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The Final and Biggest Rugby Award of 2016: The Rugby Pass Mascot of the Year

Jaguardo

An anthropomorphic jaguar has come out of nowhere to scoop the most coveted prize in rugby mascotdom. Calum Henderson congratulates Jaguardo, the Jaguares mascot, on his sensational debut season.

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The Jaguares promised a lot in their inaugural season and they delivered on approximately none of it.

Peeling back the layers of disappointment from the Argentinean side’s first foray into Super Rugby reveals just one saving grace: their mascot, Jaguardo.

Yep, that’s the one.

In just one season Jaguardo has changed the game for Super Rugby mascots; his antics at home games at Estadio José Amalfitani permanently reshaping the parameters of what we previously thought possible.

Where else are you likely to see a mascot zipline the length of the stadium holding a lit flare in each hand at half time?

Or riding a motorcycle while holding a giant flag?

Other mascots may have taken some good photos but none were as active as Jaguardo. He was by far the most exciting to watch on the pitch, while off the pitch he maintained a strong Instagram and Twitter presence.

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What will he do next? Already this is one of the most compelling storylines of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

For all that he has done for rugby this year, we sincerely thank Jaguardo, the 2016 Rugby Pass Mascot of the Year.

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Nickers 27 minutes ago
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I thought we made a lot of progress against that type of defence by the WC last year. Lots of direct running and punching holes rather than using width. Against that type of defence I think you have to be looking to kick on first phase when you have front foot ball which we did relatively successfully. We are playing a lot of rugby behind the gain line at the moment. They are looking for those little interchanges for soft shoulders and fast ball or off loads but it regularly turns into them battering away with slow ball and going backwards, then putting in a very rushed kick under huge pressure.


JB brought that dimension when he first moved into 12 a couple of years ago but he's definitely not been at his best this year. I don't know if it is because he is being asked to play a narrow role, or carrying a niggle or two, but he does not look confident to me. He had that clean break on the weekend and stood there like he was a prop who found himself in open space and didn't know what to do with the ball. He is still a good first phase ball carrier though, they use him a lot off the line out to set up fast clean ball, but I don't think anyone is particularly clear on what they are supposed to do at that point. He was used really successfully as a second playmaker last year but I don't think he's been at that role once this year. He is a triple threat player but playing a very 1 dimensional role at the moment. He and Reiko have been absolutely rock solid on defence which is why I don't think there will be too much experimentation or changes there.

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