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Crusaders 19 Jaguares 3
Full time - That's it! Three straight Super Rugby titles for the Crusaders. Well deserved too, The Jags were game and had their chances but the Crusaders were just too good.
77mins - Jaguares have a scrum midway halfway and 22.
75mins - Penalty Goal Crusaders - Mo'unga drills a long one. CRU 19-3.
73mins - Penalty for the Crusaders on the 10m line. Mo'unga will have a shot.
71mins - Game is messy at the moment. Time running out for the Jags. Scrum Crusaders 40m out from the Jags line.
70mins - Crusaders have a scrum on halfway.
69mins - Jaguares go close again! Bonilla with a lovely chip kick for Moroni but the ball just rolls one bounce over the dead ball line. Dropout 22 for the Crusaders.
68mins - Loose pass in the midfield by Bonilla but Ennor drops the ball cold and the Jags have a scrum, centre field, 5m out.
67mins - Lineout 5m for the Jaguares.
66mins - Scrum for the Jags 30m out from the Crusaders line.
63mins - Jags make a mess of a set play and the Crusaders clear.
62mins - Penalty for the Jaguares inside their own half - Crusaders offside at the ruck. Lineout on the Crusaders 5m line.
61mins - Jaguares with a good spell of possession but Kremer coughs the ball up and the Crusaders have a scrum on halfway.
60mins - Penalty Goal Crusaders: Mo'unga stretches the lead to 13 making no mistake. CRU 16-3.
59mins - Crusaders have a penalty 22m out, 10m in. Mo'unga will have a shot. Crusaders taking over now.
58mins - Jags clear but not very far. Crusaders lineout 30m out.
57mins - Long period of back and forth play ends in a Jaguares lineout on their own 22.
54mins - Penalty Goal Crusaders: Mo'unga adds the three from in front. CRU 13-3.
53mins - Scrum penalty for the Crusaders - Whitelock wants the gift three-points.
52mins - Scrum 5m for the Crusaders.
51mins - Penalty for the Crusaders right in front but Whitelock wants more than three-points - they quick tap - Crusaders claiming a try. Refereee goes upstairs. Matt Todd looks to be held up.
48mins - Scrum penalty for the Crusaders. Mo'unga clears to the Jags 22. Whitelock knocks the ball on at the lineout to ruin that Crusaders chance.
46mins - Mistake from the Jaguares after 12 phases. Lavanini with the drop ball in contact. The Crusaders making a lot of tackles early doors in the second spell.
43mins - Jaguares go close again! Matera pop pass finds de la Fuente who is away - he chips and chases and regathers, inside ball to Moroni but he knocks the ball on. Scrum Crusaders on their 5m line.
42mins - Jaguares through six phases, but they kick the ball away 30m out???? Mo'unga clears.
41mins - Hall from the base of the ruck kicks, finds touch on the Crusaders 10m line.
Second half - The Jaguares get us underway for the final 40mins of Super Rugby 2019.
40+2mins - Penalty Goal Crusaders: Mo'unga drills it and somehow the Crusaders lead by sevem at halftime. CRU 10-3.
40+1mins - Break out from the Crusaders through Bryn Hall, Goodhue and Ennor - up to the Jags 30m line and the earn a penalty to end the half.
39mins - Mistake from Kremer and the Crusaders have a defensive scrum on their own 22.
38mins - Mo'unga clears but it only reaches the 22. Jags lineout.
36mins - So close for the Jaguares! Great phase play - 14 phases. Matera pops a pass to Moroni who is away down the right hand side, he steps Havilli but the fullback just gets around his shoe laces and brings him down short of the line and Moroni knocks the ball on. Scrum Crusaders on their 5m line.
34mins - Another Crusaders mistake. Read drops the ball in contact and the Jags have an attcking scrum on the Crusaders 22.
33mins - Taylor's throw is awful - Jags on attack. Up and under from Boffelli - knock on Crusaders by Sevu Reece. Scrum Jaguares just inside the Crusaders half.
31mins - Scrum penalty for the Crusaders inside their won 22. Mo'unga clears over halfway.
30mins - Jags on the attack but brutal defence from the Crusaders - just relentless and they earn a takeover 10m out from their own line.
28mins - Penalty for the Jags. Lineout infringement from the Crusaders.
27mins - Lineout for the Crusaders on halfway.
25mins - TRY CRUSADERS: Codie Taylor - Out of nowhere. Matt Todd rips the ball free from a Jags rolling maul. Read fires a pass left to Whitelock who is away down the touchline, draw and pass to Taylor who scores in the tackle of Cubelli. CRU 7-3.
23mins - Crusaders attacking but they cough the ball up again on the Jags 22. Jags counter but they don't get far. Lineout Crusaders 30m out.
22mins - Another error from the Crusaders. Bryn Hall with a terrible pass floats out of play and it was forward. Jaguares scrum on their own 22.
