The Lions were in control for the first 25 minutes of the match with the hosts starting to string some good phases together and starting to cause the visitors some discomfort. The Argentines were now starting to really push the Lions who were leading to the line and managed to get over the line for a few tries to push the score into the hosts favour.
There were moments in the second half where the Lions were pushing and certainly looked threatening, but to the credit of the Jaguares they held their shape and positioning and managed to be effective on the counter. Yes, to be fair the team does consist of almost the entire Argentine national rugby team but the whole point of the team is to build on their national team to be a competitive rugby nation. I welcome this because it can only have a positive effect to Argentina, but open up their market to Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Through sport we can open doors and link cultures. That is the beauty of it. The Jaguares were in control in the second half to run out 34 to 22 winner to finish off a first season in the championship. All capped off with the Jaguares mascot flying from the light towers with flares and fireworks.
Now the food. This was at the football ground of Velez Sarsfield and in winter it is bitterly exposed to the cold Argentine winds. I believe the temperature dropped to about 4 degrees and I was foolish and did not take a beanie, gloves or another jacket with me. They had burgers, hot dogs, (pancho) that I could see on offer. The burger was 70, pancho was 20 and cool drinks were 50. which totalled to about 17 dollars Australian. So not too bad as it was stadium prices.
While delicious the burger and hot dogs went cold because of the sheer cold of the stadium, so you had to eat them quickly! Other than that it was very good. I look forward to a hopeful return to watch the Jaguares play.
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