2023-10-14 17:20:47
14′. DAN BIGGAR’S TRY (7-0)
The fly-half benefits from a great effort from his scrum-half Gareth Davies. A formality follows where he flattens between the posts. The RCT opener also succeeds in his transformation (7-0).
11′. Tomas Francis loses his flocking
The pillar loses the flocking of its number 3. An unusual fact of play but which seems to disturb the players
10′. A Welsh forward spoils a good offensive
Morgan crosses and gives after contact. A hand fault stops a movement that was well underway.
9′. Josh Adams scratches the ball
The winger scratches a valuable ball near the touchline. The Welsh then play on a Biggar candle. Very leggy, Rees-Zammit succeeds in his first overflow framing but misses his pass.
7′. A little pressure for the Argentinians
While they had possession, the Argentines immediately lost it due to a missed effort from Santiago Carreras.
5′. Argentina misses three points
What a sequence from the Argentinians! For their first foray into the 22, the Pumas hurt their opponents, pushed to make a mistake 5 meters from the line. Emiliano Boffelli, eccentric on the right, misses his penalty.
4′. Cruz Mallia has fire in his legs
The Argentinian plays the first Welsh curtain and enters the 22.
3′. First stable scrum
First closed scrum of the match. Both packs are stable. The Pumas emerge.
17:03
2′. First breakthrough for the Welsh!
Found on the right wing, Louis Rees-Zammit made a first run before attempting a kick over the top, unsuccessfully and caught by Boffelli.
1′. Wales kick off!
Kick-off given by Dan Biggar.
16:58
The turn of the Argentinian anthem
It’s the Argentinians’ turn to sing their anthem, “El Himno Nacional Argentino”.
16:57
The Welsh anthem to start
The Welsh sing their anthem “Hen Wlad fy Nhadau” (old country of my ancestors).
16:56
A minute of silence launched for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Before the anthems, a minute of silence – not completely respected – took place to pay tribute to the victims of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A Palestinian flag was waved on the south turn, it was removed by security.
16:53
The two teams enter the pitch
With kick-off in seven minutes, Wales and Argentina enter the Vélodrome pitch.
16:39
The two captains for the toss
Jac Morgan and Julian Montoya proceed with the toss. Kick-off is getting closer and will take place in 20 minutes.
16:22
Perfect tie in the last confrontations
Over their last three matches, the Pumas and the XV du Poireau have a balanced record.
November 2022: victory for the Welsh (20-13)
July 2021: victory for the Argentines (33-11)
July 2021: draw (20-20)
16:10
The Pumas locker room is ready
16:08
The Welsh have arrived at the Vélodrome
The Wales players and staff arrived at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, less than an hour before kick-off (5 p.m.).
16:07
The Pumas want to recover after 2019
Seeing Argentina at this level of the competition is nothing unusual. The Pumas are preparing to play their 5th quarter-final. However, the Argentinians underperformed at the last World Cup, in 2019. Third behind England and France, they stopped in the first round for the first time since 2003.
16:02
The stats: and 20 for George North
Unbreakable, center George North (31) will play his 20th World Cup match this afternoon. This is also his fourth quarter-final in a World Cup.
15:59
The Leek XV enters the match as favorite
Stuck in a results crisis last winter, Wales swept away almost all the doubts that surrounded them before the start of the World Cup. Successes against Fiji (32-26), Portugal (28-8), Australia (40-8) and Georgia (43-19) place Gatland and his men in the position of favorite against Argentina. After three qualifications in the semi-finals in 1987, 2011 and 2019, the Welsh are determined to validate the pass of three.
15:42
Two small changes for Argentina
On the Argentinian side, coach Michael Cheika fielded a team relatively similar to the one that dominated Japan (37-29). Cubelli replaces Betranou at scrum half while Isa takes Matera’s place at wing 3.
Gallo – Montoya (cap.) – Kodela – Pagadizabal – Lavanini – Gonzalez – Kremer – Isa – Cubelli – Carreras – Carreras – Chocobares – Cinti – Boffelli – Mallia.
15:42
Dan Biggar back in the Wales XV
The Toulon fly-half makes his return to the starting XV, having been injured against Australia. Warren Gatland, the Welsh coach, made six changes from the victory against Georgia (43-19).
The composition of the Welsh: Thomas – Elias – Francis – Rowlands – Beard – Morgan (cap.) – Refell – Wainwright – Davies – Biggar – Adams – Tompkins – North – Rees-Zammit – Williams.
15:40
Welcome to live!
Hello everyone, welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the first quarter-final of the competition. At 5 p.m., the Welsh will face the Argentines for a place in the last four.
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