2023-09-10 20:21:23
South Africa debuted in the Rugby World Cup with a resounding appearance. The reigning champion beat Scotland (18-3) thanks to a brilliant start in the second half, when he scored two trials in five minutes after an initial phase with some equality (6-3).
South Africa is second in the world rankings, only behind Ireland, which overwhelmed Romania (82-8) in his presentation. The two powers share a group, and the crossing would bring them a duel against France and New Zealand, two other favorites, who starred in the opening clash with a victory for the hosts (27-13) in Paris. New Zealand had never lost the first game in any World Cup.
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Chile fell to Japan (40-12) in the match corresponding to group D, which had opened the day before with England’s victory over Argentina (27-10) in a duel that always retains the connotations of the past. The 27 points were signed by George Ford with the foot, product of three drops and six penalty strokes. The success disguised the English numerical inferiority due to the red card that Tom Curry saw after three minutes.
The Condors, that is the nickname of the Chilean team, they opened the scoring with a try by Rodrigo Fernández quickly countered by the Japanese, who reached the break with a 14-point lead. The restart opened with another try without a conversion from Chile and the relentless reaction of Japan.
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