Jaguares pick ‘Test team’ for opener

Thirteen Pumas have been included in the Jaguares starting XV for their first ever Super Rugby match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday.

Jaguares coach Raul Perez has made just one change to the team that beat the Lions 49-28 in a pre-season match last week.

Flanker Rodrigo Báez replaces Javier Ortega Desio, who has been left out of the match 23, while a positional change sees Santiago Cordero and Emiliano Boffelli switch wings.

Jaguares – 15 Joacquín Tuculet, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Matías Moroni, 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9, Martín Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Rodrigo Báez, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 1 Lucas Noguera.
Subs: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Santiago García Botta, 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19 Matías Alemanno, 20 Facunda Isa, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Matías Orlando.

Super Rugby teams (Round 1)

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