Frente a los Lions sudafricanos los
Jaguares abren una temporada con muchas incógnitas en éste duro comienzo
del IV Super Rugby 2019 por la zona sudafricana, y que tendrá lugar mañana
sábado a las 18:40 en cancha del Estadio Vélez Sársfield en Ciudad de Buenos
Aires. En los pronósticos, los Lions se
presentan favoritos para ganar la zona y
el torneo.
Los Jaguares con los entrenadores
porteños Gonzalo Quesada y Nicolás Fernández Miranda y el entrerriano Martín
Gaitán, sentirán la ausencia del apertura y goleador tucumano Nicolás Sánchez,
que debutó en el Stade Français Paris como uno
de los mejores diez contratados del Top 14 francés, y que ahora será
reemplazado por el debutante apertura porteño Joaquín Díaz Bonilla.
Por lo que toda la maniobra ofensiva
como repliegue defensivo, recaerá en la obtención del medio scrum mendocino
Gonzalo Bertranou y en la cobertura del dúo central formado por el rosarino
Jerónimo de la Fuente (nuevo capitán) y el tucumano Matías Orlando; como así
también del wing tucumano Ramiro Moyano. Conformando éste cuarteto la opción
más experimentada argentina.
Los Jaguares enfrentaron a los Lions 7
veces desde 2016, ganando tres partidos y perdidos cuatro, con tres desafíos
como local ganando los tres. Por lo tanto, los Jaguares están invictos en Vélez
Sársfield contra los Lions, con puntaje
promedio a su favor de 40 a 27. Pero en ésta ocasión ese puntaje promedio muestra
una ventaja visitante de 5 puntos.
Además, los Jaguares terminaron la
temporada regular 2018, con el porteño Mario Ledesma como entrenador principal,
con 9 triunfos y 7 derrotas y como
locales ganaron 5 y perdieron 3, consiguiendo 7 victorias seguidas entre las
rondas 9 a 17, para conquistar por primera vez los play off.
En la pretemporada, los Leones con
su apertura goleador Elliot Jantjies, vencieron a los Sharks de Ciudad del Cabo por 19-14 en el ‘’Super
Hero Sunday’’ del estadio Newlands, y fueron los primeros en preparar su
aproximación al certamen. Entran al torneo como probables favoritos para
encabezar la Conferencia Sudafricana nuevamente, y como favoritos para conquistar
el torneo.
Los Leones encabezaron la
Conferencia Sudafricana en 2018 con 9 victorias y 7 derrotas, acumulando puntos
bonus para hacer la diferencia por el primer puesto. Solo ganaron 3 de los 8
partidos visitantes en la temporada regular y, tras superar las primeras 2
rondas eliminatorias en Johannesburgo, ante los Crusaders en Christchurch, cayendo en el partido final por 37-18.
The Jaguares against Lions open a season with many
unknowns
In front of the South Africans Lions, the Jaguares
open a season with many unknowns in this hard start of the IV Super Rugby 2019
in South African zone, and that will
take place tomorrow Saturday at 18:40 on the pitch of Vélez Sársfield Stadium at
Buenos Aires City. In the predictions, The Lions are presented favorites to win
the zone and the tournament.
The Jaguares with coaches Gonzalo Quesada and Nicolás Fernández Mirandafrom Buenos Aires and Martín Gaitán from Entre Ríos, will feel the absence of fly half and scorer Nicolás Sánchez from Tucumán, who made his debut at Stade Français of Paris as one of the best ten hired from the French Top 14, and Now he will be replaced by debutant fly half Joaquín Díaz Bonilla from Buenos Aires.
So the whole offensive maneuver as defensive retreat, will fall on scrum half Gonzalo Bertranou from Mendoza and in the coverage of the central lineback duo formed by Jerónimo de la Fuente (new captain), from Rosario and Matías Orlando from Tucumán; as well as wing Ramiro Moyano from Tucumán. This quartet is the most experienced option in Argentina side.
The Jaguares faced the Lions 7 times since 2016, winning three games and losing four, with three home challenges winning all three. Therefore, the Jaguares are undefeated at Vélez Sársfield pitch against Lions, with an average score in their favor of 40 to 27. But this time that average score shows to visitor advantage of 5 points.
In addition, the Jaguares finished the regular season 2018, with Mario Ledesma from Buenos Aires as head coach, with 9 wins and 7 losses and at home they won 5 and lost 3, getting 7 straight wins between rounds 9 to 17, to conquer for the first time the play off.
