"1971 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa The 1971 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of 14 matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in June and July 1971. It was the second tour of Argentinian team in South Africa, six year after the 1965 tour . The ""Pumas"" didn't play against Springboks (playing meanwhile in Australia, but againnts the Gazelles, the selection of emerging young players. Originally was scheduled also a match in Rhodesia, but it was cancelled after a prohibition of Argentine government. </small> North west Cape: Ch.Husamen; P.Maas, K.de Jong,"
"Scotland lost the first test in 1968, but won a close second test two weeks later. The first trip of the Argentina national rugby team to the other side of the Atlantic was to Rhodesia and South Africa in 1965. The team acquired the nickname ""Pumas"", from a local journalist of ""The Weekly Farers"" after their first tour match, a defeat on 8 May by Rhodesia in Salisbury 17–12. The journalist mistook the animal that appeared on the UAR emblem (a ""yaguareté"") for a puma, probably because it was an unknown species in South Africa. Nevertheless, the nickname has remained"
"union tests. On 23 October 2013, Argentina Jaguars and Pampas XV head coach Daniel Hourcade was named the new Head Coach and his current contract will run through until the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Argentina national rugby union team The Argentina national rugby team is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR, from the Spanish: ""Unión Argentina de Rugby""). Nicknamed the Pumas (Los Pumas in Spanish), they play in sky blue and white jerseys, Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team. As of 12 July 2017 they are ranked 9th in the"
"Argentina national rugby union team The Argentina national rugby team is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR, from the Spanish: ""Unión Argentina de Rugby""). Nicknamed the Pumas (Los Pumas in Spanish), they play in sky blue and white jerseys, Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team. As of 12 July 2017 they are ranked 9th in the world by the IRB, making them the highest-ranked nation in the Americas. They have competed at every Rugby World Cup staged since the first tournament of 1987, and the country are considered the strongest"
"(""Hippotragus niger variani""), a national symbol and a treasured animal in Angola. In Angola, this animal is found only in the Cangandala National Park in Malange Province. The official match ball for the tournament is the Adidas Jabulani Angola, a modified version of the Adidas Jabulani to be used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the colours of the flag of Angola. Tournament had seven sponsors, Doritos, MTN Group, NASUBA, Orange, Pepsi, Samsung and only African corporate sponsor Standard Bank. On 8 January 2010, the team bus of the Togo national football team was attacked by gunmen in Cabinda,"
"removal of habitat, and conflict with humans. The jaguar is featured in the crest of Argentina's national federation in rugby union. ""Jaguares de Córdoba"" is a football team in Colombia. The ""Lost Land of the Jaguar"" is a nature documentary by the BBC on Guyana's fauna, including the jaguar. During the relaying of the torch at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, a female, captive jaguar in Manaus called 'Juma' was used as a mascot. However, it tried to escape, and on approaching a person, was killed. The animal's death provoked outrage, similar to that of a captive gorilla earlier."
"medals, and many other achievements. The team went from having a rather limited audience to becoming a national sensation, with some of the players even appearing as models in advertising campaigns. Throughout its history, the team has developed a reputation for being tenacious even when a match appears to be lost. For this reason, a lioness was chosen as their symbol when the team qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. During the second round of games, Argentina played against the powerful Dutch team, and they chose this occasion to place the image of a lioness on their shirts for the"
"Club, where the first rugby match in Argentine had been played). The animal was later replaced by a native to Argentine species, so the jaguar was chosen due to his ""agility and courage"", according to their words. The ""Pumas"" nickname is the result of an error made by Carl Kohler, a journalist for the then ""Die Transvaler"" newspaper in South Africa, while following the team during their first overseas tour ever – to Southern Africa in 1965. He tried to devise a catchy nickname for the team similar to existing international team nicknames such as ""All Blacks"", ""Springboks"", and ""Wallabies""."
