Argentina set up a winner-takes-all clash with Japan for a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal spot after dominating Chile 59-5 in a rousing first South American derby on Saturday. 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. “(Japan) are a great team.
Nicolas Sanchez celebrated his 100th cap in style with a try and a flawless kicking performance as Argentina set up a Rugby World Cup Pool D decider against Japan with a brutal 59-5 demolition of Chile on Saturday. Flyhalf Sanchez scored five and kicked 15 points to become his country’s top scorer at a World Cup, adding to tries by Juan Martin Gonzalez (with two), Agustin Creevy, Martin Bogado, Rodrigo Isgro, Ignacio Ruiz and Santiago Carreras to put Argentina in second place on nine points.
The Flying Fijians survived a scare and hung on to win 17-12 against a spirited Georgia in Bordeaux on Sunday morning, giving them home of a quarterfinal spot at the Rugby World Cup in France.