Date 5 of the Super Rugby Americas was completed, which featured the first loss of an Albiceleste franchise against a rival from another country.
Dogos confirms its leadership
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At the start of the day, one of the leaders received the current tournament champion. Dogos XV played at home in the rain at Córdoba Athletic against Peñarol. The Argentines managed to go into the break with a good 20-3 lead, the result of two penalties from Julián Hernández and two penalty tries in their favor.
In the complement, Luciano Avaca and Juan Greising Revol scored for the locals, while Julián Hernández added two more. These achievements made the Uruguayan team react, scoring three times to get closer on the scoreboard. However, they only made up the final result of 32-22 in favor of the people from Córdoba.
Return to the triumph of Tarucas
In Corrientes, Yacaré XV played at home against Tarucas. The match began in favor of the Tucumán team with a penalty try at the beginning and later with Ignacio Marquieguez who reached the rival in-goal. Luciano Asevedo and Pablo Pfister added new achievements that Ignacio Cerruti validated. Joaquín Lamas scored with a kick to the posts to make it 3-28 in the first half.
The Paraguayan franchise managed to give another image in the second half. Juan Bautista Mernes and Juan Cruz Estrada helped to get closer on the scoreboard, in addition to Joaquín Lamas’ kicks. Arturo López managed to score to fuel the Guarani’s hope of a comeback, although the Argentines managed to hold on and win the match 22-28.
Selknam gave the surprise against Capybaras
The surprise of date 5 of the Super Rugby Americas was a duel between Selknam and Capibaras XV. The Chileans received the Rosario team in Santiago. It seemed that the procedure would be favorable for the Argentine franchise with Gino Dicapua’s early try. Likewise, the Chilean team reacted and scored three times before the break through Javier Carrasco (converted by Matías Garafulic), Rodrigo Fernández and Nicolás Saab. Ignacio Dogliani sent the ball between the posts for the 17-8 quarter.
In the second half, Ignacio Dogliani again contributed six points through his kicks. In turn, Álvaro Castro supported and Matías Garafulic put Selknam away on the scoreboard. Juan Bautista Baronio managed to keep the hope of Capibaras XV with a penalty at the end. The one who closed the game was Matías Garafulic with a kick to seal the final 27-17 and which meant the first defeat of an Argentine team against a foreign team so far in the championship.
Pampas equals Dogos in points
Finally, Pampas visited San Pablo to face Cobras from Brazil. The Buenos Aires team started the match better with tries by Ignacio Díaz and Juan Penoucos, both validated by Bautista Farisé. The Brazilians managed to react through Adrio de Melo’s double, plus two points from Julián Leszczynski. The Argentines responded again with tries by Juan Penoucos and Ignacio Díaz that were converted by Estanislao Renthel.
In the second half, Agustín Fraga entered from the bench to stretch Pampas’ lead. Adrio de Melo scored his hat-trick to close the gap. Near the final whistle, Estanislao Renthel and Ramiro Manzo finished the game, in addition to the conversions of Bautista Farisé, which sealed the 19-49 score in favor of those led by Juan Manuel Leguizamón.
Positions after date 5
With these results, date 5 of Super Rugby Americas ended with Dogos XV and Pampas still as leaders with 21 units. They are followed by Tarucas in third position with 18 and Capibaras XV in fourth place with 15.