WORLD CUP UPDATE
GROUP A
RESULTS SO FAR: Australia 18 South Africa 27; Canada 34 Romania 3.
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
Canada 1 1 0 0 34 3 3
South Africa 1 1 0 0 27 18 3
Australia 1 0 0 1 18 27 1
Romania 1 0 0 1 3 34 1
REMAINING FIXTURES: Tomorrow: South Africa v Romania (1.30pm, Cape Town). Wednesday: Australia v Canada (12.00 noon, Port Elizabeth). Saturday: Australia v Romania (2.00pm, Stellenbosch); Canada v South Africa (7.00pm, Port Elizabeth).
GROUP B
W Samoa 42 Italy 18
Tries: Lima 2 Marcello Cuttita
Harder 2, Tatupu Vaccari
Kellett
Convs: Kellett 3 Dominguez
Pens: Kellett 2 Dominguez
Drop: Dominguez
(at Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London,
Saturday)
England 24 Argentina 18
Tries: Noriega, Arbizu
Conv: Arbizu
Pens: Andrew 6 Arbizu 2
Drops: Andrew 2
(at King's Park, Durban, Saturday)
GROUP B STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
W Samoa 1 1 0 0 42 18 3
England 1 1 0 0 24 18 3
Argentina 1 0 0 1 18 24 1
Italy 1 0 0 1 18 42 1
REMAINING FIXTURES: Tomorrow: Western Samoa v Argentina (11.30am, East London). Wednesday: England v Italy (4.00pm, Durban). Sunday: Argentina v Italy (12.00 noon, East London); England v Western Samoa (7.00pm, Durban).
GROUP C
Wales 57 Japan 10
Tries: G Thomas 3 Oto 2
I Evans 2, Moore
Taylor
Convs: N Jenkins 5
Pens: N Jenkins 4
(at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein,
Saturday)
New Zealand 43 Ireland 19
Tries: Lomu 2 Halpin, McBride
Bunce, Kronfield Corkery
Osborne
Convs: Mehrtens 3 Elwood 2
Pens: Mehrtens 4
(at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, Saturday)
GROUP C STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
Wales 1 1 0 0 57 10 3
New Zealand 1 1 0 0 43 19 3
Ireland 1 0 0 1 19 43 1
Japan 1 0 0 1 10 57 1
REMAINING FIXTURES: Wednesday: Ireland v Japan (2.00pm, Bloemfontein); New Zealand v Wales (7.00pm, Johannesburg). Sunday: New Zealand v Japan (2.00pm, Bloemfontein); Ireland v Wales (4.00pm, Johannesburg).
GROUP D
RESULTS SO FAR: Scotland 89 Ivory Coast 0; France 38 Tonga 10.
STANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
Scotland 1 1 0 0 89 0 3
France 1 1 0 0 38 10 3
Tonga 1 0 0 1 10 38 1
Ivory Coast 1 0 0 1 0 89 1
REMAINING FIXTURES: Tomorrow: France v Ivory Coast (5.00pm, Rustenburg); Scotland v Tonga (7.00pm, Pretoria). Saturday: Tonga v Ivory Coast (12.00 noon, Rustenburg); Scotland v France (4.00pm, Pretoria).
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