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Wellington - The Jaguares overcame a horror start to post a maiden win over Hurricanes in a major upset on Friday that ended a five-match winning streak for the home team.
As it happened: Hurricanes v Jaguares
After conceding a try in the opening minute, the committed Jaguares piled on the pressure and punished a mistake-ridden performance from the Hurricanes to win 28-20.They scored four tries to three, with a Hurricanes' effort after the siren flattering the scoreline for the hosts, who had not lost at home to non-New Zealand opposition since April 2015.
It was also the Argentine outfit's first win in three meetings over the Hurricanes and puts them at the top of the South African conference.
"This is really big for us as a team," captain Pablo Matera said as his players celebrated with hugs and kisses on the field.
"To come here and get a victory in Wellington against one of the best teams in the world, it's amazing."
Matera said the Jaguares were confident after a narrow 32-27 loss to the Highlanders last week.
"We thought if we could make a few things better we could win here," he said.
"We're growing as a team and we can beat anyone, we demonstrated that tonight."
The Hurricanes stunned the Jaguares with a try in the first minute, when Jordie Barrett made a run then Ngani Laumape's grubber kick found Vaea Fifita in space.
Barrett turned from hero to villain when he deliberately knocked the ball out of play as the Jaguares were poised to score, earning himself a yellow card and the opposition a penalty try.
The Jaguares extended their lead when Augustin Creevy crashed over the line from the back of a driving maul, with Joaquin Diaz Bonilla adding the conversion.
Jeronimo De La Fuente added a third try after the Jaguares stole a lineout ball, catching the Hurricanes' defence flat-footed, heading into the break leading 21-8.
Laumape scored soon after the restart but Julian Montoya restored the Jaguares buffer with 13 minutes to go.
Kane Le'aupepe's late converted try offered some consolation after a Hurricanes' performance that captain TJ Perenara described as "disappointing" and "frustrating".
"We did some good things but didn't execute for long enough and when they had opportunities at our end of the field they put points on us," he said.
The Jaguares picked up four points for their victory and moved to the top of the South African Conference and into second place in the Overall log.
The Hurricanes left empty-handed, but remained second in the New Zealand Conference and fourth in the Overall standings.
In next weekend's Round 15 action, the Jaguares continue their tour of Australasia with a match against the Waratahs in Sydney (Saturday, May 25 - 11:45), while the Hurricanes have a bye.
Scorers:
Hurricanes
Tries: Vaea Fifita, Ngani Laumape, Kane Le'aupepe
Conversion: Jordie Barrett
Penalty: Barrett
Jaguares
Tries: Penalty try, Agustin Creevy, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Julian Montoya
Conversions: Joaquin Diaz Bonilla (3)
Teams:
Hurricanes
15 Jordie Barrett, 14 Wes Goosen, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Ben Lam, 10 James Marshall, 9 TJ Perenara (captain), 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Du'Plessis Kirifi, 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Isaia Walker-Leawere, 4 James Blackwell, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2 Asafo Aumua, 1 Toby Smith
Substitutes: 16 Ricky Riccitelli, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Ross Geldenhuys, 19 Kane Le'aupepe, 20 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Fletcher Smith, 23 Salesi Rayasi
Jaguares
15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Sebastien Cancelliere, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente (captain), 11 Ramiro Moyano, 10 Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, 9 Tomas Cubelli, 8 Javier Ortego Desio, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Enrique Pieretto, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Substitutes: 16 Julian Montoya, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Lucas Paulos, 20 Marcos Kremer, 21 Felipe Ezcurra, 22 Domingo Miotti, 23 Matias Orlando
