Los Jaguares donde
destacan los cordobeses Juan Cruz Mallía como centro y Santiago Carreras como
full back, enfrentarán a los Lions de
Johannesburgo, liderados por el apertura Elton Jantjies, por la primera fecha
de la Conferencia Sudafricana en el V Super Rugby 2020. El desafío se
disputarán a
las 20:00 del sábado, en el estadio del Club Vélez Sarsfield y será el debut
para los Jaguares finalistas en la
edición 2019, ganada por los Canterbury Crusaders de Nueva Zelanda por 19-3. Como en 2019, el máximo torneo del hemisferio
sur a nivel de selecciones provinciales, se disputará de manera ininterrumpida
por 21 semanas, ya que la ventana internacional del otoño-invierno, tendrá lugar en julio. Cada equipo jugará 16
partidos en la fase regular, incluidos los ocho cruces de ida y vuelta con los
rivales de conferencia y cuatro encuentros ante equipos de las restantes
conferencias y cada franquicia tendrá dos semanas de descanso. El 6 de junio se
diputarán los cuartos de final, las semifinales el 13 de junio y la final el 20 de junio. Los Jaguares en
2019, encabezaron la Conferencia Sudafricana con 10 puntos y ganaron los
play-offs en Vélez Sársfield contra los Chiefs y los Brumbies antes de perder la
final contra los Crusaders en Christchurch. Ganaron 2 de sus primeros 6
partidos en la temporada regular, pero llegaron a la cima en 9 de los 10 partidos.
En Buenos Aires ganaron 6 de 8 además de los primeros 2 play offs. Contra la
Conferencia Sudafricana, Jaguares ganaron
5 y perdieron 3 en 2019 y perdieron un choque en Ronda 1 contra los Lions
en Buenos Aires, pero vencieron a los Bulls, Stormers y Sharks en los
siguientes partidos locales.
Mientras que los
Lions, fueron finalistas en 2016, 2017 y 2018, pero les resultó
mucho más difícil la temporada pasada y no lograron llegar a los play off. Ganaron 8 de sus partidos y perdieron el mismo número al terminar 2 puntos detrás de los Sharks en la conferencia sudafricana. Los Lions vencieron a Jaguares en casa y fuera, en las primeras 4 rondas de 2019 y llegaron otras 2 victorias como visitante contra los japoneses de Sunwolves y los neozelandeses de Chiefs, perdiendo las siguientes 5 confrontaciones. En general, los Lions han ganado 6 de 9 enfrentamientos directos contra Jaguares, pero en Buenos Aires los argentinos lideran 3-1. Los Lions, vienen de
perder ante los Bulls por 40-35 en amistoso. Los rivales de Jaguares, 1° de febrero: vs. Lions (Local), 8 de
febrero: vs. Hurricanes (Local ), 15 de febrero: vs. Reds (Local ), 22 de febrero: vs. Stormers (Visitante) 29 de
febrero: vs. Bulls (Visitante) 7 de marzo: vs. Sharks (Visitante) 14 de marzo:
vs. Highlanders (Local) 21 de marzo: vs. Stormers (Local) 4 de abril: vs.
Rebels (Local) 12 de abril: vs. Brumbies (Visitante) 18 de abril: vs. Blues (Visitante)
24 de abril: vs. Crusad. (Visitante) 2 de mayo: vs. Sunw. (Visitante) 9 de mayo: vs. Sharks (Local) 23 de mayo: vs.
Bulls (Local) 30 de mayo: vs. Lions (Visitante).
Jaguares debut
with favoritism against the Lions in Super Rugby 2020
Los Jaguares, where Cordoba's Juan Cruz Mallía stands out as the centre and
Santiago Carreras as full back, will face the Johannesburg Lions, led by the fly half Elton Jantjies for the first round of the South African Conference at
the V Super Rugby 2020.
Full back Santiago Carreras - Wing Emiliano Boffelli |
The challenge will be played at 20:00 on Saturday, at the Velez Sarsfield Club
stadium and will be the debut for the Jaguares runners up in the 2019 edition,
won by the Canterbury Crusaders of New Zealand by 19-3.
As in 2019, the top tournament in the southern hemisphere at the level of provincial teams will be held uninterruptedly for 21 weeks, since the international autumn-winter window will take place in July. Each team will play 16 games in the regular phase, including the eight round-trip crossings with the conference rivals and four meetings against teams from the remaining conferences and each franchise will have two weeks off. On June 6, the quarterfinals, the semifinals will be deputy on June 13 and the final on June 20.
The Jaguares in 2019, led the South African Conference with 10 points and won the play-offs in Vélez Sársfield against the Chiefs and the Brumbies before losing the final against the Crusaders at Christchurch. They won 2 of their first 6 games in the regular season, but reached the top in 9 of the 10 games. In Buenos Aires they won 6 of 8 in addition to the first 2 play offs. Against the South African Conference, Jaguares won 5 and lost 3 in 2019 and lost a clash in Round 1 against the Lions in Buenos Aires, but beat the Bulls, Stormers and Sharks in the following home matches.
