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Jaguares bring back Pumas core for Hurricanes

Agustin Creevy. Photo / Getty Images

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: After benching a number of key players last week, Jaguares coach Gonzalo Quesada has reverted to a strong pack for this weekend’s match against the Hurricanes in Wellington.

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The Jaguares did well to keep in touch with the Highlanders for most of their match, with their benched superstars coming on in the second half and almost earning them a first-ever win against the southerners.

This weekend the Jaguares have a second chance to make history as the men from Argentina have also never recorded a victory against the Hurricanes.

Four Argentinian internationals will revert from impact roles to the starting lineup. Agustin Creevy returns at hooker while Guido Petti and Tomas Lavanini are brought into the second row. Petti sat out the Hurricanes match altogether. Enforcer Pablo Matera also joins the starting lineup.

There’s also a shuffle at loosehead prop with Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro coming in to replace Mayco Vivas. Finally, Matera’s injection at 6 sees Juan Manuel Leguizamon shift to the openside in place of Tomas Lezana.

The only change in the backs sees Tomas Cubelli restored at scrumhalf. Cubelli was also used off the bench in last week’s fixture.

The Jaguares have been flying under the radar this year but are only one point off the top of the South African conference.

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Jaguares: Emiliano Boffelli, Sebastian Cancelliere, Matias Moroni, Jeronimo de la Fuente (c), Ramiro Moyano, Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, Tomas Cubelli, Javier Ortega Desio, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Pablo Matera, Tomas Lavanini, Guido Petti, Enrique Pieretto, Agustin Creevy, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Reserves: Julian Montoya, Mayco Vivas, Santiago Medrano, Lucas Paulos, Marcos Kremer, Felipe Ezcurra, Domingo Miotti, Matias Orlando.

 

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I thought we made a lot of progress against that type of defence by the WC last year. Lots of direct running and punching holes rather than using width. Against that type of defence I think you have to be looking to kick on first phase when you have front foot ball which we did relatively successfully. We are playing a lot of rugby behind the gain line at the moment. They are looking for those little interchanges for soft shoulders and fast ball or off loads but it regularly turns into them battering away with slow ball and going backwards, then putting in a very rushed kick under huge pressure.


JB brought that dimension when he first moved into 12 a couple of years ago but he's definitely not been at his best this year. I don't know if it is because he is being asked to play a narrow role, or carrying a niggle or two, but he does not look confident to me. He had that clean break on the weekend and stood there like he was a prop who found himself in open space and didn't know what to do with the ball. He is still a good first phase ball carrier though, they use him a lot off the line out to set up fast clean ball, but I don't think anyone is particularly clear on what they are supposed to do at that point. He was used really successfully as a second playmaker last year but I don't think he's been at that role once this year. He is a triple threat player but playing a very 1 dimensional role at the moment. He and Reiko have been absolutely rock solid on defence which is why I don't think there will be too much experimentation or changes there.

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