Jeronimo de la Fuente says Argentina’s rugby union (UAR) has encouraged Jaguares players to take deals overseas amid an uncertain outlook for Super Rugby due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Although the governing body, SANZAAR, has yet to officially abandon the 2020 season, which was suspended after seven rounds back in March, the future of this year’s competition remains in doubt due to travel curbs and border controls.

“The UAR told us that if [a player] had an offer in the future, to take it to ease the economic issue a little,” Argentina international De la Fuente told ESPN.

“They told us that if we had any possibility of emigrating we take it and that the UAR was going to be predisposed to help us to be able to travel.

“Not that the UAR is going to let all its players go – it will try to retain a base so that professional rugby remains in place, competing, and basically so that there’s some competition within the country where they can take Jaguares, Ceibos or Argentina XV.”

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