Los Jaguares Prepare for Chiefs and Stormers

Argentina’s Super Rugby franchise, Los Jaguares are preparing to face the Chiefs and Stormers in upcoming rounds of the competition.

Following the team’s debut against the Cheetahs and Sharks in South Africa, Los Jaguares are to return to training on Monday in Buenos Aires. They will do so focused on playing their first home match on Saturday March 19 against the Chiefs at Vélez Sarsfield Stadium.

Following this match the team will have their second home fixture, facing the Stormers on Satuday March 26 also at Vélez Sarsfield Stadium. Kick-off for both matches is scheduled for 6:40pm local time.

The two home games are to be followed by a four-match tour of New Zealand and Japan. Los Jaguares will play against the Blues, Hurricanes, Crusaders and Sunwolves in that order.

In order to be fully prepared for the highly demanding upcoming fixtures Head Coach Raúl Pérez has 42 players involved in training. Included are a host of players to have missed the round two match against the Sharks.

Those who missed the Durban fixture are Gabriel Ascárate, Cristian Bartoloni, Jerónimo De la Fuente, Facundo Bosch, Enrique Pieretto, Facundo Gigena, Felipe Ezcurra, Franco Cuaranta, Juan Cruz Guillemaín, Juan Martín Hernández, Ignacio Larrague, Tomás Lavanini, Juan Manuel Leguizamón, Tomás Lezana, Manuel Montero, Ramiro Moyano, Lucas Noguera Paz, Roberto Tejerizo and Joaquín Tuculet.

Of them Gabriel Ascárate, Juan Cruz Guillemaín, Ramiro Herrera and Lucas Noguera Paz are injured and will not participate actively in the training. They will have focused training to rehabilitate and be match-fit when possible.

Player	Position
Felipe Arregui	Loosehead Prop
Santiago García Botta	Loosehead Prop
Facundo Gigena	Looshead Prop
Lucas Noguera Paz	Loosehead Prop
Roberto Tejerizo	Loosehead Prop
Facundo Bosch	Hooker
Agustín Creevy	Hooker
Julián Montoya	Hooker
Cristian Bartoloni	Tighthead Prop
Ramiro Herrera	Tighthead Prop
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	Tighthead Prop
Enrique Pieretto	Tighthead Prop
Matías Alemanno	Second-row
Juan Cruz Guillemaín	Second-row
Ignacio Larrague	Second-row
Tomás Lavanini	Second-row
Guido Petti	Second-row
Rodrigo Báez	Back-row
Facundo Isa	Back-row
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	Back-row
Tomás Lezana	Back-row
Javier Ortega Desio	Back-row
Pablo Matera	Back-row
Facundo Isa	Number 8
Leonardo Senatore	Number 8
Gonzalo Bertranou	Scrum half
Felipe Ezcurra	Scrum half
Martín Landajo	Scrum half
Santiago González Iglesias	Fly half
Juan Martín Hernández	Fly half
Nicolás Sánchez	Fly half
Gabriel Ascárate	Inside Center
Jerónimo de La Fuente	Inside Center
Joaquín Paz	Inside Center
Matías Moroni	Outside Center
Matías Orlando	Outside Center
Emiliano Bofelli	Wing
Santiago Cordero	Wing
Franco Cuaranta	Wing
Manuel Montero	Wing
Lucas González Amorosino	Fullback
Ramiro Moyano	Fullback
Joaquín Tuculet	Fullback