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Match Complete
Jaguares
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| 64 |  | J. D. Bonilla | ||
| 63 |  | R. Moyano | ||
| J. Ioane |  | 60 | ||
| J. Ioane | | 52 | ||
| 42 | | J. D. Bonilla | ||
| 41 | | M. Kremer | ||
| J. Ioane | | 41 | ||
| L. Coltman | | 39 | ||
| J. Ioane | | 36 | ||
| S. Tomkinson | | 35 | ||
| 34 | | J. D. Bonilla | ||
| J. Ioane | | 30 | ||
| M. Faddes | | 29 | ||
| 27 | | J. D. Bonilla | ||
| J. Lentjes | | 22 | ||
| 14 | | J. D. Bonilla | ||
| 12 | | M. Moroni |
| 4 | Tries | 3 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 3 | ||
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 2 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Highlanders and Jaguares will go head to head in Dunedin a tantalising clash as Round 13 continues in the Super Rugby. Both teams are in the hunt for finals spots but neither have them locked down and a win this Saturday will be hugely important for both of them. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of this exciting match starting from 3:15pm AEST on Saturday.
While many sometimes dismiss the Jaguares as the playboys from Argentina, they have been putting together win after win and who currently have the second best form in the entire competition between the Hurricanes. That’s not the behaviour of playboys – the Jags mean business.
On the upside for the Highlanders, Gonzalo Quesada has decided to not start a number of his best and brightest. There will be a lot of new players at kick off for the Jaguares and the Highlanders will need to get off to a fast start to take advantage of this.
On the downside, Quesada has moved many of his top talent to the bench. Agustin Creevy, Tomas Lavanini, Pablo Matera, Tomas Cubelli and Matias Orlando – all internationals – will be waiting in the wings ready to come on and have a big impact.
Given how the Highlanders really switched off in the final quarter against the Chiefs last week, this strategy could work very well as long the Jags can be in close contact with the home side.
The Jaguares have built their success so far this season, perhaps surprisingly, on effective defence and have the highest successful tackle percentage in the entire competition. If they can maintain this wall like defence in Dunedin then the Highlanders could be in trouble.
For the home side, it’ll have been a tough time in training this week. Coach Aaron Mauger has made it very clear how disappointed he was with the way his team played against the Chiefs.
Ending up drawing when they were leading 28-11 at one point has really annoyed him and he’s calling on his men to put in a much better 80-minute performance against the Argentinians.
Unfortunately this is going to be harder than usual as talismanic leader Ben Smith is out for the rest of the season and Teihorangi Walden is also missing this week.
Not only are these two talents in their own right, but it’ll ask more questions of young fly half Josh Ioane.
With these two experienced players missing, Ioane is going to have to step up and show that his impressive games so far this season aren’t just a flash in the pan.
Excitingly for the men from the deep south, hero Liam Squire is making a come back from the bench. The impressive flanker has been out for six months and is going to be impossible to keep sitting down for the first 50 minutes or so.
When he does get on Mauger is going to want him to rip and tear his way through the Jags.
Prediction
The Jags have only been around since 2016 but they’ve already won on New Zealand soil. Interestingly though, the Highlanders are still one of three sides that the Jags have never beaten. Will this change on Saturday? It really could.
It feels like this could be a very close one and both sides have so much to play for. In the end, the home advantage is going to get the Highlanders home, but only just.
Highlanders to win by 3.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 3:15pm AEST on Saturday.
Where: Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Date: Saturday 11th May 2019
When: 3:15pm AEST
TV: Foxsports
Betting: Highlanders $1.17, Jaguares $5.00
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant Ref: Mike Fraser James Doleman
TMO: Shane McDermott
Highlanders
15 Matt Faddes
14 Jordan Hyland
13 Rob Thompson
12 Sio Tomkinson
11 Tevita Li
10 Josh Ioane
9 Aaron Smith
8 Elliot Dixon
7 Luke Whitelock (c)
6 James Lentjes
5 Tom Franklin
4 Josh Dickson
3 Siate Tokolahi
2 Liam Coltman
1 Ayden Johnstone.
Replacements:
16 Ash Dixon
17 Daniel Lienert-Brown
18 Tyrel Lomax
19 Jack Whetton
20 Liam Squire
21 Kayne Hammington
22 Dan Hollinshead
23 Thomas Umaga-Jensen
Jaguares
15 Emiliano Boffelli
14 Sebastian Cancelliere
13 Matias Moroni
12 Jeronimo de la Fuente (c)
11 Ramiro Moyano
10 Joaquin Díaz Bonilla
9 Felipe Ezcurra
8 Javier Ortega Desio
7 Tomas Lezana
6 Juan Manuel Leguizamon
5 Lucas Paulos
4 Marcos Kremer
3 Enrique Pieretto
2 Julian Montoya
1 Mayco Vivas
Replacements
16 Agustin Creevy
17 Juan Pablo Zeiss
18 Santiago Medrano
19 Tomas Lavanini
20 Pablo Matera
21 Tomas Cubelli
22 Domingo Miotti
23 Matias Orlando
2019 Form
Highlanders LLWWD
Jaguares – WWBWW
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Highlanders won 1
Jaguares won 0
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