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Pampas XV

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fullname	Pampas XV
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region	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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coach	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
captain	TBA
league	Super Rugby Americas
season	2025
position	1st
Playoffs: Semi-finalist
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Playoffs: Semi-finalist Pampas XV is an Argentine professional rugby union team that currently competes in Super Rugby Americas.

In the past it participated in the South African second domestic competition, the Vodacom Cup between 2010 and 2013. The team was established in 2010 and was composed almost entirely by members of the High Performance Plan of the UAR. It was an unofficial third national team, below the Senior squad (Los Pumas) and Argentina XV, although it has been described as the second team as well.

From 2010 to 2015, Pampas XV won one Vodacom Cup and two Pacific Rugby Cup titles. In 2023, the franchise will return to field making their debut at Super Rugby Americas in replacement of Jaguares.

History

The team played in the Southern Section of the Vodacom Cup. In 2010, these teams had to play against other teams in the Southern Section, so the Pampas XV were based in the Stellenbosch area. Their first season was average though, winning 3 matches and losing as many whilst drawing one match. They finished fifth in their conference and failed to qualify for the knockout rounds. However, in 2011 all the teams in the Southern Section had to play against teams in the Northern Section, so they relocated to .

The first title for Pampas XV came in 2011 when the team won the Vodacom Cup beating Blue Bulls at the final. The squad also went through the season undefeated, passing 40 points in 5 of their 11 matches. Juan Imhoff finished the season as the tournament's top try scorer. That achievement was also the first title won by an Argentine team in a professional competition.

During the 2012 and 2013 competitions, the Pampas XV played at the A.F. Markötter Stadium at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch.

In November 2013, Pampas XV withdrew from the Vodacom Cup thus not competing in the 2014 edition of the competition due to financial considerations. However, in December 2013, it was announced that the Argentine third team would join the Pacific Rugby Cup, where they would face the likes of Fiji Warriors, Samoa A, Tonga A, Junior Japan plus Australian Super Rugby Academy Teams.

The year of their debut in the Pacific Rugby Cup, Pampas XV crowned champions of the tournament when they defeated local team Reds A by 36–21 in Sydney.

The second title for the Pampas XV came in 2015, when they won their second Pacific Cup consecutive title, defeating Fiji Warriors by 17–9. The squad also finished the tournament unbeaten. That same year, the team was dissolved until his reconstitution in 2022 in order to participate at new Super Rugby Americas from 2023.

In 2022, it was announced that Pampas XV would be the second Argentine franchise (along with Dogos XV) at Super Rugby Americas championship, replacing Jaguares. Therefore Pampas made their debut at the competition in the 2023 season.

Current squad

The Pampas XV squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season is:

Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
- denotes players qualified to play for on dual nationality or residency grounds.

Honours

Vodacom Cup (1): 2011
World Rugby Pacific Challenge (2): 2014, 2015
Super Rugby Americas (1): 2024 Runner up

References

[https://www.espn.com.ar/rugby/nota/_/id/14770034/super-rugby-americas-las-sedes-de-todos-los-equipos-penarol-dogos-xv-tarucas-pampas-cobras-selknam-yacare-xv Súper Rugby Américas: los estadios de todos los equipos] on espn.com.ar. 12 Feb 2025
[https://cordobaxv.com.ar/la-super-rugby-americas-tendria-a-los-pampas-xv-y-dogos-xv/ La Super Rugby Américas tendría a Pampas XV y Dogos XV] at Cordobaxv.com.ar, 22 Dec 2022
"Equipos UAR / Pampas XV". uar.com.ar.
"Pampas XV, el equipo nacional que nos representa en un torneo sudáfricano". 26 Noticias.
Astesiano, Eugenio. "Frutos del Plan". Rugby News.
[https://www.uar.com.ar/2022/12/29/la-preseleccion-de-pampas-para-el-super-rugby-americas/ A PRESELECCIÓN DE PAMPAS PARA EL SÚPER RUGBY AMÉRICAS] at UAR, 29 Dec 2022
[http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/rugby/pampas-xv-campeones-vodacom-cup Los Pampas XV, campeones de la Vodacom Cup] on La Voz, 13 May 2011
(19 November 2013). "Pampas out of Vodacom Cup". Sport24.
(27 December 2013). "Plantel de Seniors para la temporada 2014". UAR.com.
[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1674797-los-pampaz-xv-son-los-campeones-invictos-de-la-pacific-rugby-cup Los Pampas XV son los campeones invictos de la Pacific Rugby Cup] by Alejo Miranda, ''La Nación'', 24 Mar 2014
[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1788260-la-ultima-prueba-antes-del-gran-salto-los-pampas-xv-bicampeones-de-la-pacific-challenge La última prueba antes del gran salto: Los Pampas XV, bicampeones de la Pacific Challenge] by Juan M. Trenado, ''La Nación'', 28 April 2015
(2022-12-22). "Super Rugby Americas to launch without Pride or Jaguares".
(24 December 2025). "Pampas Name 2026 Super Rugby Americas Roster Featuring Pumas". Americas Rugby News.

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