FULLTIME
Chiefs 30 (Damian McKenzie, Tumua Manu, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi tries; McKenzie three conversions & three penalties) Jaguares 27 (Matias Moroni, Joaquin Tuculet & Pablo Matera tries, Joaquin Diaz Bonilla three conversions & two penalties)
SECOND HALF
80th minute: Chiefs 30 Jaguares 27
Chiefs control the kick-off and as the siren sounds, Angus Gardiner awards them the scrum. End of game.
That's a big result for the Chiefs - and the Newshub office tipping comp, just quietly.
79th minute: Chiefs 30 Jaguares 27
Attacking scrum for the Chiefs, but the Jags have done well to keep them out so far.
TRY to Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi. Seu takes the ball off the back of the scrum and puts the halfback over untouched. BIG moment in the Chiefs season.
D-Mac bounces the conversion off the left upright and over.
77th minute: Chiefs 23 Jaguares 27
From the short lineout throw, the Chief forwards swarm towards the line. When the ball moves right, Marty McKenzie's long pass towards the wing is cut off, but the Jaguares clearing kick is charged down.
Five-metre scrum.
75th minute: Chiefs 23 Jaguares 27
From the kick-off, Jaguares are penalised for not using arms in a clean-out. There's some argy-bargy and the Chiefs kick to the corner.
73rd minute: Chiefs 23 Jaguares 27
TRY to Matias Moroni. Jaguares steal the ball in midfield and surge onto attack.
Chiefs infringe, but under advantage, Diaz Bonilla kicks across field again, Alaimalo can't gather in the air and Moroni pounces on the loose ball to score.
Diaz Bonilla converts.
71st minute: Chiefs 23 Jaguares 20
Seu replaces Brown in the Chiefs pack.
70th minute: Chiefs 23 Jaguares 20
Chiefs earn a penalty just six metres out from the line and D-Mac lines up a kick at goal from wide out. He brings it inside the right upright to take the lead back.
68th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 20
D-Mac kicks long and the Jaguares have the ball in hand, trying to break out of defence. They drop the ball again, so the Chiefs have position.
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi replaces Weber at halfback.
66th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 20
Jaguares are spreading right and looking dangerous, but the final pass is both forward and dropped. If they lose this, they only have themselves to blame.
63rd minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 20
Great scrum from the Chiefs forces the turnover and gives them a chance to clear. That may be a game-turner.
62nd minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 20
Manu is penalised for obstruction and Jaguares kick to the corner. From the lineout, the forwards surge across field and over the tryline.
Gardiner is unsighted and a TMO view shows the ball was barely held up under a pile of bodies. Five-metre attacking scrum.
59th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 20
Untidy attack from the Chiefs. Taukei'aho gets the ball back from the lineout, but when it spreads right, D-Mac's pass goes to Lienert-Brown's foot and he can only hack it into touch.
57th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 20
TRY to Pablo Matera. From the scrum, the ball goes left and Matera plunges over with teammates outside him.
Diaz Bonilla converts and the scores are tied again. Chiefs need to respond, because they've conceded 14 straight points and momentum has swung against them.
55th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 13
Diaz Bonilla puts a nice kick into the corner from general play for an attacking lineout. Taukei'aho is on for Harris and his throw isn't straight - Chiefs under big pressure here.
52nd minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 13
Jaguares are trying to string together an attack, but knock on again, allowing the Chiefs to clear.
Laulala is replaced by Angus Ta'avao - All Black for All Black in the front row.
48th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 13
TRY to Joaquin Tuculet. From the lineout, Diaz Bonilla puts an expert kick into the far corner, just clearing D-Mac, for Tuculet to gather on the full and plant, as he slides over the deadball line.
Diaz Bonilla converts from the sideline and we have a game on our hands.
46th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 6
Kremer is back, Jaguares win the lineout, but go nowhere. Gardiner is playing advantage again, so another attacking lineout.
44th minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 6
Good surge from the Jaguares results in another knock-on, but they are playing under advantage. They kick to the corner.
43rd minute: Chiefs 20 Jaguares 6
Jaguares are still a man short, as the second half begins, and Gardiner penalises them for offside in midfield. D-Mac lines up a shot at goal and stretches the advantage.
HALFTIME
Chiefs 17 (Damian McKenzie & Tumua Manu tries; McKenzie two conversions & penalty) Jaguares 6 (Joaquin diaz Bonilla two penalties)
FIRST HALF
40th minute: Chiefs 17 Jaguares 6
Jaguares are pounding the tryline and Montoya goes over, but he's held up in a pile of bodies.
From the scrum, the ball is tossed wide right and forward, but Chiefs have infringed, so Gardiner brings them back for another scrum.
Jaguares commit yet another turnover and Alaimalo clears, as the players head to the locker-rooms for halftime.
39th minute: Chiefs 17 Jaguares 6
Chiefs are penalised for a high shot and Diaz Bonilla kicks to the corner for an attacking lineout.
37th minute: Chiefs 17 Jaguares 6
Jaguares are down to 14 men, when Gardiner shows a yellow card to Marcos Kremer - just too much infringing for the ref's liking. Kremer was guilty of a high shot.
34th minute: Chiefs 17 Jaguares 6
TRY to Tumua Manu. Jaguares are penalised for a high tackle on D-Mac and he kicks to the corner for an attacking lineout.
They get advantage, Marty McKenzie kicks towards the posts and hits the base of the right upright, Manu gathers and dives over. D-Mac converts from in front.
