Buenos Aires — Argentina’s Jaguares won a post-siren scrum against the head on their 5m line to edge the Auckland Blues 23-19 on Saturday in a Super Rugby round-three thriller. Trailing by 11 points with seven minutes remaining, the New Zealanders had got back into contention when flanker Dalton Papalii scored a try that flyhalf Otere Black converted. That cut the gap to four points and opened the possibility of a first win this season for the Blues after losses to the Crusaders and the Sharks. They laid siege and their hopes heightened when the Argentines were penalised resulting in a 5m scrum with a Blues put-in at a tense Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires. However, a concerted push by the home side enabled them to secure possession and as the ball was hastily booted into touch, the final whistle sounded. A dramatic conclusion was fitting as there was nothing to choose between the teams in a contest that could have swung either way on a balmy night in the Argentine capital. ...
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