Jaguares snatch Super Rugby win at Bulls

Debutant Domingo Miotti’s electrifying impact off the bench and first tries in Super Rugby have delivered a memorable 22-20 win for Argentina’s Jaguares against the Bulls.

Miotti changed the game after coming on to spur the Jaguares to a come-from-behind victory on Saturday.

The 22-year-old replacement five-eighth scored two tries in the last eight minutes, and converted one of them, for the Jaguares’ first victory at Loftus Versfeld.

The Jaguares were trailing 20-10 when Miotti arrived and took control and they twice fought back from sizeable deficits.

Trailing 9-0, flanker Pablo Matera gave the Jaguares hope by bursting through two tackles in midfield and beating the cover defence to the try line.

The Bulls re-established their superiority with a try to winger Jade Stighling just after halftime.

Manie Libbok kicked two more penalties to take his tally to five and the Bulls appeared to be home when they led by 10 points.

But Miotti finished off two flowing passing moves by the Jaguares in a three-minute span as the visitors snatched victory.

The Bulls contributed to their own demise with two yellow cards, to loose-forward Tim Agaba and prop Conraad Van Vuuren, in the last eight minutes as they finished the game with 13 men.

“It was really difficult to start nine points behind, but we still kept going,” Matera said.

“We fought all game to get the win in the last five minutes. I think we battled a lot to win this game and we’re really happy as a team.”

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