Marnus Schoeman a hat-trick hero for Lions in Super Rugby win over JaguaresSYDNEY SESHIBEDI/GALLO IMAGES Marnus Schoeman scored a hat-trick for the Lions in their win over the Jaguares. (FILE PIC)A hat-trick of tries to Marnus Schoeman has seen the Lions get their Super Rugby campaign off to a winning start, against the Jaguares in Argentina. Runners-up the past three years, the Lions ran out 25-16 winners over the hosts at Jose Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires, with blindside flanker Schoeman scoring all three of the visitors' tries. The Lions took a 15-13 lead to halftime, with Schoeman soon after scoring what was to be the only try of the second half. AT A GLANCELions 25 (Marnus Schoeman 3 tries; Elton Jantjies 2 con, 2 pen) Jaguares 16 (Santiago Medrano try; Joaquin Diaz Bonilla con, 3 pen).

Source: Stuff February 17, 2019 00:11 UTC