"line with an unwritten Argentine tradition of naming national teams after big cats: the men's field hockey team is called ""Los Leones"" (""The Lions""), the men's rugby union team is called ""Los Pumas"" (""The Pumas""), and the women's volleyball team is known as ""Las Panteras"" (""The Panthers""). Since its breakthrough in the 2000 Summer Olympics (where the team nicknamed """"Las Leonas""""' for the first time), Argentina has won more than 20 official titles, which are detailed below: The following players were called to compete in the 2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy that took place from 17 to 25 November 2018"
"exclusive kit provider for all its national senior and youth teams, including Pampas XV. The first uniform designed by the American company left the traditional horizontal-striped jersey behind, featuring a single light blue with white shoulders jersey, although it was announced that ""Los Pumas"" will wear its traditional uniform again when they play the 2012 Rugby Championship. On September 1941, Abelardo Gutiérrez (who had proposed the use of a white and blue jersey for the team 14 years prior) suggested a badge with the figure of a lion. The color of the crest was blue (due to Buenos Aires Cricket"
"being portrayed as the creature which gave humans the power over fire. Jaguar is widely used as a product name, most prominently for a British luxury car brand. The name has been adopted by sports franchises, including the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and the Mexican soccer club Chiapas F.C. The crest of Argentina's national federation in rugby union features a jaguar; however, because of a journalist error, the country's national team is nicknamed ""Los Pumas"". In the spirit of the ancient Mayan culture, the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City adopted a red jaguar as the first official Olympic mascot. Jaguar The"
"that of the two old clubs. The flag has five black and four white stripes, with a black square at the upper left side with the Lone Star. Their primary uniform consists of a black jersey with vertical white stripes, black shorts and grey socks. Their secondary uniform is all white. An all black uniform may also be used. The socks, although traditionally grey, may also be black or even white on rare occasions. In 1948 a stray dog named ""Biriba"", known for urinating on the players, was the mascot that led them to the Campeonato Carioca. For some time"
"The Gallic rooster was probably chosen partly because it is considered as a proud and combative animal that can be sometimes aggressive, although it had been used previously as a symbol by French teams – a former association football player, Jean Rigal, wore a uniform with this emblem as early as May 1910. The badge was initially white and red, but was altered to a multicoloured, embroidered image after 1945, and has been golden since 1970. The symbol used by the French rugby team was a great success, and was later adopted by the French delegation at the Olympic Games"
"African sports teams, most famously by the national rugby union team. The springbok is the national animal of South Africa. Even after the decline of apartheid, Nelson Mandela intervened to keep the name of the animal for the reconciliation of rugby fans, the majority of whom were whites. The cap badge of The Royal Canadian Dragoons has featured a springbok since 1913, a reference to the unit's involvement in the Second Boer War. Springbok The springbok (; ""Antidorcas marsupialis"") is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus ""Antidorcas"", this bovid was"
"Argentina XV national rugby union team Argentina A, also known as the Jaguares and sometimes as an Argentina XV, are the second national rugby union team in Argentina, after the full national side, the Pumas. The Jaguares already represented Argentina at the South American Rugby Championship, in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009 and 2011. Argentina second side won all the South American competitions they have entered and never were defeated yet by another country in these tournaments. They competed in the Nations Cup in 2006 and 2007, winning the tournament in 2006, and in the Churchill Cup in 2008 and 2009."
