Jaguares (Super Rugby)
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| Union | Argentine Rugby Union |
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| Nickname(s) | The Jaguares |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Ground(s) | Estadio José Amalfitani (Capacity: 49,540) |
| CEO | Greg Peters |
| Coach(es) | Raúl Pérez |
| Captain(s) | Agustín Creevy |
| Most caps |
Santiago García Botta and Guido Petti (13) |
| Top scorer | Nicolás Sánchez (123) |
| League(s) | Super Rugby |
| 2016 | 3rd (Africa 2 Conference) 5th (South African Group) 13th (overall) |
| Official website | |
| www |
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The Jaguares are a professional rugby union team based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were founded in 2015 and are the first Argentine team to play in SANZAAR's Super Rugby competition, participating from the 2016 Super Rugby season onwards.
Following on from impressive performances by Argentina in international rugby union competitions, such as a third-placed finish in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, 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 2012.
However, there was no professional league in Argentina per rules of the Argentine Rugby Union. The UAR launched a team called the Pampas XV that participated in the South African Vodacom Cup competition from 2010 to 2013, winning the competition in 2011 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 2014 and 2015 (as the rebranded World Rugby Pacific Challenge).
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