20mins - Crusaders clear from danger Bonilla with a poor kick is collected by hall - fair catch claimed. Mo'unga boots it down field. Jags lineout on their own 22.
19mins - Scrum penalty for the Jags. Joe Moody pinged for a scrum infringement.
17mins - Superb defence from the Jags. Crusaders building pressure with possession but Ennor is hammered by Matera and the ball comes free. Six handing errors in 17mins for the home side.
15mins - Penalty Goal Jaguares: No mistake from Bonilla and the Jags have a lead. JAG 3-0.
14mins - Jags playing under advantage. De la Fuente smashes through the Crusaders midfield. Jags shift but Moyano is dragged out by Reece, but they come back for the penalty in a handy position.
12mins - Jags on the attack - Desio makes a mini-break, great tackle Mo'unga. Scrum Jags on the Crusaders 22.
10mins - Box kick from Cubelli, Motera chasing and Havilli is up but he knocks the ball on. Scrum Jags, 15 inside Crusaders territory.
9mins - Another Crusaders mistake. Ennor this time and the Jags clear down field. 22 for the Crusaders.
8mins - Crusaders full of mistakes tonight. Sam Whitelock this time with a forward pass inside the red zone.
7mins - Jags can't get out of their own half - they finally clear but it's not great. Lineout on the Jags 30m.
3mins - Crusaders on attack following a turnover 20m out. Hall from the ruck finds Goodhue but his hands let him down. Defensive scrum for the Jaguares.
1min - Read goes right off the scrum, finds Mo;unga who finds Reece but good cover defence from Moyano and the new All Black losses the ball forward.
Kick off: Mo'unga gets the game underway - mistake from the Jaguares at the ruck. the Crusaders have an attacking scrum - 20m out.
7:26pm - No late changes to report - teams as per advertised.
7:14pm - Very cold conditions but the pitch is dry so we should see some good rugby tonight.
7:03pm - Hello folks, ready for some rugby? Should be a cracker. The Jaguares are no joke and if they can get a good start they will be tough to break.
Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the 2019 Super Rugby Final between the Crusaders and Jaguares.
It's a night that promises history with the Crusaders looking at a third-straight title and tenth overall while the Jaguares are looking to claim a maiden crown in just their fourth year.
TAB Odds: Crusaders $1.16 Jaguares $5.05
Pre-Match Banter
Despite his Crusaders allegiances, All Blacks coach Steven Hansen has his own reasons for hoping the Jaguares can topple the two-time defending champions in Saturday's Super Rugby final.
That upset result may benefit the All Blacks in two weeks.
The Jaguares starting line-up to face the Crusaders has 11 players who played in Argentina's last rugby test against Scotland, with an imposing 617 test caps spread across the XV.
If they were to defy the odds, they'd claim their first Super Rugby title in only their fourth season and hand the southerners a historic first playoff defeat in Christchurch.
The All Blacks face Argentina in their opening match of the Rugby Championship in Buenos Aires on July 21.
Hansen won't field his Crusaders players for that fixture, giving them a chance to catch their breath, before embarking on the international campaign.
On the other hand, the Pumas won't have that luxury, and Hansen hopes, if the Jaguares win, they celebrate in style, leaving them slightly dusty for the test in two weeks.
"If they do win [the Super Rugby final], I hope they celebrate it long and hard, because 39 of their squad are in the [national] group that's been named and a few headaches will be good for a couple of weeks," exaggerated Hansen, with a cheeky grin.
"They're worthy finalists, they're not just there by chance. The two best teams in Super Rugby are playing in the final."
Hansen's comments were understandable from an All Blacks perceptive, but surprising, considering he was the Crusaders assistant coach from 1999-2001, and his Canterbury affiliation as a player and coach.
The 60-year-old has been impressed with how much Argentina rugby has grown since the national team joined the Rugby Championship in 2012, but feels the Jaguares have also helped lift their game to a new level, since competing in Super Rugby.
"They're using their whole team. They've always had big bruising forwards, but their backs have scored some sensational tries.
"They really opened the Brumbies up [in the semi-final] and every opportunity they had off turnover ball, they punished.
"The biggest weapon they've gained is confidence - they've got a belief. You can achieve anything in life… 90 percent of it is believing you can actually do it.
"They're going down there believing 100 percent they can beat the Crusaders, so that will make them dangerous."
Even though Hansen wants to start the Rugby Championship with a bang against the Pumas, he admits winning the title is the last thing on his list of priorities for 2019.
"Do we want to win it? Yeah, but if don't win it, we won't leave any sleep over that.
"We want to win the Bledisloe Cup for sure and we want to win the World Cup.
"So, along the way, we have to make some sacrifices to do that and we may take some risks, but hopefully, we get some rewards from taking those risks."
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