"statement in the design of this ball: the red representing the people, the blue symbolizing the Chilean sky, and the white for the Andes that so strongly define the geography of this country. The official mascot of the tournament, a young culpeo fox, was unveiled on 17 November 2014. The name of the mascot, ""Zincha"" (from ""Zorro"" (fox) and ""hINCHA"" (fan)), was chosen by the public over two other options, ""Andi"" and ""Kul"". ""Al Sur del Mundo"" by Chilean group Noche de Brujas served as the official song of the tournament. It was performed during the opening ceremony of the"
"of these games is ""Feel the Future"" was unveiled on 8 April 2018. The olympic mascot of these games was unveiled on 29 May 2018. The mascot is a young Yaguareté (A South American animal, very similar to the Jaguar). Its name ""Pandi"" is a combination of the scientific name of the species (Panthera onca) and the relationship of the mascot with the ""digital world"". The president of the Buenos Aires 2018 Organising Committee, Gerardo Werthein, said that the mascot ""seeks to inspire young people on the transformative power of Olympism and sport"". The mascot was created by the Argentine"
"two rugby fields, having remained there until present days. Although the club is not related to Club Atlético Lanús, it adopted the characteristic maroon color that has been a mark of identity for the Southern club, although jersey's predominant color is black. Lanús RC was nicknamed ""Vikingos"" due to the club had printed promotional decals featuring comic strip character Hägar the Horrible. Lanús Rugby Club Lanús Rugby Club is an Argentine rugby union club based in the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera División B, the second division of the URBA league system. Although"
"of Clube Atlético Mineiro. In Australia, the Sydney Roosters, who play in the National Rugby League have adopted the cockerel as its emblem. The Roosters' emblem is a cock with its comb fashioned to represent the Sydney Opera House. Jesus College in the University of Cambridge features roosters on its coat of arms, which is a pun on the name of the college's founder, John Alcock. The University of South Carolina features a Gamecock, or fighting cockerel, as its mascot for all athletic programs. The Coat of arms of Kenya features a rooster holding an axe. The emblem of Chianti"
"that the English and Germans were collaborating to eliminate them from the competition. After his dismissal, Rattín scrunched the corner flag (featuring the Union Jack) with his hand before finally sitting down on the floor. After the match, England manager Alf Ramsey refused to allow his players to swap shirts with the Argentines (as is traditional after the conclusion of a football match) and later described the South Americans as ""animals"" in the press. The Argentine press and public were outraged, and one Argentine newspaper published a picture of the official World Cup mascot, World Cup Willie, dressed in pirate"
"Spanish translation to the nation side Jaguars. The name ""Jaguares"" is cognate with the English 'jaguars', which originates in the South American languages Tupi, Guaraní, Spanish, and Portuguese. The Spanish version ""yaguares"" or ""yaguaretés"" is always written with an initial ""y"", and the first appearances of the word written with a ""j"" were after transliterations to Saxon languages, mainly English as in 'jaguar'. The Jaguares are based in Buenos Aires and their home ground is the 49,540-capacity Estadio José Amalfitani. The Jaguares squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season is: The following coaching team was announced by the Argentine Rugby"
"Argentine Rugby Union The Argentine Rugby Union (, abbreviated ""UAR"") is the governing body for rugby union in Argentina. It is a member of World Rugby with a seat on that body's Executive Council. The UAR organises all the national teams, including Senior (""Pumas""), U-20 (""Pumitas""), Argentina XV, Sevens and Women's squads and the franchise Jaguares that participates in SANZAAR's Super Rugby competition. The first rugby match in Argentina was played in 1873, in the Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground sited in Palermo, Buenos Aires. Only 24 players (all of them were English) could meet to contest the match. The"
"He asked Isak van Heerden, the then coach of the Natal Rugby team who was asked by the SARB to assist with the tour, for ideas. They saw a picture of a type of lion with spots on the UAR crest. Kohler was aware that the Americas had jaguars and pumas, and as he was under pressure to submit his article, made a guess and called them the Pumas, instead of the actual jaguar. The mistake stuck, and was eventually adopted by the Argentines themselves (although the UAR crest still depicts a jaguar). The Pumas use a variety of stadiums"
"combination made a return as the club's alternate kit. The team's logo, a red and white chuncho (Austral pygmy owl), has its origins in the days of the Club Náutico Universitario which gave its emblem to the Club Universitario de Deportes (CUD), when was founded in 1927. The logo was taken from Germany by Pablo Ramírez Rodríguez, who turned into a Minister of Exchequer in 1945. The chuncho was chosen for its association with wisdom, mutual knowledge, harmony of the body and soul. The team's logo is not usually found on the team's uniform, being favored in turn by a"
