Union | Argentine Rugby Union | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Jaguares | ||
Founded | 16 December 2015 | ||
Disbanded | 2020 | ||
Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Region | Argentina | ||
Ground(s) | José Amalfitani Stadium (Capacity: 49,540) | ||
Most caps | Guido Petti (67) | ||
Top scorer | Nicolás Sánchez (392) | ||
2020 | 3rd (South African Conference) 8th (Overall) (season abandoned) | ||
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The Jaguares was an Argentine professional rugby union team based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were founded in 2015 and are the first Argentine team to play in SANZAAR's Super Rugby competition, participating from the 2016 Super Rugby season onwards. They were the runners up during the 2019 Super Rugby season, losing to the Crusaders 19–3 in the Super Rugby Final, played on 6 July 2019. They participated in Super Rugby until the end of the 2020 Super Rugby season, before they departed the competition having not been named in any of the regionalised formats for the 2021 Super Rugby season. With no competition in sight, players moved to different clubs in Europe and the national group disintegrated. The Jaguares disbanded permanently in December 2022 due to the expansion of Super Rugby Americas, dividing into two new teams, Dogos XV and Pampas XV.