Jaguares revel in the rain to batter Bulls
Argentinians adapt better to wet conditions in Buenos Aires and a bonus point helps lift them from bottom of the table to seventh place
Buenos Aires — The Argentine Jaguares adapted a lot better than the Bulls to the wet conditions in Buenos Aires on Saturday and finished the 27-12 winners of a Super Rugby second round match. Ahead from the 17th minute when centre Matias Orlando scored a breakaway try at the Estadio Jose Amalfitani, the hosts briefly surrendered the lead on the hour mark. But the Bulls’ 12-10 advantage lasted just four minutes before substitute flanker Rodrigo Bruni was credited with a pushover try. Buoyed by regaining the lead so quickly, the Argentines stretched their advantage to eight points via a penalty from fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla. And any doubts about who would emerge victorious were dispelled with seven minutes remaining when winger Bautista Delguy scored a try which Bonilla converted. Scoring three tries and conceding none earned the Jaguares a bonus point and lifted them from the bottom of the table to seventh place in the overall standings. It was the first success under new coach ...
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