Jaguares lock cited
Jaguares lock, Tomás Lavanini, has been cited for foul play during the sides Super Rugby match against the Toyota Cheetahs on Friday night.
Lavanini hit Cheetahs centre, William Small-Smith, in the ribs with the knee as the player went over for the sides fourth try in the 25th minute of the game.
The 130kg second-rower was lucky not to get yellow card for the incident which would have left the team with just 12 players on the park, with the half-back pairing over Martin Landajo Nicolás Sánchez already in the bin.
The Argentine side came back from 24-3 down to edge the Cheetahs 34-33 and face the Sharks on Saturday evening in Durban.
The Cell C Sharks scored an impressive 43-8 win over the Southern Kings in the Superugby opener at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Vodacom Superugby results ( Round 1)
The DHL Stormers got the Robbie Fleck era as coach off to a perfect start in the late fixture at DHL Newlands on Saturday as they saw off their arch rivals, the Vodacom Bulls, with a deserved 33-9 home win.
The Emirates Lions also bagged a full house of log points as they scored four tries to one in their 26-13 success over Japanese debutants Sunwolves at a packed Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday.
In the New Zealand conference , Defending Champions the Highlanders went down 33-31 against The Aukland Blues at Eden Park
The Chiefs beat seven times champion the Crusaders 21-27 in Christchurch while last years runners up the Hurricanes went down 52-10 to the Brumbies in Canberra.
In the Australia conference the Waratahs played some enterprising rugby on their way to a 30-10 win over their big rivals the Queensland Reds.
The Melbourne Rebels picked up 4 valuable points with a surprising 19-25 win in Perth against the Western Force.
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