Jaguares vs Lions: Super Rugby live scores

16th July, 2016

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Where: Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
When: 7:40am (AEST)
Referee: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Santiago Borsani (Argentina)
TV: Fox Sports
Betting: Jaguares $1.19, Lions $4.75

Jaguares
15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Jerónimo de la Fuente, 12 Juan Martín Hernández, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Facundo Isa, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 6 Javier Ortega Desio, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro.

Replacements: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Santiago García Botta, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Mattias Alemanno, 20 Marcos Kremer, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Mattias Orlando.

Lions
15 Sylvian Mahuza, 14 Koch Marx, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Ross Cronjé (c), 8 Cyle Brink, 7 Robert Kruger, 6 Stef de Witt, 5 Lourens Erasmus, 4 Martin Muller, 3 Jacques van Rooyen, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Corné Fourie.

Replacements (from): 16 Ramone Samuels, 17 Clinton Theron, 18 Pieter Scholtz, 19 Fabian Booysen, 20 Ruaan Lerm, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Jacques Nel, 23 Shaun Reynolds, 24 Bobby de Wee, 25 Ashlon Davids.

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The Jaguares are aiming for finals in their third season. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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16th July, 2016

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The Jaguares have the perfect chance to finish off their debut Super Rugby season with a win when they face a second-string Lions side in Buenos Aires. Join The Roar for live scores from the match, starting from 7:40am (AEST).

The Lions, having already locked in a finals spot last week, made the bold decision on this occasion to rest their regular side at home rather than send them on the trip to South America, and give them the best chance of hitting the finals fresh and in good health.

Unfortunately for the Lions, this roll of the dice has already gone awry to some degree. The Hurricanes’ big win over the Crusaders has seen them take top spot and this Lions side will now need to win on foreign soil if the franchise is to finish on top of the table.

They still won’t finish any lower in second but the clear path to a home final as well as the general pride of having finished at the very top are things they would certainly like to have, but are now putting in serious risk.

It’s a great result for the Jaguares though. What has been a disappointing debut season for them – resulting in just three wins to date – could end on a significant high with a win on home soil, even if it is against a team of seconds.

That’s not to say the Lions couldn’t pull off a win here but it certainly looks unlikely. There’ll be a lot of players a bit out of their depth and a lack of the sort of cohesion you’d get from a side that plays together every week.

Prediction
Expect the Jaguares to win this one, and no doubt questions to be asked in the weeks to come about whether or not the Lions made the right call.

Jaguares by 8.

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