What a weekend! England survive Samoa, Ireland best the Scots, Portugal get their first ever world cup win over Fiji, but Fiji advance to quarterfinals on bonus points. Argentina best Japan.
Samoa brought their best game to face the English. England jumped out to an early lead but seemed to lose focus. Samoa played some class rugby but came up short as England prevailed 18-17. Samoa had two tries disallowed. England had already secured advancement to the knockouts.
The Irish dominated the Scots, witch Scottish points only coming after Ireland used all its substitutes.
The best of the week was the Portugal-Fiji tip. The Portuguese played fast paced team rugby, pushing through phases and finding space in the Fijian backfield. Fiji looked like a team looking past its opponent. Tied 3-3 at the half, Fiji came out of the dressing room looking more dominant. Some thumping tackling kept them on the ball but errors inside the Portuguese 22 kept the score tight. Back and forth the sides went, exchanging the lead amid sloppy play. Portugal ripped through for the game winner in the 78th minute. 24-23.
Quarterfinals:
Wales v Argentina 11:00 ET USA Saturday 14 OCT
Ireland v New Zealand 15:00 ET USA Saturday 14 OCT - Should be a great game
England v Fiji 11:00 ET USA Sunday 15OCT Fiji defeated England in pre-tourney warm ups
France V South Africa 1500 ET USA Sunday 15 OCT - Can DuPont get his broken face ready in time?
My weekend is set.
Samoa brought their best game to face the English. England jumped out to an early lead but seemed to lose focus. Samoa played some class rugby but came up short as England prevailed 18-17. Samoa had two tries disallowed. England had already secured advancement to the knockouts.
The Irish dominated the Scots, witch Scottish points only coming after Ireland used all its substitutes.
The best of the week was the Portugal-Fiji tip. The Portuguese played fast paced team rugby, pushing through phases and finding space in the Fijian backfield. Fiji looked like a team looking past its opponent. Tied 3-3 at the half, Fiji came out of the dressing room looking more dominant. Some thumping tackling kept them on the ball but errors inside the Portuguese 22 kept the score tight. Back and forth the sides went, exchanging the lead amid sloppy play. Portugal ripped through for the game winner in the 78th minute. 24-23.
Quarterfinals:
Wales v Argentina 11:00 ET USA Saturday 14 OCT
Ireland v New Zealand 15:00 ET USA Saturday 14 OCT - Should be a great game
England v Fiji 11:00 ET USA Sunday 15OCT Fiji defeated England in pre-tourney warm ups
France V South Africa 1500 ET USA Sunday 15 OCT - Can DuPont get his broken face ready in time?
My weekend is set.