"the most important artists from Argentina took part in that competition so the club finally chose a logo designed by the famous artist Caloi. This emblem showed the figure of a lion (wearing a River jersey) rising from the Monumental stadium. The lion logo was immediately added to the uniforms (on the field and training clothes) having River Plate won the Copa Libertadores de América and European/South American Cup using the lion logo. In 1989, when Santilli left the club so the lion went with him and has not been reestablished since. Due to the red band in their shirt,"
"Argentine Super Rugby team the Jaguares, where his first appearance came on 2 April 2016, in a 16–24 defeat to the Blues. On 11 June 2016, he came of the bench against Italy in Argentina's 30–24 victory. This was Moyano's first cap for Argentina outside the South American Rugby Championship. Ramiro Moyano Ramiro Moyano (born 28 May 1990 in Tucumán, Argentina) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the national Argentina team ""The Pumas"" and the country's Super Rugby team, the Jaguares. Moyano mostly plays as a full-back but has on occasions played wing. Having played for his"
"the Mexico 2018 Homeless World Cup presented 6 mascots. Each representing a different continent, these charming mascots are energetic to bring together players from all around the world as well as fans of all ages. YAGU – A JAGUAR Native to Mexico and Latin America, the Jaguar has always featured in pre-Hispanic culture. Olmecs, Tehotihuacan and Mayan cultures all regarded the Jaguar as a symbol of pride, power and might. The Aztecs regarded the jaguar as the bravest of beasts, and the proud ‘ruler of the animal world.’ It comes as no surprise then, that the jaguar would be representing"
"toured South Africa playing a series of friendly matches there. In that tour the national team was nicknamed ""Los Pumas"", a name that became an identity mark for Argentina, remaining to present days. Argentina has taken part in all the Rugby World Cups since the first edition in 1987, their best performance being the third place achieved in 2007. Argentina followed their growing competitiveness in the Rugby Championship with a strong showing in the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals for the second time. The national side also plays the Rugby Championship since the 2012 edition, after joining the competition"
"Ramiro Moyano Ramiro Moyano (born 28 May 1990 in Tucumán, Argentina) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the national Argentina team ""The Pumas"" and the country's Super Rugby team, the Jaguares. Moyano mostly plays as a full-back but has on occasions played wing. Having played for his local club Lince RC from a young age, he was selected for the Argentina U-19's team in 2009 before going on to represent Argentina U-20's in competitive tournaments in 2010. He represented the Pumitas in their home Junior World Championship playing in three games; Australia, England and France. He quickly"
"selected for 2018 South American Rugby League Cup; Argentina national rugby league team The Argentina national rugby league team (nicknamed the Penguins) represent Argentina in the sport of rugby league football. Argentina first played rugby league in 2005 when the Australian Police Rugby League Association organised a tour to Buenos Aires where they played two games against Argentina. The first game resulted in the Australian Police winning 40–4 with a crowd attendance of around 150 the second game was a 60–6 win for the Australian Police with a crowd attendance of around 300. The sport then remained dormant in the"
"rival ingoal became iconic for Argentine rugby. The ""Pumas"" nickname is the result of an error made by Carl Kohler, a journalist for the ""Die Transvaler"" newspaper in South Africa, while following the team during the tour. He tried to devise a catchy nickname for the team similar to existing international team nicknames such as ""All Blacks"", ""Springboks"", and ""Wallabies"". Kohler was aware that the Americas had pumas, and as he was under pressure to submit his article, made a guess and called them ""the Pumas"", instead of the actual jaguar (which original name in Argentina is ""yaguareté"" but he"
"first time. The image was designed by then-player Inés Arrondo together with Vigil's sister-in-law. Argentina won that match, went on to win the silver medal, and ""Las Leonas"" were born. Subsequently, the junior (under 21) team is called ""Las Leoncitas"" (""the baby lionesses"" or ""the lioness cubs""). The lioness logo was redesigned in 2006 by the team kit supplier, Adidas, along with Confederación Argentina de Hockey and even some of the most representative players. This is slightly different from the original, showing the lioness' tail pretending to be a hockey stick while holding a ball. The nickname also falls in"
"Fuleco Fuleco () is the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Representing a Brazilian three-banded armadillo, a species of armadillo which is native to Brazil and categorized as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List, Fuleco was officially launched as part of Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo's weekly ""Fantástico"" entertainment show on 25 November 2012. His name is a portmanteau of the words ""Futebol"" (""football"") and ""Ecologia"" (""Ecology""). The mascot, with his message of environmental concerns, ecology and sport, turned out to be very popular with football teams around the world. Fuleco's birthday coincides with New"