A hat-trick of tries from Marnus Schoeman helped the Lions record their first win in Buenos Aires when they beat the Jaguares 25-16 in Round One of Super Rugby 2019.

The Bulls thrashed the Stormers 40-3 in their Super Rugby Round One encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Pote Human’s side ran in four tries without reply, picking up the bonus point in the process.

The Sharks got their season off to a solid start as they secured a comfortable 45-10 win over the Sunwolves in Singapore.

The Hurricanes managed to grind out a narrow 20-19 win over the Waratahs on Saturday.

The Crusaders kicked off the defence of their Super Rugby title with a hard-fought but exciting 24-22 victory over the Blues at Eden Park.