Miotti masterclass helps Jaguares to bonus point win over Lions in Bueno Aires
It took the Jaguares a little bit of time to find their rhythm but in the end, they proved far too good for the Lions.
Although the Jaguares were better across the park, it was reserve first five Domingo Miotti’s early introduction to the game that coincided with the Jaguares taking the lead.
Miotti took over from Joaquin Diaz Bonilla after the starting 10 succumbed to injury in the 7th minute of the match.
Just minutes later, Miotti dived over after some good work from the Jaguares forwards from a lineout near the Lions’ goal-line. Miotti converted his own try to give the Jaguares a 7-0 lead.
Lions first five Elton Jantjies kicked a penalty goal to get his side on the scoreboard and they then took the lead just moments later when Andre Riaan Warner sprinted almost 80 metres to score an excellent breakway try.
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A Miotti penalty shortly after gave the Jaguares a 10-8 advantage which they took into the halftime break.
In the second half, not even an early yellow card to lock Marcos Kremer to help the Lions, with the Jaguares scoring a further 20 unanswered points.
First, midfielder Matias Moroni notched a double, then reserve loose forward Javier Ortega Desio profited from a Miotti-created linebreak inside the Lions’ 22.
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All the while, Miotti’s tactical kicking kept the Lions pegged back inside their own half – or helped the Jaguares gain possession further up the field with some excellently placed high balls.
Argentina talisman Augustus Creevy capped the match off with a try off the back of a lineout maul in the dying minutes of the game.
The game marked the Jaguares’ fifth win in a row over South African opposition (a record for the club) as well as their sixth regular-season win on the trot.
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The Jaguares expectations last year by progressing all the way to the Super Rugby final in Christchurch and defied expectations to actually outplay the more fancied Crusaders but couldn’t quite do enough to get themselves over the line.
Miotti spent much of 2019 as back up to Bonilla but there have been calls for the 23-year-old to take the reins moving forward. Neither Miotti nor Bonilla, 30, travelled to the World Cup with Argentina last year.
The Jaguares’ 30-point win over the Lions moves them to the top of the Super Rugby standings after the first round of competition. They’re joined by the Crusaders and, shockingly, the Sunwolves as the league’s three conference leaders.
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Interesting comments about Touch. England’s hosting the Touch World Cup this year and the numbers have exploded since their last World Cup in 2019, something like 70% more teams and 40 nations taking part. And England Touch have made a big thing about how many universities are in their BUCS University Touch Championship as well as Sport England membership. Can only see this growing even more domestically as more people become aware of it
10 Go to comments“Cortez Ratima is light years ahead of anyone on current form, while TJ Perenara has also skyrocketed into contention following the unfortunate injury to the talented Cam Roigard.” At last some sanity. Hitherto so many pundits have been wittering on about Finlay Christie to the point one wondered if they were observing a FC in a parallel universe where the FC they saw wasnt just the mediocre Shayne Philpott project of Fosters hapless AB reign in the real world. Ratima, Perenara and Fakatava are the ONLY logical 9s for Razor now Roigard is crocked.
2 Go to commentsThis game was just as painful as the Hurricanes game. It was real fork-in-the-eye stuff.
2 Go to commentsNow if they could just fire the Crusaders ground PA guy who likes to play his dance music and just loves the sound of his own voice the entire game, even when play is going on. And I thought their brass band thing of a few years ago was bad.
5 Go to commentsUnfortunately when you lose by far the two form players this season in Roigard and Aumua, you're left replacing two game changing Tanks with a couple of pea-shooters. Which is also about the speed of TJs pass.
2 Go to commentsBit rich coming from the guy with zero loyalty to anyone or any team, including happily taking a players place in a league world cup squad because well, SBW wanted to play in it and thus an already named player got told he was no longer going. And airing stuff like this, which may or may not be true, doesn't exactly say you're a stand up guy either SBW. Just looking to keep his name in lights as usual.
37 Go to commentsTamati Tua. …the Taniwha NPC midfielder. Ollie Sapsford, Hawkes Bay NPC midfielder…doing well
2 Go to commentsFiji deserve to be in the rugby championship, fans love seeing the Fijian national team play, the Fijian Drua is a wonderful idea but the players can still be stolen to play for NZ and AUS…
1 Go to commentsThe first concern for this afternoon are wheather forecast…
1 Go to commentsWhy cant I watch Rugby games please?
1 Go to commentsBeautiful shot from Finau, end of story. Gutted for Shaun Stevenson though.
4 Go to commentsThe Chiefs definitely didn’t win ugly. They had the superior scrum, a dominant lineout, and their defence was excellent once the Waratahs scored their two tries (thanks to some lucky refereeing calls mind you). They put pressure on the Waratahs lineout throughout the game, and the mind boggles as to why the referee did not award a yellow card or a penalty try against the Waratahs for repeated scrum infringements on their own try line before Narawa’s first try. And the Chiefs were slick with their passing and running angles on attack. It was a dominant performance all round, even with many questionable refereeing decisions.
1 Go to commentsWasnt late. Ref 2 assistants andTMO all saw it so who are you to say it was?
4 Go to commentsAre the Brumbies playing the Blues twice in a row?
4 Go to commentsBig difference from the Saders. Forwards really muscled up and laid a solid platform. Scooter brought some steel and I liked the loosie combination. Newell has been rather disappointing this season but stepped up big time - happy also to see Franks dot down. He should do that more often! Reihana had a good game and there seems to be more flair and invention with him in the saddle. McNicoll plays well from the back and is reliable plus inventive when he joins the line. Keep it up chaps!
5 Go to comments🤦♂️🤣 who cares who’s the best . All I know is the All Blacks have the star coach but have few star players now …
33 Go to commentsJe suis sûr que Farrell est impatient de jouer avec Lopez et Machenaud et d’être entraîné par Collazo… 🤭
1 Go to commentsAn on field red (aka a full red) in SRP must surely carry a bigger suspension than a red card given by the bunker as that carries a 20 minute team punishment. Had Damon Murphy abdicated his responsibility as a ref and issued both Drua players a yellow, which would have been upgraded to a 20 minute red by the bunker, that would have killed Australia and New Zealand’s push for the 20 minute red to be trialled globally from July this year.
11 Go to commentsEver so often you all post a Danny Care story that isn’t the announcement that he has finally re-signed for one more, victory tour season at Quins and I’m just like, “well you fooled me again!” My absolute favorite player ever, we need to make his final year at the Stoop (and Twickers) official already. I know he supposedly snubbed France but I won’t feel better until he signs.
1 Go to commentslate hit what late hit it wasn’t at all late and can clearly see he was committed before the tackle
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