New Zealand stayed on course for a record fourth Rugby World Cup title.
New Zealand stayed on course for a record fourth Rugby World Cup title as scoring machine Will Jordan grabbed a hat-trick of tries in a 44-6 drubbing of Argentina in the semi-finals on Friday.
The Stade de France atmosphere was in sharp contrast to that of the France v South Africa and Ireland v New Zealand quarter-finals, with the decibel levels staying modest throughout the match in an anti-climatic moment for the tournament. Argentina captain Julian Montoya could only survey the damage after the Pumas’ third semi-final loss.“Awesome team and they were the better team by far. Today, we were far from our level. I am gutted and really disappointed at that.”Talk of an unlikely upset, after Argentina beat New Zealand just over a year ago, was brutally dismissed way before halftime as Ian Foster’s team scored two early tries and never looked back in a powerful performance.
The All Blacks were way too fast ball in hand and Jordie Barrett added a second try, barging through his tackler and over the line. Frizell powered over and Richie Mo’unga kicked his third conversion to extend the lead as New Zealand edged inevitably closer to a record fifth World Cup final. It did not prevent Jordan from touching down for his eighth try of the tournament – two more than France’s Damian Penaud.
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