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Jaguares vs Bulls: Super Rugby live scores

19th May, 2018
Kick-off: 7:40am (AEST)
Venue: Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Online: Live, Foxtel app or Foxtel now
Betting: Jaguares $1.55, Bulls $2.45
Agustin Creevy of Jaguares. (Photo by Gabriel Rossi/Getty Images)
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19th May, 2018
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It’s approaching crunch time in Super Rugby and there won’t be too many more important games over the last month than the all South African conference battle between the Jaguares and Bulls in Buenos Aires. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:40am (AEST).

The Jaguares looked at one point like they were going to be in for another long and brutal season, but they have more than found their feet in the last five or six weeks.

They got on the board by beating the Waratahs and backed it up with another over the South African conference-leading Lions a fortnight later, but it’s the last four weeks which have made the rugby community sit up and take notice of the plucky Argentinian team.

Mario Ledesma’s team have picked up four straight, allowing them to improve their record to six and five and sit second on the table in the South African conference. Victories over the Rebels, Brumbies, Blues and Chiefs all away from home has put together the best run in franchise history.

Winning at home was never such a shock for the Jaguares, but four straight on the road comes as a major surprise, with the team building on the back of their defence, attacking with freedom because of their ability to control the game on their own line and picking up victories as a result.

While they haven’t dominated any of the games, they have done enough to stay in them and then strike at the right times.

The Bulls are also on 24 competition points, but behind the Jaguares because of for and against. With such a logjam for wildcard spots, every single game over the final month of the season carries significance and the Bulls must find a way to win away from home here, something they have struggled to do this season.

Their form has just been inconsistent. Losses to the Highlanders and Stormers were followed up last week by a 39-33 victory over the Stormers, but it’s the high-scoring nature of that game which can point fingers at the Bulls problems.

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Commitment in defence has been lacking throughout the season from the Bulls and if they can’t find a way to wear down the Jaguares and play the game at a slightly slower speed, they may well be dominated like the last four Argentinian opponents.

Prediction
The Jaguares have been great away from home, so there’s no reason to suspect they will be worse at home.

Jaguares by 8.

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