Argentina XV national rugby union team explained

Country:Argentina XV
Union:Argentine Rugby Union
Emblem:Yaguareté
Coach:Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
Captain:Lautaro Bavaro
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First: 23–11
(26 September 1965)
Bigwin: 0–152
(1 May 2002)
Bigloss: 8–30
(12 June 2013)
Url:https://uar.com.ar/equipos-uar/argentina-xv/

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]

Results

Churchill Cup
Nations Cup / Tbilisi Cup
Americas Rugby Championship
UruCup

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: Ignacio Fernández Lobbe

Note: Bold denotes internationally capped players.

Forwards
Player Position Club
Facundo BoschHooker Bayonne
Ramiro GurovichHooker Pampas XV
Boris WengerHooker Pampas XV
Javier CoronelProp Pampas XV
Javier CorvalánProp Pampas XV
Santiago MedranoProp Western Force
Santiago PulellaProp Dogos XV
Lucio SordoniProp Glasgow Warriors
Lorenzo ColidioLock Pampas XV
Federico LavaniniLock Pampas XV
Lautaro SimesLock Dogos XV
Manuel BernsteinBack row Pampas XV
Rodrigo Fernández CriadoBack row Pampas XV
Eliseo FourcadeBack row Pampas XV
Joaquín OviedoBack row Perpignan
Backs
Player Position Club
Ignacio InchauspeScrum-half Yacare XV
Rafael IriarteScrum-half Pampas XV
Joaquín de la Vega MendíaFly-half Pampas XV
Julián HernándezFly-half Dogos XV
Juan Pablo CastroCentre Pampas XV
Luciano GonzálezCentre Los Pumas 7's
Agustín SeguraCentre Dogos XV
Lautaro CiprianiWing Dogos XV
Bautista DelguyWing Clermont Auvergne
Iñaki DelguyWing Pampas XV
Martín BogadoFullback Highlanders

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgia to host Tbilisi Cup 2014 . International Rugby Board . 4 April 2014 . 14 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514140734/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2070948.html#georgia+host+tbilisi+cup+2014 . 14 May 2014 . dead .
  2. https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/07/20/stars-to-play-for-argentina-xv-against-namibia/ Stars to play for Argentina XV against Namibia