Nelle gare disputate questa mattina Samoa vince facilmente contro la Namibia, il Canada supera Tonga in un match equilibratissimo e la Scozia soffre contro la Georgia. Di seguito i tabellini.
SAMOA – NAMIBIA 49-12 (p.t. 25-0)
Samoa: 15 Paul Williams; 14 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 13 George Pisi, 12 Seilala Mapusua (10′ s.t. Fuimaono-Sapolu), 11 Alesana Tuilagi; 10 Tusi Pisiata (27′ s.t. Lavea Levi), 9 Kahn Fotuali’i (10′ s.t. Poluleuligaga); 8 George Stowers, 7 Maurie Faasavalu, 6 Taiasina Tuifua (28′ s.t. Treviranus); 5 Kane Thompson (22′ s.t. Tekori), 4 Daniel Leo; 3 Anthony Perenise (12′ s.t. Johnston), 2 Mahonri Schwalger (c) (16′ s.t. Paulo), 1 Sakaria Taulafo.
Namibia 15 Chrysander Botha; 14 Danie Dames, 13 Danie van Wyk (9′ s.t. DP de la Harpe, 20′ s.t. van Wyk), 12 Piet van Zyl, 11 Llewellyn Winkler; 10 Theuns Kotze, 9 Eugene Jantjies; 8 Pieter Jan van Lill (26′ s.t. Esterhuize), 7 Jacques Burger (c), 6 Jacques Nieuwenhuis; 5 Henk Franken (9′ s.t. Esterhuize, 18′ s.t. van Neel), 4 Heinz Koll; 3 Raoul Larson (34′ s.t. Redelinghuys), 2 Hugo Horn (19′ s.t. O’Callaghan), 1 Johnnie Redelinghuys (19′ s.t. du Toit).
Marcatori: 1′ m. Fotuali’i tr. Pisiata (7-0), 9′ c.p. Pisiata (10-0), 16′ m. Tuilagi tr. Pisiata (17-0), 23′ c.p. Pisiata (20-0), 34′ m. Tuilagi (25-0); s.t.: 12′ c.p. Williams (28-0), 14′ m. Tuilagi tr. Williams (35-0), 18′ m. Williams tr. Williams (42-0), 22′ m. van Wyk (42-5), 30′ meta tecnica Samoa tr. Williams (49-5), 38′ m. Kotze tr. Kotze (49-12).
Arbitro: Romain Poite (Francia)
Classifica Pool D: Samoa 5, Fiji 5, Sud Africa 4, Galles 1, Namibia 0.
TONGA – CANADA 20-25 (p.t. 7-10)
Tonga: 15 Kurt Morath; 14 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 13 Siale Piutau, 12 Alipate Fatafehi, 11 William Helu; 10 Taniela Moa, 9 Thomas Palu (30′ s.t. Taufa); 8 Samiu Vahafolau (9′ s.t. Ma’afu), 7 Sione Vaiomounga, 6 Finau Maka (c); 5 Tukulua Lokotui, 4 Sione Timani (14′ s.t. Kalamafoni); 3 Kisi Pulu (11′ s.t. ‘Aulika), 2 Ephraim Taukafa (24′ s.t. Ma’asi), 1 Alisona Taumalolo (34′ s.t. Tonga’uiha).
Canada: 15 James Pritchard; 14 Ciaran Hearn, 13 DTH Van Der Merwe, 12 Ryan Smith (24′ s.t. Trainor), 11 Phil Mackenzie; 10 Ander Monro, 9 Ed Fairhurst; 8 Aaron Carpenter, 7 Chauncey O’Toole (32′ p.t. Hotson), 6 Adam Kleeberger; 5 Jamie Cudmore, 4 Jebb Sinclair (35′ s.t. Dala); 3 Jason Marshall (35′ s.t. Franklin), 2 Pat Riordan (c) (30′ p.t. – 40′ p.t. Hamilton, 29′ s.t. Hamilton), 1 Hubert Buydens.
Marcatori: 12′ m. Sinclair tr. Pritchard (0-7), 25′ c.p. Pritchard (0-10), 39′ m. Piutau tr. Morath (7-10); s.t.: 2′ c.p. Morath (10-10), 4′ c.p. Pritchard (10-13), 13′ m. Piutau tr. Morath (17-13), 23′ c.p. Morath (20-13), 26′ m. Carpenter (20-18), 33′ m. MacKenzie tr. Pritchard (20-25)
Arbitro: Jonathan Kaplan (Sudafrica)
Classifica Pool A: Nuova Zelanda 5, Francia 5, Canada 4, Tonga 1, Giappone 0.
SCOZIA – GEORGIA 15-6 (p.t. 9-3)
Scozia: 15 Rory Lamont (31′ s.t. Paterson); 14 Max Evans, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Sean Lamont; 10 Dan Parks, 9 Rory Lawson (c); 8 Kelly Brown, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Al Strokosch; 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Nathan Hines (31′ s.t. Gray); 3 Euan Murray, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Georgia: 15 Revaz Gigauri; 14 Irakli Machkhaneli, 13 David Kacharava, 12 Tedo Zibzibadze, 11 Alexander Todua (26′ s.t. Urjukashvili); 10 Merab Kvirikashvili, 9 Irakli Abuseridze (c); 8 Dimitri Basilaia (24′ s.t. Kolelishvili), 7 Mamuka Gorgodze, 6 Shalva Sutiashvili; 5 Vakhtang Maisuradze (8′ s.t. Chkhaidze), 4 Levan Datunashvili; 3 David Zirakashvili (15′ s.t. Kubriashvili), 2 Jaba Bregvadze (24′ s.t. Giorgadze), 1 David Khinchagishvili.
Marcatori: 17′ c.p. Kvirikashvili (0-3), 23′ c.p. Parks (3-3), 32′ c.p. Parks (6-3), 38′ d. Parks (9-3); s.t.: 30′ c.p. Parks (12-3)
Arbitro: George Clancy (Irlanda)
POOL B: Scozia 9, Inghilterra 4, Argentina 1, Georgia 0, Romania 0.