In the preseason, the Lions with their Boks fly half scorer Elliot Jantjies, beat the Sharks of Cape Town by 19-14 in the '' Super Hero Sunday '' at Newlands Stadium, and were the first to prepare their approach to the contest. They enter the tournament as likely favorites to head the South African Conference again, and as favorites to win the tournament.
The Lions led the South African Conference in 2018 with 9 wins and 7 losses, and accumulating bonus points to make the difference for first place. They only won 3 of 8 visiting matches in the regular season and, after overcoming the first 2 rounds in Johannesburg, against the Crusaders in Christchurch, falling in the final match by 37-18.
The Jaguares with coaches Gonzalo Quesada and Nicolás Fernández Mirandafrom Buenos Aires and Martín Gaitán from Entre Ríos, will feel the absence of fly half and scorer Nicolás Sánchez from Tucumán, who made his debut at Stade Français of Paris as one of the best ten hired from the French Top 14, and Now he will be replaced by debutant fly half Joaquín Díaz Bonilla from Buenos Aires.
So the whole offensive maneuver as defensive retreat, will fall on scrum half Gonzalo Bertranou from Mendoza and in the coverage of the central lineback duo formed by Jerónimo de la Fuente (new captain), from Rosario and Matías Orlando from Tucumán; as well as wing Ramiro Moyano from Tucumán. This quartet is the most experienced option in Argentina side.
The Jaguares faced the Lions 7 times since 2016, winning three games and losing four, with three home challenges winning all three. Therefore, the Jaguares are undefeated at Vélez Sársfield pitch against Lions, with an average score in their favor of 40 to 27. But this time that average score shows to visitor advantage of 5 points.
In addition, the Jaguares finished the regular season 2018, with Mario Ledesma from Buenos Aires as head coach, with 9 wins and 7 losses and at home they won 5 and lost 3, getting 7 straight wins between rounds 9 to 17, to conquer for the first time the play off.
In the preseason, the Lions with their Boks fly half scorer Elliot Jantjies, beat the Sharks of Cape Town by 19-14 in the '' Super Hero Sunday '' at Newlands Stadium, and were the first to prepare their approach to the contest. They enter the tournament as likely favorites to head the South African Conference again, and as favorites to win the tournament.
The Lions led the South African Conference in 2018 with 9 wins and 7 losses, and accumulating bonus points to make the difference for first place. They only won 3 of 8 visiting matches in the regular season and, after overcoming the first 2 rounds in Johannesburg, against the Crusaders in Christchurch, falling in the final match by 37-18.
Jaguares: 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matías Orlando, 12 Jerónimo
de la Fuente (cap.), y 11 Ramiro Moyano; 10 Joaquín Díaz Bonilla, y 9 Gonzalo
Bertranou; 8 Javier Ortega Desio, 7 Rodrigo Bruni, y 6 Pablo Matera; 5 Tomás
Lavanini, y 4 Guido Petti Pagadizábal; 3
Santiago Medrano, 2 Agustín Creevy, 1 Mayco Vivas. Suplentes: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Juan Pablo Zeiss, 18 Enrique
Pieretto Heiland, 19 Matías Alemanno, 20 Marcos Kremer, 21 Martín Landajo, 22
Juan Cruz Mallía, 23 Matías Moroni.
Lions: Andries
Coetzee, Courntall Skosan, Lionel Mapoe, Harold Vorster,y Aphiwe Dyantyi; Elton Jantjies, y Nic Groom;
Warren Whiteley (cap), Hacjivah Dayimani, y Marnus Schoeman; Marvin Orie, y Rhyno Herbst; Carlu Sadie, Malcolm Marx, y Dylan Smith.
Suplentes:
Pieter Jansen, Frans van Wyk, Jacobie Adriaanse, Ruan Vermaak, Robert Kruger,
Gianni Lombard o Dillon Smit, Wandisile Simelane, Ruan Combrinck
Sábado 16
de Febrero a las 18:40 (23:40 hora sudafricana) en el Estadio
José Amalfitani del Club Vélez Sársfield, de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Árbitro: Mike Fraser (Nueva Zelanda). Jueces de líneas, 1:Brendon Pickerill (Nueva Zelanda) y 2:Rasta Rasivhenge (Sudáfrica). TMO : Santiago Borsani (Argentina).
Árbitro: Mike Fraser (Nueva Zelanda). Jueces de líneas, 1:Brendon Pickerill (Nueva Zelanda) y 2:Rasta Rasivhenge (Sudáfrica). TMO : Santiago Borsani (Argentina).
