The thing I like about that sort of game is it is a great example of what test rugby is like. Some teams in Super Rugby are so poor you don't really need a game plan. You can just beat them by being better than them. You have dominance and your backs can carve them up at will. You win those games and you learn good ball skills. However, you don't learn how to break a team down or how to counter teams who are trying to stop you from playing.

@hydro11 I also think the Chiefs just strayed from their familiar game plan - their natural exuberance, identifying the space, quick ruck ball and offload to the gas-man on the flank.
They were notably subdued in the first half especially.

So, does it put the Blues win last week in perspective? Heavy injuries and a second string outfit who can't implement a game plan?

/clutching at straws

as much as I hate Kiwi teams losing, the Jaguares doing well is awesome, great for the comp...now if the Sunwolves can up thier game, and maybe an aussie team or 2...

At the risk of being an arrogant kiwi... When was the last time a super rugby team (not from nz) won multiple games in NZ?

@cyclops said in Chiefs vs Jaguares:

At the risk of being an arrogant kiwi... When was the last time a super rugby team (not from nz) won multiple games in NZ?

The Lions when they went on their run a couple of years ago?

Great tour by the jaguares. Wins in Melbourne, Canberra, auckland, and rotorua in consecutive weeks

@nzzp

Must be further back.

Lions had 1 win, 1 loss NZ tour results in both 2015 & 2016

@nzzp said in Chiefs vs Jaguares:

@cyclops said in Chiefs vs Jaguares:

At the risk of being an arrogant kiwi... When was the last time a super rugby team (not from nz) won multiple games in NZ?

The Lions when they went on their run a couple of years ago?

2016 - Wikipedia tells me they beat the Chiefs but lost to the Highlanders.

The Sharks did it in 2009 (Chiefs and Blues). Haven't done a comprehensive look to see if anyone's managed it since.

Sharks in 2014 might be the last time a team won its regular season games in NZ?

They beat the Crusaders and Blues (they lost a playoff game in NZ later that year)

Reds did it in 2013 too