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| Union | Argentine Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem(s) | Yaguareté | ||
| Coach(es) | Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | ||
| Captain(s) | Lautaro Bavaro | ||
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| 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 | |||
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Argentina XV, formerly known as the Jaguares, are the second national rugby union team in Argentina, after the full national side, the Pumas.
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
- 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 to play Namibia, Chile and Uruguay as part of the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches[2]
Head coach: Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
Note: Bold denotes internationally capped players.
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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.
- ↑ Stars to play for Argentina XV against Namibia
