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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) Argentina's Jaguars qualified for the Super Rugby playoffs for the first time despite the end of their seven-match winning streak on Saturday.
The Jaguares lost to the Bulls 43-34 at Loftus Versfeld and missed a chance to overtake the idle Lions for the South African conference lead. But the Sharks then lost to the Stormers 27-16 in Cape Town in the last round of the 18th round, guaranteeing the Jaguares at least a wild-card berth in the playoffs.
Also, the New South Wales Waratahs clinched first place in the Australian conference, and New Zealand's Hurricanes, Chiefs, and Highlanders also in the playoffs.
The eighth and last spot for the Melbourne Rebels and the Sharks, and possibly the ACT Brumbies.
The Jaguares, running from everywhere, were 19-0 up on the Bulls after 20 minutes. But by halftime, the Bulls led 21-19.
After the fulltime hooter, Jaguares flanker Pablo Matera scored his second try of the match and Emiliano Boffelli lined up the conversion for a losing bonus point. But he hit the post. The Stormers, out of playoff contention and playing their last match, just managed to hold off the Sharks, whose comeback from 21-9 down to the Sharks' loss.
Halftime ran aground midway through the second half when Lwazi Mvovo was in the end, the Stormers snapped a four-match losing streak, and the Sharks won only one ounce of their few years in 13 years.
The Waratahs clinched their conference by thrashing Japan's Sunwolves 77-25. Israel Folau, Taqele Naiyaravoro and Alex Newsome scored two tries each.
Center Ngani Laumape scored four tries as the Wellington-based Hurricanes ended a three-match losing streak by defeating the Auckland-based Blues 42-24.
After Crusaders, Highlanders, and ACT Brumbies in which their attacking game failed, the Hurricanes reverted to a simpler style in all conditions and scored six tries
The Blues rallied twice within four points , goal Laumape's hat-trick try the threat of a comeback. Hurricanes in his homepage for a bonus-point (Hurricanes)
"It was a tough few weeks ago when we hit the ball we can do some dangerous things, when "Hurricanes captain Brad Shields, who played his 100th Super Rugby game."
Flyhalf Damian McKenzie produced an outstanding individual performance to guide the Chiefs past the Brumbies 24-19. [19659002] The Chiefs led 17-0 at halftime and 24-5 with 15 minutes remaining but eventually had to hold the Brumbies for their fourth straight win
Against the run of play, the Chiefs led 10-0 when McKenzie started A brilliant fast break, scoring and converting for a try for 17-0.
Winger Henry Speight scored the first half of the second half for the Brumbies but McKenzie denied the other a try-saving tackle on the winger Andy Muirhead after a break by David Pocock.
The Chiefs broadened their lead through replacement Johnny Fa'auli before being reduced to 14 men by Jesse Parete for a late and high tackle. The Brumbies scored through Speight and fullback Tom Banks in Parete's absence, the lead to the point, and were hot on attack when the final whistle sounded.
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