{"id":335246,"date":"2023-09-30T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=335246"},"modified":"2023-10-01T00:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T00:01:15","slug":"scotland-rampage-sets-up-tantalising-world-cup-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=335246","title":{"rendered":"Scotland rampage sets up tantalising World Cup race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scotland's<\/a> rampage over Romania<\/a> has set up a tantalising close to pool play at the Rugby World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wing Darcy Graham was the star of the show for the Scots, scoring four tries in the rout over the European qualifiers.<\/p>\n

In all, the men in blue wound up 84-0 winners with 12 tries (watch every try above) \u2013 all of which were converted.<\/p>\n

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Romania, ranked 19th in the world, stood no chance. Their inexperience showed and ill-discipline let them down.<\/p>\n

\"Scotland<\/p>\n

The team copped three yellow cards, which at one point had them down to 13 men after back-to-back infringements.<\/p>\n

Scotland's victory over Romania sets up a do-or-die clash with Ireland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Between Scotland, Ireland, and South Africa, all three teams could conceivably end up with the same number of points\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ireland currently lead Pool B with three wins from three matches while South Africa and Scotland are both two and one.<\/p>\n

South Africa will face Tonga, where Scotland will hope the little island nation is thrashed while Scotland themselves will need to deliver Ireland an upset loss.<\/p>\n

\"Untouchable<\/p>\n

Argentina set up another winner-takes-all clash with Japan for a quarterfinal spot from Pool D after dominating Chile 59-5 in a rousing first South American derby at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez enjoyed a perfect 100th test with 20 points and a try and became the Pumas' all-time leading point-scorer in the tournament.<\/p>\n

His seven-for-seven goalkicking and leadership may also make coach Michael Cheika reconsider whether to continue with Santiago Carreras as Argentina's 10 against the Japanese.<\/p>\n

"They (Japan) are quarter finalists from the last World Cup and we're not, so we're very hungry to be in that position," Cheika said.<\/p>\n

\"Argentina<\/p>\n

Sanchez became the second Pumas centurion after Agustin Creevy, who also marked a personal milestone against Chile with a try as he tied Mario Ledesma as Argentina's most capped Rugby World Cup player in his 18th match.<\/p>\n

Los Pumas scored eight converted tries: Flanker Juan Martin Gonzalez collected two, and the others went to Carreras, fullback Martin Bogado, winger Rodrigo Isgro, and replacement Ignacio Ruiz.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A fifth successive 50-plus points win over Chile earned Argentina its second biggest Rugby World Cup win after beating Namibia 63-3 in 2007.<\/p>\n

Yet the biggest cheer came from the large contingent of Chile's Los Condores supporters, who were loud before kickoff and raised the roof seven minutes from the end when replacement hooker Tomas Dussaillant was bulldozed over the line in a rolling maul.<\/p>\n

\"Fiji\u00a0vs\u00a0Georgia<\/p>\n

Fiji avoided the kind of mega shock it is more used to dishing out at the Rugby World Cup when the Pacific islanders were constrained by a fully committed Georgia before coming back from 9-0 down to win 17-12.<\/p>\n

The fighting victory in Pool C put Fiji on the cusp of making the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007, but not quite there yet and the deal will have to be sealed in a final pool game against another underdog in Portugal.<\/p>\n

Captain Waisea Nayacalevu began the Fijian fightback with a 51st-minute try deftly finished with inches to spare in the left corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Replacement Vinaya Habosi finally subdued the Georgians when he ran onto an offload from tireless flanker Levani Botia with 12 minutes to go.<\/p>\n

It was a full-blooded and at times chaotic match that the fans in Bordeaux lapped up.<\/p>\n

The result was still a surprise of sorts with Fiji \u2014 having famously beaten Australia two weeks ago \u2014 expected to fly through with a winning bonus point to make the last eight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No bonus point means Fiji has to wait until next weekend and needs anything against Portugal, even a losing bonus point, to make the quarters.<\/p>\n

Wales is already through from Pool C.<\/p>\n

Two-time champion Australia's very slim chances are alive again, but hinge on beating Portugal with a bonus point on Sunday, and then Portugal denying Fiji in the final set of games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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