• Hit on stooping Owen Farrell deemed a sending-off offence
• May, Daly, Youngs, Ford, Nowell and Cowan-Dickie score tries
England are safely into the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup with a game to spare after a six-try victory over a 14-man Argentina. The Pumas had the lock Tomás Lavanini sent off in the first quarter for a high tackle on Owen Farrell and their opponents took full advantage to book a guaranteed spot in the last eight.
They will now meet France in Yokohama on Saturday with the winners set to finish top of Pool C and, potentially, face Australia in the quarter-finals. England, in the meantime, will be sweating on the fitness of the No 8 Billy Vunipola, who hurt an ankle in the first half and did not reappear after half-time.
Written by Robert Kitson at Tokyo Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/05/england-argentina-rugby-world-cup-2019-pool-c-match-report under the title “England dismiss feisty Argentina after Tomás Lavanini sees red”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
