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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.
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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.
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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.
WATCH: Stormers head coach John Dobson and prop Steven Kitshoff were proud of their team’s performance after their victory over the Hurricanes.
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The value he brought to the crusaders as an assistant was equal to what he got out of being there. He reflected not only on the team culture but also the credit he attributed to the rugby community. Such experience shouldn’t be overlooked.
3 Go to commentsGood luck Aussie
10 Go to commentssmith at 9 / mounga 10 / laumape 12 / fainganuku 14
39 Go to commentsBar the injuries, it’s pretty much their top team …
2 Go to commentsDon’t disagree with much of this but it appears you forgot Rodda and Beale, who started at the Force on the weekend.
10 Go to commentsExcept for the injured Zach Gallagher this would be Saders best forward pack for the season. Blackadder needs to stay at 7, for all of Christies tackling he is not dominant and offers very little else. McNicholfullback is maybe a good option, Fihaki not really upto it, there was a reason Burke played there last year. Maybe Havilli to 2nd five McLeod to wing. Need a strong winger on 1 side to compliment Reece
1 Go to commentsTo me TJ is clearly the best 9 in the competition right now but he's also a proven player off the bench, there's few playmaking players who can come off the bench as calm and settled as he is, Beauden can, TJ can and I doubt any of the scrumhalves in contention can, if they want to experiment with new 9s I want him on the bench ready to step in if they crumble under the pressure. The Boks put their best front row on the bench, I'd like to see us take a similar approach, the Hurricanes have been doing similar things with players like Kirifi.
39 Go to commentsROG has better chance to win a WC if he starts training and make himself eligible as a player. He won’t make the Ireland squad but I reckon he may get close with Namibia (needs to improve his Afrikaans) or Portugal. Both sides had 1000:1 odds to win the RWC in 2023 which is an improvement on ROG’s odds of winning a RWC as a coach. Unlike Top 14 teams, national teams can’t go shopping and buy the best players - you work with the available talent pool and turn them into world beaters.
3 Go to commentsthat backline nope that backline is terrible why would you have sevu Reece when he’s not even top 5 wingers in the comp why have Blackadder when there’s better players no Scott barret isn’t an automatic the guy is more of a liability than anything why have him there when you have samipeni who’s far far better
39 Go to commentsAh, good to find you Nick. Agree with everything about Cale. So much to like about his game
50 Go to commentsNot too bad. Questions at 6, lock and HB for me. The ABs will be a lot stronger once Jordan and Roigard return. Also, work needs to be made to secure Frizzell back for next season and maybe also Mo’unga; they’re just wasting time playing in japan
39 Go to commentsOn the title, i wonder for many of those people it is a case something like a belief in working smarter, not harder?
1 Go to commentsForget Sotutu. One of those whose top level is Super Rugby. Id take a punt on Wallace Sititi Finau ahead of Glass body Blackadder.
39 Go to commentsI’m a pensioner so I've been around a bit. My opinion of SBW is he is an elite athlete and a great New Zealander and roll model. He has been to the top and knows what he's talking about. To all the negative comments regarding SBW the typical New Zealand way, cut that tall poppy down.
17 Go to commentsI'm not listening to a guy moralise over others when this is the guy who walked out mid season on Canterbury RLFC when he had a contract with them, what a hypocrite. All the Kiwis sticking up for this unprincipled individual because they can't accept justified criticism, he has zero credibility or integrity. Those praising him are a joke.
17 Go to commentsI’d put Finau at 6 instead of Blackadder but that’s the only change I’d make. Can’t wait to see who Razor picks.
39 Go to commentsTamati Williams, Codie Taylor, and Same Cane? Not sure about Hoskins Sotutu at test level. Wasn’t that impressive last season. Need a balance between experience and talent/youth.
39 Go to commentsInteresting insight. Fantastic athlete, and a genuine human being.
17 Go to commentsThey played at night in Suva last weekend and it’s an afternoon game forecast for 19 degrees in Canberra this weekend. Heat change is a non issue.
2 Go to commentsWishing Rosie a speedy recovery
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