New Zealand scored seven unanswered tries, including a Will Jordan hat-trick, as they dominated Argentina 44-6 in their World Cup semi-final
New Zealand are now just 80 minutes away from writing a fresh chapter in their fabled rugby history. No country has ever previously won four World Cup titles and, conveniently, they have an extra day in which to recover prior to next Saturday’s final. Whoever they end up playing the All Blacks are going to take some stopping.
In truth, though, it was not quite the throbbing occasion it might have been. Knockout outcomes can never be choreographed but there were several thousand conspicuously absent friends from Ireland. Visible among the black-shirted Kiwis and blue-and-white-hooped Argentinians, sure enough, were a few poignant splashes of green, putting a brave face on the Zombie-less reality. A semi-final involving Ireland and Wales really would have been some occasion.
It helped to have some turnover ball to work with. New Zealand knew the breakdown would be a key area and attacked it hard, with some success. The Pumas responded by nicking a lineout but were getting no joy from the unhelpful Gardner whose loud instructions in English also jarred. Argentina’s captain, Julián Montoya, lives and plays in Leicester but even a couple of words of Spanish would have helped.
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