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Former Bayonne No 8, Benjamín Macome has been added to the upcoming national training camp. The Tucumán forward joins the 22-man roster announced on November 22. As such Macome will be free to play for Los Jaguares in the Super Rugby opener.
Los Jaguares and the Argentina XV will both begin their campaigns in February. Players have been identified for the purposes of both teams. Three players on Jaguares contracts have been named as have additional players who received game time in Los Jaguares’ inaugural Super rugby season. Opportunities have been given to a number of players from Los Pumitas.
The players will be in camp in Buenos Aires in December. They will do so under the command of Los Jaguares Head Coach Raúl Pérez. The camp will be spread over two weeks with training days to be on December 12-16 and 19-22.
| PLAYER | POSITION | CLUB | UNION |
| Gaspar Baldunciel | Hooker | Alumni | Buenos Aires |
| Axel Zapata | Hooker | SITAS | Buenos Aires |
| Cristian Bartoloni | Prop | Jaguares | UAR |
| Franco Brarda | Prop | Tala RC | Córdoba |
| Alejo Brem | Prop | Los Tilos | Buenos Aires |
| Santiago Medrano | Prop | Regatas de Bella Vista | Buenos Aires |
| Nicolás Solveyra | Prop | CUBA | Buenos Aires |
| Roberto Tejerizo | Prop | Lawn Tennis | Tucumán |
| Ignacio Calas | Second-row | La Tablada | Córdoba |
| Juan Cruz Guillemaín | Second-row | Jaguares | UAR |
| Ignacio Larrague | Second-row | CASI | Buenos Aires |
| Rodrigo Báez | Flanker | Jaguares | UAR |
| Lautaro Bavaro | Flanker | Hindú | Buenos Aires |
| Rodrigo Bruni | Flanker | San Luis | Buenos Aires |
| Francisco Gorrissen | Flanker | Belgrano | Buenos Aires |
| Benjamín Macome | No 8 | Tucumán RC | Tucumán |
| Santiago Portillo | No 8 | Los Tarcos | Tucumán |
| Gonzalo Bertranou | Scrum half | Los Tordos | Cuyo |
| Joaquín Díaz Bonilla | Fly half | Hindú | Buenos Aires |
| Juan Cruz González | Fly half | CUBA | Buenos Aires |
| Bruno Devoto | Center | CASI | Buenos Aires |
| Juan Cappiello | Center | Pucará | Buenos Aires |
| Julián Domínguez | Wing | Pucará | Buenos Aires |
