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The Final and Biggest Rugby Award of 2016: The Rugby Pass Mascot of the Year
By Calum Henderson
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.
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.
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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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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