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Jaguares bring back Pumas core for Hurricanes
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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.
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.
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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Were you shocked by Sexton trying to rip Barrett's head off when he scored that final try in that return game?
Sexton once again the beneficiary of incredible double standards. Some of the rules simply didn't apply to him. The referee even watched that replay about 5 times in slow motion to see if he grounded the ball. If an NZ player had made that tackle it would have been a yellow card.
Ireland led by Sexton were the biggest bunch of whingers to ever play the game. NZ's dislike of Ireland was not caused by losing to them, it was caused by the Irish players, commentators and media being such giant crybabies.
I genuinely think Ireland are the best team in the world, and I think they will beat the ABs on Friday, but they are by some distance the team I like the least, and I know many people, not just from NZ, who feel the same.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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