While the Lions were finalists in 2016, 2017 and 2018, but they found it much more difficult last season and failed to reach the play offs. They won 8 of their matches and lost the same number by finishing 2 points behind the Sharks in the South African conference. The Lions defeated Jaguars at home and away, in the first 4 rounds of 2019 and another 2 victories came as a visitor against the Japanese of Sunwolves and the New Zealanders of Chiefs, losing the next 5 confrontations. In general, the Lions have won 6 of 9 direct clashes against Jaguares, but in Buenos Aires the Argentinians lead 3-1. The Lions come from losing to the Bulls by 40-35 in friendly.
The rivals of Jaguares, February 1: vs. Lions (home), February 8: vs. Hurricanes (Home), February 15: vs. Reds (Home), February 22: vs. Stormers (Away) February 29: vs. Bulls (Away) March 7: vs. Sharks (Away) March 14: vs. Highlanders (Home) March 21: vs. Stormers (Home) April 4: vs. Rebels (Home) April 12: vs. Brumbies (Away) April 18: vs. Blues (Away) April 24: vs. Crusad (Away) May 2: vs. Sunw. (Away) May 9: vs. Sharks (Home) May 23: vs. Bulls (Home) May 30: vs. Lions (Away).
As in 2019, the top tournament in the southern hemisphere at the level of provincial teams will be held uninterruptedly for 21 weeks, since the international autumn-winter window will take place in July. Each team will play 16 games in the regular phase, including the eight round-trip crossings with the conference rivals and four meetings against teams from the remaining conferences and each franchise will have two weeks off. On June 6, the quarterfinals, the semifinals will be deputy on June 13 and the final on June 20.
The Jaguares in 2019, led the South African Conference with 10 points and won the play-offs in Vélez Sársfield against the Chiefs and the Brumbies before losing the final against the Crusaders at Christchurch. They won 2 of their first 6 games in the regular season, but reached the top in 9 of the 10 games. In Buenos Aires they won 6 of 8 in addition to the first 2 play offs. Against the South African Conference, Jaguares won 5 and lost 3 in 2019 and lost a clash in Round 1 against the Lions in Buenos Aires, but beat the Bulls, Stormers and Sharks in the following home matches.
While the Lions were finalists in 2016, 2017 and 2018, but they found it much more difficult last season and failed to reach the play offs. They won 8 of their matches and lost the same number by finishing 2 points behind the Sharks in the South African conference. The Lions defeated Jaguars at home and away, in the first 4 rounds of 2019 and another 2 victories came as a visitor against the Japanese of Sunwolves and the New Zealanders of Chiefs, losing the next 5 confrontations. In general, the Lions have won 6 of 9 direct clashes against Jaguares, but in Buenos Aires the Argentinians lead 3-1. The Lions come from losing to the Bulls by 40-35 in friendly.
The rivals of Jaguares, February 1: vs. Lions (home), February 8: vs. Hurricanes (Home), February 15: vs. Reds (Home), February 22: vs. Stormers (Away) February 29: vs. Bulls (Away) March 7: vs. Sharks (Away) March 14: vs. Highlanders (Home) March 21: vs. Stormers (Home) April 4: vs. Rebels (Home) April 12: vs. Brumbies (Away) April 18: vs. Blues (Away) April 24: vs. Crusad (Away) May 2: vs. Sunw. (Away) May 9: vs. Sharks (Home) May 23: vs. Bulls (Home) May 30: vs. Lions (Away).
Los equipos-The
squads
Jaguares: Santiago Carreras; Bautista Delguy, Matías
Moroni, Juan Cruz Mallía y Emiliano
Boffelli; Joaquín Díaz Bonilla y Tomás Cubelli (cap.); Tomás Lezana, Marcos
Kremer y Francisco Gorrisen; Lucas Paulos y Guido Petti Pagadizábal; Santiago
Medrano, Julián Montoya y Mayco Vivas. Suplentes: 16- Agustín
Creevy, 17- Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18- Joel Sclavi, 19- Javier Ortega Desio,
20- Rodrigo Bruni, 21- Felipe Ezcurra, 22- Domingo Miotti y 23- Matías Orlando.
Lions: 15 Tiaan
Swanepoel, 14 Tyrone Green, 13 Duncan Matthews, 12 Dan Kriel, y 11 Courtnall
Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies (c), y 9 Andre Warner, 8 Len Massyn, 7 Vincent
Tshituka, y 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Marvin Orie, y 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Jannie du
Plessis, 2 Pieter Jansen, y 1 Dylan Smith. Suplentes: 16 Jan-Henning Campher, 17 Sti Sithole,
18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 20 Ruan Vermaak, 21 Hacjivah
Dayimani, 22 Morne van der Berg, 23 Manuel Rass
Jaguares v Lions en el Estadio del Club Vélez Sársfield, Ciudad Autónoma
de Buenos Auires, Sábado 1 de febrero de 2020, 20:00 horas.
Árbitro: Rasta Rasivhenge (Sudáfrica). Jueces de Línea: Pablo Deluca (Argentina), y Martin Córdoba (Argentina). Oficial de Televisión: Santiago Borsani (Argentina).
Árbitro: Rasta Rasivhenge (Sudáfrica). Jueces de Línea: Pablo Deluca (Argentina), y Martin Córdoba (Argentina). Oficial de Televisión: Santiago Borsani (Argentina).