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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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 Houston Strikers The Houston Strikers announced the hiring of former US Eagles Assistant Coach Justin Fitzpatrick as their Head Coach for the …
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It is now official Super Rugby is to cut three teams. In doing so it will revert to being the Super 15, albeit possibly not with that former name returning. Unlike the Super 15 the competitors are to come from five rather than three countries. So who are the Winners …
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In an extremely evenly fought contest the Jaguares came off second best against the Sharks. Played this afternoon in Durban, the home side completed an 18-13 victory. Central to Los Jaguares failing to get the win was errors. Handling mistakes combined with organization from the Sharks to see the Durban-based …
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The Sharks play host to Los Jaguares this weekend. The round 7 Super Rugby clash will see two of this season’s top sides in the South American conference playing in their first of two matches in 2017. The home side welcome back star Loose Head prop Tendai Mtawarira. The Zimbabwean …
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