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The Americas’s newest professional rugby team has debuted. Los Tarucas took to the field in a pre-season hit-out against reigning Super Rugby Americas champions, Los Dogos. Los Tarucas represents Northwestern Argentina and is based in the rugby heartland of Tucumán.
The Tucumán-based side took-on the Córdoba-based Dogos in two matches. Los Dogos won 28-15 and 38-0. The fixtures gave the wider rosters of both game opportunities. There were also some invitational players involved.
Los Tarucas are coached by former Racing 92 and Pumas flanker Álvaro Galindo. He took over the team following success with Argentina u20s, Los Pumitas. The Tucumán franchise will debut on February 15 at home against Brazilian side Os Cobras. The Córdoba side will open their title defense against Peñarol in Montevideo, Uruguay on Friday, February 14.
 DOGOS  28-15  |
DOGOS
1 Nicolás Revol, 2 Juan Ignacio Greising Revol, 3 Octavio Barbatti, 4 Lucio Willington, Lautaro González, 6 Ignacio Gandini, 7 Franco Marizza, 8 Genaro Fissore, 9 Fabricio Griffo, 10 Juan Bautista Baronio, 11 Gino Dicapua, 12 Fautino Sánchez Valarolo, 13 Agustín Segura, 14 Mateo Fauda, 15 Gaston Revol
TARUCAS
1 Diego Correa, 2 Juan Manuel Vivas, 3 Agustín Iglesias, 4. Santiago Romano, 5 Álvaro García, 6 Facundo Cardozo, 7 Bruno Gómez, 8 Santiago Aguilar, 9 Santiago Saleme, 10 Juan Manuel Molinuevo (capt.), 11 Mateo Pasquini, 12 Mariano García, 13 José Gianotti, 14 Pedro Coll, 15 Nicolás Macome
| DOGOS 38-0 |
DOGOS
1 Boris Wenger, 2 Leonel Oviedo, 3 Pedro Delgado, 4 Federico Albrisi, 5 Lautaro Simes, 6 Aitor Bildosola, 7 Juan Cruz Caballero, 8 Valentín Cabral (capt.), 9 Juan Lovell, 10 Julián Hernandez, 11 Lautaro, Cipiani, 12 Felipe Mallía, 13 Mateo Soler, 14 Ernesto Giuduice, 15 Bautista Lezcano
TARUCAS
Julián Martin, 2 Diego Fortuny (capt.), 3 Francisco Moreno; 4 Mariano Perondi, 5 Luciano Asevedo, 6 Thiago Sbrocco, 7 Agustín Sarelli, 8 Facundo García Hamilton, 9 Estanislao Pregot, 10 Nicolás Roger; 11 Baltazar García, 12 Tomás Medina, 13 Bautista Estofan, 14 Tomás Vanni, 15 Stefano Ferro
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