31st minute: Chiefs 10 Jaguares 6
Plenty of errors, as first one team and then the other turns the ball over. Non-stop lack of continuity.
28th minute: Chiefs 10 Jaguares 6
Chiefs force a turnover and Wainui makes ground down the right touch, but his inside pass to Lienert-Brown goes loose. Line was open there.
26th minute: Chiefs 10 Jaguares 6
TRY to Damian McKenzie. From the scrum, Ardron plunes to the line, but is tackled short.
Jaguares are penalised, but under advantage, the ball spreads right and McKenzie strolls over virtually untouched. He converts from out wide.
22nd minute: Chiefs 3 Jaguares 6
Chiefs are hot on attack, laying seige to the tryline, but a defender takes Weber off the ball and is penalised. Chiefs opt for a close-range scrum, rather than the kick at goal.
20th minute: Chiefs 3 Jaguares 6
Jaguares win a lineout, but immediately knock-on and are penalised at the breakdown. D-Mac kicks to the corner.
19th minute: Chiefs 3 Jaguares 6
Damian McKenzie makes a break down the left and sends Alaimalo away. He's tackled near the tryline, but its messy and the Chiefs eventually bobble the ball into touch.
16th minute: Chiefs 3 Jaguares 6
Chiefs are penalised at a scrum, allowing the Jaguares to kick deep into the 22 on attack.
Chiefs defend the lineout drive well and force their rivals into a knock-on turnover.
15th minute: Chiefs 3 Jaguares 6
Chiefs showing good continuity, but make two little mistakes that cost them dearly - a pass behind the receiver that forces Lienert-Brown to retreat and then a forward pass from Marty McKenzie that gifts the ball back to the Jaguares.
12th minute: Chiefs 3 Jaguares 6
From the kick-off, Damian McKenzie tries to break out of defence and is upended. At the breakdown, Allardice is penalised for not rolling away and Diaz Bonilla slots the kick from midfield.
Ninth minute: Chiefs 3 Jaguares 3
Chiefs go on attack and show good interpassing. Damian McKenzie makes a half break and Gardiner penalises Jaguares at the breakdown.
Damian McKenzie could throw this over, but he kicks it successfully to tie the scores.
Sixth minute: Chiefs 0 Jaguares 3
Chiefs turn the ball over and the Jaguares are hot on attack. They put up a kick into the goal area and it's scrambled dead.
Ref Angus Gardiner was playing advantage for a ruck offence and Diaz Bonilla converts the penalty.
Third minute: Chiefs 0 Jaguares 0
First scrum of the match - Jaguares enjoy a 35kg weight advantage over their rivals. Weber feeds for the Chiefs and Ardron charges off the back to relieve pressure.
First minute: Chiefs 0 Jaguares 0
The home side kicks off and the Chiefs are immediately under pressure to clear. Damian McKenzie's kick is partially charged, but no-one saw it so Jaguares throw.
Pre-game: So the Blues' win overnight means they have passed the Highlanders for third in the NZ conference and put some distance on the Chiefs, languishing at the bottom.
But the Chiefs can catch the southerners with a bonus-point win here - the Blues have had a mortgage on the wooden spoon in recent seasons and these two teams have enjoyed title success during that time.
They won't want to finish at the bottom.
Nathan Harris lines up for his 50th game for the Chiefs today.
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Kia ora, good morning and welcome to Newshub's coverage of the Chiefs' Super Rugby clash with the Jaguares in Buenos Aires.
Flash back a week and the Hamilton-based side were celebrating their first win over the season over the Bulls in Pretoria, no less.
That result was real shock, but now they must back that up against the Argentinian side without talismanic All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick.
- Unwanted Sunwolves beat Waratahs in Newcastle
- Hurricanes coach John Plumtree left frustrated at poor performance
- Kieran Read suffers 'double haematoma' in Crusaders comeback
They will have international midfielder Anton Lienart-Brown back - he was injured out of last week's victory - while Michael Allardice takes the captain's armband.
The Jaguares currently sit bottom of the South African conference with two wins from five games - one of those wins was at home against the Blues.
Chiefs: 1-Aidan Ross, 2-Nathan Harris, 3-Nepo Laulala, 4-Michael Allardice (c), 5-Mitchell Brown, 6- Luke Jacobson, 7-Lachlan Boshier, 8-Tyler Ardron, 9-Brad Weber, 10-Marty McKenzie, 11-Solomon Alaimalo, 12-Anton Lienert-Brown, 13-Tumua Manu, 14-Sean Wainui, 15-Damian McKenzie
Reserves:16-Samisoni Taukei'aho, 17-Tevita Mafileo, 18-Angus Ta'avao, 19-Jesse Parete, 20-Taleni Seu, 21-Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22-Alex Nankivell, 23-Etene Nanai-Seturo
Jaguares: 1-Mayco Vivas, 2-Julian Montoya, 3-Santiago Medrano, 4-Guido Petti, 5-Tomas Lavanini, 6-Tomas Lezana, 7-Marcos Kremer, 8-Javier Ortega Desio, 9-Tomas Cubelli, 10-Joaquin diaz Bonilla, 11-Emiliano Boffelli, 12-Jeronimo de la Fuente (c), 13-Matias Moroni, 14-Ramiro Moyano, 15-Joaquin Tuculet
Substitutes: 16-Gaspar Baldunciel, 17-Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18-Enrique Pieretto, 19-Pablo Matera, 20-Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 21-Felipe Ezcurra, 22-Santiago Iglesias, 23-Matias Orlando
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