increased from 15 to 18 teams starting from the 2016 season, with an Argentine team getting one of the additional spots. The team would be based in

and that they would participate in the South African Conference. Japan was granted the license for the 18th franchise in October 2014 and the new expanded format and three new teams were formally approved by the SANZAR Executive Committee in November 2014. In 2018 the team recorded 7 wins in a row. In 2019 the team played their first ever Super Rugby final against the

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where the Jaguares were defeated 19-3.

Team results by season

Player scoring records

Honours

Super Rugby

* Runners-up (1)

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* South African Conference winners (1)

Name and colours

The name was initially scheduled to be revealed at the end of July 2015, before being postponed to after the

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. On 16 December 2015, it was announced that the team would be known as the Jaguares. The name ''Jaguares'' was chosen to represent cunning, skill and power. According to the Jaguares official website, "Their sharp instinct and their intelligence make the Jaguares the ideal symbol for our team." The name is also a tribute to the crest of the

, which appears on the jerseys of all Argentina national teams, and as a Spanish translation to the nation side Jaguars. The name ''Jaguares'' is cognate with the English ' jaguars', which originates in the South American languages Tupi, Guaraní, Spanish, and Portuguese. The Spanish version ''yaguares'' or ''yaguaretés'' is always written with an initial ''y'', and the first appearances of the word written with a ''j'' were after transliterations into English.

Stadium

The Jaguares are based in

and their home ground is the 49,540-capacity José Amalfitani Stadium.

Former players

Previous coaches

Jaguares XV

In June 2019, it was confirmed that a Jaguares' development team called Jaguares XV would participate in the First Division of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic championship. Following the

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the 2020 Currie Cup was delayed and the first division of the competition cancelled, meaning the Jaguares XV did not compete in 2020. For the 2021 season, the Jaguares XV will compete in Súper Liga Americana de Rugby, replacing Ceibos as Argentina's franchise in the competition. On 23 January, it was confirmed that Ignacio Fernández Lobbe would coach the side in the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. Fernández Lobbe had previously coached Ceibos in the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. On 25 December 2022, the Jaguares XV divided to multiply the base of Argentine rugby and enhance regional competition. As part of the transformations of the new Super Rugby Americas, which will replace the American Super League, the Argentine franchise was divided into Pampas, from

, and Dogos XV, from Córdoba. Putting a definitive end to the Jaguares franchise.

Honours

* Currie Cup First Division (1)

* Súper Liga Americana de Rugby (1)

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* Challenge Cup of the Americas (1) 2022

References

External links

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History

Super Rugby

Team results by season

Player scoring records

Honours

Super Rugby

Name and colours

Stadium

Former players

Previous coaches

Jaguares XV

Honours

See also

References

External links