To the programme. Lets begin at the Rugby Union World cup in france, where in the last hour england have booked their place in the semi finals, after a narrow 30 21; win over fiji. Andy swiss is in marseilles and joins us now. Andy, england have done it but they were pushed all the way. They certainly were. The england fans have Onlyjust Stop celebrating inside the stadium behind me. They are through to The World Cup semifinals but only after the most extraordinary drama. They got off to an excellent start, they scored two first half tries, the first from man u to langa who bulldozed his way over. How was his First International try for two years. Followed by a try from joe marchand. England were in total control of the star of the second half. They seemed on course for a straightforward victory but back came fiji and harrow, two tries in quick succession. And higher. Not much more than ten minutes left when the score was 2a all and the fiji fans sensed a remarkable comeback. But in th
Hello there, and welcome along to the programme. And we start at the Rugby World Cup, where wales have been knocked out by argentina, in the first of the quarter finals. It all started so brightly for Warren Gatlands side in marseilles, but the pumas had the edge In A Stunning Second Half comeback. Our correspondent was at the game. Argentina then came back for penalties and lead just after half time 12 10. Came back for penalties and led after half time 12 10 but wales came back and retook the lead. A try from Tomos Williams as he raced through to score. That gave wales the lead with about 25 minutes to go. At that point you thought wales were probably going to win but then a moment of controversy when argentinian s shoulder caught the head of Nick Tompkins and they thought he should have been some sent off but the ref decided he was not and then a legal challenge. From there argentina came back, the pressure eventually told. They got a try with about ten minutes left and he rumbled o
Hello there, and welcome along to the programme. And we start at the Rugby World Cup, where wales have been knocked out by argentina, in the first of the quarter finals. It all started so brightly for Warren Gatlands side in marseilles, but the pumas had the edge In A Stunning Second Half comeback. Lets get the latest now with our correspondent andy swiss whos there for us now. Andy so close for wales, but the game just swung away from them after half time. Thats right you may be able to hear the argentinian fans still celebrating inside the stadium. You expect the celebrations here are onlyjust beginning for them. But for though welsh fans what crushing disappointment as you say they began the matches so well and lead 10 0 at one point thanks to an early try from dan baker of argentina then came back for penalties and led after half time 12 10 but wales came back and retook the lead. A try from Tomos Williams as he raced through to score. I gave wales the lead with about 25 minutes to
Time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im hugh woozencroft. Our main headlines this evening. Aksel lund svindal soars to success in south korea to become the oldest olympic Alpine Skiing champion. The Europa League is back with arsenal making a good start in their last 32 tie in sweden. And billy monger shows his bravery as a modified car increases his chances of a motor racing return, less than a year after after losing both his legs. Good evening. Lots in store but we start of course at the winter olympics, where there were nine medals upforgrabs. Both of britains mens and womens curling teams are in a good position to qualify from their round robin groups after wins on day six of the winter olympics. The men beatjapan, while the women snatched a sudden death victory against china. Holly hamilton has more. Downhill skiing is seen as the games marquee event, the showcase on the slopes. It is only fitting that this norwegian marked an iconic moment at the age of 35. He got