“Having a proper name enhances the personality of the team. We have been working for years, with a lot of effort and sacrifice, from the clubs in the interior of the country. Las Yaguaretés, means a big leap for our identity. It is something very important for our women’s rugby. which also has a strong federal sense. Thus, we add a new value to our personality, with a distinctive feature in our shirt, which will project us nationally and internationally “, he pointed Gimena Mattus captain of The Yaguaretés.
The players were presented at an event in the province of The Rioja, where they will have a week of work, which serves to begin to outline the agenda for the next competitions.
The staff of “The Yaguaretés “ is headed by the head coach Tomás Bongiorno, and Gisela Acuña was appointed as coach, becoming the first coach in the history of the national teams.
Acuna, a pioneer of women’s rugby in our country, formed rugby in the Club Cha Roga, from Saint tome (Santa Fe), and had an outstanding career in the highest Argentine representative, of which she became the captain, and later began her career as a coach.
According to the latest survey carried out by the Development and Competence area of the ed, the number of women grew 121 percent in the last five years, and currently, some 6,084 girls practice rugby in the country; of which, about 5,142 are of competitive age, from 15 years of age.
“The Yaguaretés” will debut their name in the traditional Valentín Martínez SAR 7’s tournament, to be played on November 12 and 13, 2021 in the city of Montevideo.
This competition on Uruguayan soil (it will be held on the Carrasco Polo Club fields) provides two places for the South Africa Sevens World Cup 2022, and the teams will be divided into the following two zones:
Group A: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
B Group: Paraguay, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Panama.
The squad of “Las Yaguaretés” is made up of the following players:
. Brisa WHEAT ALDAY (University of Córdoba).
. Dolores BERTI (Los Tordos RC).
. Deborah FRETES HERNÁNDEZ (Alma Juniors, from Santa Fe).
. Renata GIRAUDO (University of Córdoba).
. Sofía GONZÁLEZ (SITAS RC).
. Gimena MATTUS (Catamarca RC).
. Andrea MORENO (Alberdi RC, from Tucumán).
. Florencia MORENO (Aguará Guazú RC, from Tucumán).
. María Luján TALADRID (La Plata RC).
. Celeste PEZZELLA (Naval Center).
. Micaela PALLERO (Marabunta RC).
. Ángela JUÁREZ (Alberdi RC, from Tucumán).
. Malena DÍAZ (University of Córdoba).
. MEDINA blue (Cardinals RC).
Source From: Ambito
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