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SLAR Argentina XV without Jaguares

Who were the best Argentine players in SLAR playing for foreign teams? Put differently, if there were to be a match between (a) Los Jaguares XV and (b) the leading Argentine SLAR players from teams other than Los Jaguares XV who would the players be?

There are no shortage of options. Argentine players featured in all SLAR teams. They come in two varieties. First, there are teams with some Argentine players. They are Os Cobras, Peñarol, and Selknam. Second, there are teams with many Argentine players. Excluding Los Jaguares XV, they are Los Cafeteros Pro and the Olímpia Lions.

Every position has multiple players to choose from. That is to say, in teams other than Los Jaguares XV, there are Argentine players across all fifteen positions. There are also players who played in multiple positions. Players have been considered for all positions in which the played in during the SLAR regular season.

The leading names per position have been chosen following an analysis throughout the 2021 SLAR season. Shown below, ARN has determined that the leading SLAR Argentine players per position excluding the Argentine entrant.

 

SLAR ARGENTINA XV (without Jaguares)
1 Javier Corvalán (Cafeteros Pro)
2 Axel Zapata (Olímpia Lions)
3 Facundo Pomponio (Peñarol)
4 Santiago Portillo (Selknam)
5 Nahuel Milan (Peñarol)
6 Manuel Bernstein (Cobras)
7 Lucas Santa Cruz (Olímpia Lions)
8 Conrado Roura (Peñarol)
9 Gonzalo García (Cafeteros Pro)
10 Martín Roger (Peñarol)
11 Maximilano Filizzola (Selknam)
12 Tomás García (Cafeteros Pro)
13 Santiago Resino (Cafeteros Pro)
14 Leopoldo Herrera (Olímpia Lions)
15 Facundo Ferrario (Cafeteros Pro)

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