The Lions edged out Los Jaguares, winning 24-21 this afternoon. It took a late penalty from Springbok Elton Jantjies to seal the result. The result sees Los Jaguares returning to Buenos Aires with a 0-3 record from their tour to South Africa. Unlike the losses against the Sharks and Bulls, …
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In all the excitement over the Lions squad announcement we’re late with our picks from last weekend’s action. Normally we do not consider sevens players for this side but given the momentous occasion of having two Americas sides in the Cup Final, we’ve opted to pick all five HSBC Dream …
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Los Jaguares will play a rare Friday Super Rugby fixture. Playing their third consecutive match in South Africa, the Argentine franchise will take-on the Lions in Johannesburg. The teams have already met this season. In round three Los Jaguares completed a 36-24 home victory in Buenos Aires. This weekend’s fixture …
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Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Canada 7s Canada made history with their first ever HSBC Sevens Series tournament victory as they defeated the USA by 26-19 in …
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Los Jaguares failed to perform today. The Argentine side flopped to their biggest defeat of 2017, losing 26-13 against the Bulls in Pretoria. A high penalty count and an inability to find cohesive play saw Los Jaguares fail to spark. Changes made from last weekend’s loss to the Sharks complicated rather …
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The Bulls play host to Los Jaguares in a Super Rugby match on Saturday. The 8th round fixture sees teams from the two Africa conference going head-to-head. Both sides are third in their respective groups, though Los Jaguares have 19 competition points compared the the Bulls’ 6. Having struggled so …
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It was all guns blazing in Europe this past weekend with all the major divisions in action including some Aviva ‘A’ League fixtures. The Jaguares didn’t have the greatest game but there were more than enough options elsewhere to put together what looks a pretty handy side on paper. 1 …
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Ignacio Larrague is on his way to join Los Jaguares for the injured Matías Alemanno. The 21-year-old is departing Buenos Aires today to join the team in Pretoria ahead of this weekend’s Super Rugby match against the Bulls. Alemanno suffered a shoulder injury in Saturday’s defeat against the Sharks. Having …
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Despite downsizing the door remains open to additional Americas teams in Super Rugby. The 2018 Super Rugby season will be a Super 15, a reduction of three from the current model. Yesterday’s new format announcement sent shock waves across Australia and South Africa. The two founding members are set to …
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Los Jaguares have been forced to wait on Matías Alemanno’s injury. The Argentine second-rower injured his shoulder while making a try-saving tackle against the Sharks on Saturday. The incident occurred at the end of the opening half and now leaves the team with just two fit specialist locks. Next up for …
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