Los Jaguares
son favoritos para el desafío inicial en gira por Nueva Zelanda, ante los Auckland Blues por 3
puntos, y ello se debe al entusiasmo que
tiene el plantel entrenado por los
porteños Mario Ledesma y Nicolás Fernández Miranda y el entrerriano Martín
Gaitán tras gira invicta por Australia.
Penúltimos
en la Conferencia Sudafricana, los Jaguares enfrentarán a los Blues, últimos en
Conferencia Neozelandeza, en la semana
11 del Super Rugby el sábado (04:35 hora argentina), con referato del
neozelandés Paul Williams, los jueces de línea neozelandeses Brendon Pickedrill
y Cam Stone y el TMO neozelandés Ben Skeen.
Los Jaguares cruzaron el Mar de Tasmania, trayendo dos triunfos: en el profundo sureste australiano ante los Rebels (25-22) y frente a los Brumbies (25-20) en Canberra, capital de
Australia y distante 660 kilómetros al norte de Melbourne. Llegan a Nueva
Zelanda con un bagaje de 4 triunfos y 5 derrotas.
Escalaron en la Conferencia
Sudafricana a 3 puntos del segundo Bulls
de Pretoria, pero frente a las franquicias de
Nueva Zelanda encajaron fuertes
derrotas: ante Wellington Hurricanes (34-9) en Ronda 3 y los Canterbury
Cruzaders (40-14) en Ronda 8; con total
de 7 derrotas desde ingreso en 2016.
Los Blues perdieron en el Eden Park de Auckland hace una semana con Otago Highlanders (34-16) y siguen con 12 puntos en último escalón de
Conferencia de Nueva Zelanda, con 2
victorias y 6 derrotas. Solo los Sunwolves japoneses sin victorias, tienen rendimiento inferior a los Blues en ésta temporada.
Además, los Auckland Blues vienen
de perder 8 clásicos de Nueva Zelanda, y
en sus visitas al extranjero
ganaron a los Lions en Johannesburgo (38-35) y a los Sunwolves en Tokio
(24-10), perdiendo ante los Stormers en
Ciudad del Cabo (37-20) y frente a los
Sharks en Auckland (40-63).
Horas decisivas para el entrenador de los Blues, el ex All Black Tana
Umaga, por la difícil situación en la tabla y con plantel diezmado por
lesiones. En 2016 los Blues ganaron a los
Jaguares 24-16 en Albany (norte de Auckland), con tries de Steven Luatua e Ihaia West y que sumó 19
puntos con 4 penales y 1 conversión.
Los Jaguares
anotaron un solo un try con el medio scrum mendocino Gonzalo Bertranou,
convertido por el apertura tucumano Nicolás Sánchez y el centro porteño
Santiago González Iglesias sumó tres penales.
The
Jaguares against Blues are favorites
The Jaguares are favorites for the challenge in initial New Zealand tour , against the Auckland Blues
for 3 points, and this is due to the enthusiasm of the squad trained by Mario
Ledesma and Nicolás Fernández Miranda from Buenos Aires and Martín Gaitán from Entre Ríos, after an undefeated tour for
Australia.
Penultimate in the South African Conference, the Jaguares will face the Blues, in last place in New Zealand Conference, on week 11 of Super Rugby 15 , Saturday (04:35 Argentinian time), with Referee from New Zealand Paul Williams, the New Zealanders touch judges Brendon Pickedrill and Cam Stone and the New Zealand TMO Ben Skeen.
The Jaguares crossed the Tasman Sea, bringing two triumphs: in the deep Australian Southeast against the Melbourne Rebels (25-22) and against the Brumbies (25-20) at Canberra, capital of Australia and 660 kilometers to the north of Melbourne. They arrive in New Zealand with a baggage of 4 wins and 5 losses.
They escalated in South African Conference to 3 points of the second Pretoria Bulls, but against the New Zealand franchises fitted strong defeats: against Wellington Hurricanes (34-9) in Round 3 and Canterbury Cruzaders (40-14) in Round 8; with a total of 7 losses since entry in 2016.
The Blues lost at Eden Park in Auckland a week ago with Otago Highlanders (34-16) and continue with 12 points in last step of the New Zealand Conference, with 2 wins and 6 losses. Only the Japanese Sunwolves without victories, have inferior performance to the Blues in this season.
Penultimate in the South African Conference, the Jaguares will face the Blues, in last place in New Zealand Conference, on week 11 of Super Rugby 15 , Saturday (04:35 Argentinian time), with Referee from New Zealand Paul Williams, the New Zealanders touch judges Brendon Pickedrill and Cam Stone and the New Zealand TMO Ben Skeen.
The Jaguares crossed the Tasman Sea, bringing two triumphs: in the deep Australian Southeast against the Melbourne Rebels (25-22) and against the Brumbies (25-20) at Canberra, capital of Australia and 660 kilometers to the north of Melbourne. They arrive in New Zealand with a baggage of 4 wins and 5 losses.
They escalated in South African Conference to 3 points of the second Pretoria Bulls, but against the New Zealand franchises fitted strong defeats: against Wellington Hurricanes (34-9) in Round 3 and Canterbury Cruzaders (40-14) in Round 8; with a total of 7 losses since entry in 2016.
The Blues lost at Eden Park in Auckland a week ago with Otago Highlanders (34-16) and continue with 12 points in last step of the New Zealand Conference, with 2 wins and 6 losses. Only the Japanese Sunwolves without victories, have inferior performance to the Blues in this season.
In addition, the Auckland Blues come to lose 8 New Zealand clash, and in their
visits abroad they won the Lions in Johannesburg (38-35) and Sunwolves at Tokyo
(24-10), losing against Stormers at Cape Town. (37-20) and against the Sharks at Auckland (40-63).
Decisive hours for the coach of the Blues, the former All Black Tana Umaga, for the difficult situation in the table and with a team decimated by injuries. In 2016, the Blues beat the Jaguares 24-16 at Albany (north of Auckland), with tries from Steven Luatua and Ihaia West scored with 19 points with 4 penalties and 1 conversion.
The Jaguares scored just one try with scrum half from Mendoza, Gonzalo Bertranou, converted by the fly half from Tucuman Nicolás Sánchez and the Buenos Aires’s centre Santiago González Iglesias added three penalties goals.
Decisive hours for the coach of the Blues, the former All Black Tana Umaga, for the difficult situation in the table and with a team decimated by injuries. In 2016, the Blues beat the Jaguares 24-16 at Albany (north of Auckland), with tries from Steven Luatua and Ihaia West scored with 19 points with 4 penalties and 1 conversion.
The Jaguares scored just one try with scrum half from Mendoza, Gonzalo Bertranou, converted by the fly half from Tucuman Nicolás Sánchez and the Buenos Aires’s centre Santiago González Iglesias added three penalties goals.
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