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Jaguares XV Ready for Griffons in Currie Cup First Division Final

Los Jaguares XV are ready for the Griffons who they face today in the Currie Cup First Division Final. At 1pm Argentine time the developmental side will look to win a title in South Africa.

Head Coach Ignacio Fernández Lobbe has made two changes to the starting forwards from the Semi Final agains Valke. In the second-row Jerónimo Ureta makes way for Santiago Portillo while in the back-row Santiago Montagner replaces Lucas Santa Cruz with captain Francisco Gorrissen switching from N8 to flanker.

In the backs the injury enforced absence of Julián Dominguez sees center Tomás Cubilla named to start on the wing. He will join Mateo Carreras and Facundo Cordero in the back-three. Cordero takes over from Juan Pablo Castro.

Los Jaguares XV faced the Griffons in their opening match of the Currie Cup First Division. On that occasion the Argentine side were 50-43 winners. It was the closest match of the season for Los Jaguares XV who remain undefeated.

JAGUARES XV
1 Javier Díaz, 2 Leonel Oviedo, 3 Lucio Sordoni, 4 Santiago Portillo, 5 Ignacio Calas 6 Francisco Gorrisen (capt.), 7 Lautaro Bavaro, 8 Santiago Montagner (capt.), 9 Gregorio Del Prete, 10 Domingo Miotti, 11 Mateo Carreras, 12 Bautista Ezcurra, 13 Agustín Segura, 14 Tomás Cubilla, 15 Facundo Cordero

Replacements: 16 Pablo Dimcheff, 17 Nicolás Solveyra, 18 Martín Fernández Segurotti, 19 Jerónimo Ureta, 20 Santiago Grondona, 21 Ignacio Inchauspe, 22 Martín Elias

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