The Jaguares missed a chance to add another win to their ledger, losing by 13 points to the Bulls.
Final score
Bulls 26
Jaguares 13
The Bulls, after a shock 21-20 defeat against the Sunwolves, will be desperate for a win when take on an impressive Jaguares who are also on the hunt for a win, at Loftus Versveld. Join The Roar for live score updates and a blog starting from 3:30am AEST.
The struggling Bulls have only won one game out of the six they have played so far in the Super Rugby campaign.
They are returning from a shocking defeat to the Sunwolves, and heading into this game they will be well under pressure against a competitive Jaguares.
The men from Pretoria are certainly out of contention for a Super Rugby playoff spot as they are well outside the top 10 of the combined logs.
The Blue Bulls will be bolstered by the return of their general, Handre Pollard, who is looking to get back his form.
Piet van Zyl and Jesse Kriel return at scrumhalf and fullback respectively, while Rudy Paige and Warrick Gelant drop to the bench.
This game should make for an interesting scrum contest, with Pierre Schoeman, Adriaan Strauss and Trevor Nyakane against Lucas Noguera, Augusti n Creevy and Ramiro Harrera in a scrumming contest.
Coach Paul Perez made has made five changes to the team that lost against the Sharks, most notably Nicolas Sanchez being dropped to the bench and Santiago Gonzales Iglesias taking his spot. Emiliano Boffelli and Santiago both come on on the wing.
In the Forwards, Guido Petti comes in at lock for the injured Matias Alemanno, while flanker Rodrigo Baez replaces Tomas Lezana.
Prediction
The Jaguares are holding an advantage over the Blue Bulls, beating them 29-11 last year, and they have only lost twice against in the last seven encounters against a South African franchise.
The Bulls have a strong record home record against overseas opposition winning all of their last five games, and with a much stronger backline this week the home side should edge out the visitors by 5 points.
Charging Rhino
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Yep I thought the Bulls would bounce back with a win over Jaguares at Loftus. Well done Bulls!
Charging Rhino
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Yep I thought the Bulls would bounce back with a win over the Jaguares at Loftus. Well done.
Vusi Gubeni
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Fulltime!!! The Blue Bulls hang on to secure a 26-13 win over the Jaguares. The visitors never got quite going. They made too many errors that the Bulls capitalised on. The Bulls pulled off a better performance in the secondhalf. The inclusion of Warrick Gelant at fullback and shifting Jesse Kriel to outside centre injected some urgency and a sense of purpose in their attack bagging 10 points in the last 16 minutes of the game. Trevor Nyakane certainly deserved man of the match for an outstanding performance, making the most tackles for Bulls, making vital turnovers and scrummed very well.
Digby
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Thanks Vusi. Much needed win for the Bulls!
The Neutral View From Sweden
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This is not good enough for the playoffs hombres...
Vusi Gubeni
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78' Jaguares gets penalised for side entry in the ruck. Pollard kicks for touch for a lineout.
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74' after stringing 20 phases together the Jaguares get penalised after Nyakane again wins the ball in the breakdown. The Springbok prop is having a blinder
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70' The Bulls won a scrum penalty on the halfway. Pollards making it look to easy as he slots another penalty. Bulls 26-13 Jaguares
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67' Bulls have a scrum over the restart
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65' TRY!!! Pollard made a clever little grubber that Gelant collects and offloads to Lood de Jäger who scores. Pollard converts Bulls 23-13 Jaguares
The Neutral View From Sweden
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These Jags… Gifting Bulls a try from an own LO throw inside Bulls 22.
Vusi Gubeni
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62' Jaguares wins a penalty in the breakdown. Jaguares lineout inside Bulls 22
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59' Odendaal overcoocks his kick as the Bulls run out of options on attack.
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56' Penalty! Bulls get penalised for not showing daylight. Iglesias slots the penalty to close the gap. Bulls 16-13 Jaguares
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54' De Jäger gathers the ball off a lineout in his own 22m. Piet van Zyl finds touch
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After just coming on Nicolas Snachez makes an immediate impact by drawing two defenders and in contact offloads to Bertranou who's scores. Iglesias converts. Bulls 16-10 Jaguares
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49' Nyakane gets penalised for side entry in the maul. Jaguares have a lineout inside the Bulls 22
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After good passage of play, Orlando kicks away possession and finds touch on the 22. Bulls lineout
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43' Creevy not holding his body weight and gets penalised at the breakdown. Pollard makes it four out of four to extend the lead by 13. Bulls 16-3 Jaguares
Vusi Gubeni
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41' Great work by Nyakane in the breakdown to make a steal. Pollard goes for the corner. Lineout Bulls