Having escaped a ferocious second-half battle with the Hurricanes, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson is expecting a torrid time against the Jaguares in Saturday's Super Rugby final.
The two-time defending champions only just held on against a rampaging Hurricanes side 30-26 in Christchurch, and are now awaiting the first-time finalists from Buenos Aires.
The Jaguares thrashed the Brumbies 39-7 yesterday, but Robertson said he was increasingly wary of their defence.
"They play with passion and emotion and it's going to be a hell of a match," he told reporters after the clash.
"They are tough and they are brutal, when they toured we got a good feeling of how good they are at the breakdown, their physicality, they've got enough Test players in their team to understand how to play at the highest level and in pressure moments.
"It's going to be a hell of a week."
Robertson said their last training week had been solid, but that they would be concentrating on the mental side of their game before "getting excited" about the match.
"It's a pretty special opportunity for a lot of us guys, there's a lot of guys in there [that] it's their last race for us."
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