The Jaguares are a professional rugby union team based in Buenos Aires , Argentina. They were the runners up during the Super Rugby season , losing to the Crusaders in the Super Rugby Final, played on July 6, In , it was announced that the competition would be expanded to include Argentina, which resulted in the competition being rebranded as The Rugby Championship [1] and Argentina competed in the competition for the first time in 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 to , winning the competition in with an match unbeaten run. The team would be based in Buenos Aires and that they would participate in the South African Conference. In the team played their first ever Super Rugby final against the Crusaders in Christchurch. Unfortunately, the Jaguares were beaten The name was initially scheduled to be revealed at the end of July , before being postponed to after the Rugby World Cup.
On 16 December , 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.
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