Bulls
20
Match Complete
Jaguares
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| 75 |  | D. Miotti | ||
| 73 |  | D. Miotti | ||
| 72 | | D. Miotti | ||
| M. Libbok |  | 60 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 52 | ||
| 50 | | S. G. Iglesias | ||
| J. Stighling | | 42 | ||
| 27 | | S. G. Iglesias | ||
| 26 | | P. Matera | ||
| M. Libbok | | 23 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 15 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 6 |
| 1 | Tries | 3 | ||
| 0 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 5 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
The Jaguares will be desperate for a victory when they make the trek to South Africa for a tense match-up against the Bulls in Pretoria. Join The Roar for live scores of the match from 12:05am (AEDT).
On the surface, this shapes as a contest which will have a huge amount dictated by the way the two forward packs play, but then, the same was probably said last night as the Sharks ran away in a surprising upset over the Lions.
With the Sharks now maintaining pace with the Lions at the top of the South African conference, the importance of this game has become all the more significant, with finals implications almost certainly attached to the result one way or another.
Of all 15 teams, the Jaguares now have the equal least points alongside the Sunwolves, and if they don’t start winning, and winning now, any chance of them matching last year’s effort and sneaking into the top eight will be disappearing in a hurry.
The Argentinian outfit had a mixed start to the season, but have now lost three high-scoring matches in a row, and must get their defence in order if they hope to be a chance of bouncing back against the Bulls.
The Bulls, on the other hand, are also desperate for a victory. They beat the Sharks by four points last week and are sitting with a wildcard spot to the finals at the present time, but the key to keeping a spot in the finals will be defending their home turf.
Like the Jaguares, there have been defensive questions surrounding the Pretorian franchise this year, and conceding 56 points against the Chiefs a fortnight ago won’t help that line of questioning, but last week’s effort was much stronger, and they’ll look to keep building on that moving forward.
Prediction
There is no question the Jaguares are going to be desperate for a victory and then some in this contest, but the chance of them springing an upset away from home seems a little slim.
Bulls by 9.
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Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
Domingo Miotti, just a kid. He is from Tucumán, just like Nico.
Just Nuisance
Roar Rookie
Actually it might surprise you that I watched the game Carlos. Seldom in my years of watching rugby have I seen a debutant make such an impact, I didn’t get his name but I think/hope you know who I am referring to. He was amazing. Oh and the difference Lavanini made when coming on was huge. Just saying.
tsuru
Roar Rookie
Carlos, you know most of the “experts” have not been very expert in their predictions in the last few weeks - for the Jaguares or anybody else. I believe you have more chance of picking winners this year by rolling dice or sticking a pin in the schedule while blindfolded.
Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
Speechless?
Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
8 minutes, two tries, one conversion. The one he missed made it tight. Shouldn’t have, it was an easy one at that level. Another Tucumán boy at 10.
Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
Pickerill penalties purposely panned. Then he decided to balance the count.
Peter
Guest
15 of the Bulls’ 20 points from penalties suggests some dreadful ill-discipline from the Jaguares. Needs fixing before most of the same players arrive in Tokyo!
Harry Jones
Expert
I was the same, Nobes, on STO, after EE/PSDT out ... but what a crazy round!
Harry Jones
Expert
Great fight back!
Kashmir Pete
Roar Guru
Wow ! Maybe the Jags have been foxing. Cheers KP
Nobrain
Roar Guru
I Could not go back in my tip. I knew that the Bulls were saving key players before committing I would have changed my tip. Well done Jaguares.
Pinetree
Roar Rookie
The Jaguares (14) are only 2 points behind the Tahs (16) in 8th place on the table. The Blues are currently sitting 5th on the table on 19 pts! Enjoy the win Carlos!
Istanbul Wingman
Roar Guru
What a disgrace some of the major "global" rugby sites haven't put up a report on this match yet. The British sites claiming to cover "international rugby" are mostly just interested in European club rugby.
Ariel Lindo Poisson
Guest
Just for a mail, big applause for Miotti’s debut
Just Nuisance
Roar Rookie
Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
Against all the “experts”, including Nobes! Wohoo!
Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
I must admit this was unexpected. The dichotomy between the heart and brain signalling.
HiKa
Roar Rookie
Well done, Jaguares! I'll try to watch a replay later today.
Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
Yes! Fantastic! Go cats!
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