Perry Baker would be the lone bright spot for the U.S. in the second half. At 38, he showed he still has speed, running most of the field for his first try of…
Pool play in rugby is underway in Paris, with Australia and Argentina casting big wins Wednesday. Fiji remain undefeated at the Olympics since returning to rugby, knocking of the United States.
Both teams looked exhausted in the second half as there were several breakaways, but none resulting in trys. Off a lineout near their own 22-meter, Corey Toole received a beautiful pass and turned the corner to give the Springboks some breathing room at 21-7. Australia moves to 2-0 in pool play, while Kenya falls to 0-2.The animated French crowd has decided that Argentina is the villain of the tournament. Both times Argentina has taken the pitch, it’s been to a large echo of boos.
Samoa wouldn’t go away quietly. Vaafauese Apelu Maliko would score via physical play. Then with less a minute to play, Neueli Leitufia scored off a strong scrum push. A late push wouldn’t be enough as the Pumas win 28-12. Argentina moves to 2-0 in pool play, while Samoa falls to 0-2. Off the restart, Juan Gonzalez took advantage of a favorable bounce. He carried the ball to the try to even the score at 12 all.
The U.S. men had a tough task facing Fiji, who still hasn’t lost a match since rugby returned to the Olympics. It was a good start for the Americans who scored first. Orrin Bizer displayed his speed running down the sideline and was able to shake off a defender to find the back of the dry. Stephen Tomasin would miss the conversion for a 5-0 lead.
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