WORLD CUP UPDATE

GROUP A RESULTS SO FAR

WORLD CUP UPDATE

GROUP A

RESULTS SO FAR: Australia 18 South Africa 27; Canada 34 Romania 3.

STANDINGS

P W D L F A Pts

Canada 1 1 0 0 34 3 3

South Africa 1 1 0 0 27 18 3

Australia 1 0 0 1 18 27 1

Romania 1 0 0 1 3 34 1

REMAINING FIXTURES: Tomorrow: South Africa v Romania (1.30pm, Cape Town). Wednesday: Australia v Canada (12.00 noon, Port Elizabeth). Saturday: Australia v Romania (2.00pm, Stellenbosch); Canada v South Africa (7.00pm, Port Elizabeth).

GROUP B

W Samoa 42 Italy 18

Tries: Lima 2 Marcello Cuttita

Harder 2, Tatupu Vaccari

Kellett

Convs: Kellett 3 Dominguez

Pens: Kellett 2 Dominguez

Drop: Dominguez

(at Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London,

Saturday)

England 24 Argentina 18

Tries: Noriega, Arbizu

Conv: Arbizu

Pens: Andrew 6 Arbizu 2

Drops: Andrew 2

(at King's Park, Durban, Saturday)

GROUP B STANDINGS

P W D L F A Pts

W Samoa 1 1 0 0 42 18 3

England 1 1 0 0 24 18 3

Argentina 1 0 0 1 18 24 1

Italy 1 0 0 1 18 42 1

REMAINING FIXTURES: Tomorrow: Western Samoa v Argentina (11.30am, East London). Wednesday: England v Italy (4.00pm, Durban). Sunday: Argentina v Italy (12.00 noon, East London); England v Western Samoa (7.00pm, Durban).

GROUP C

Wales 57 Japan 10

Tries: G Thomas 3 Oto 2

I Evans 2, Moore

Taylor

Convs: N Jenkins 5

Pens: N Jenkins 4

(at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein,

Saturday)

New Zealand 43 Ireland 19

Tries: Lomu 2 Halpin, McBride

Bunce, Kronfield Corkery

Osborne

Convs: Mehrtens 3 Elwood 2

Pens: Mehrtens 4

(at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, Saturday)

GROUP C STANDINGS

P W D L F A Pts

Wales 1 1 0 0 57 10 3

New Zealand 1 1 0 0 43 19 3

Ireland 1 0 0 1 19 43 1

Japan 1 0 0 1 10 57 1

REMAINING FIXTURES: Wednesday: Ireland v Japan (2.00pm, Bloemfontein); New Zealand v Wales (7.00pm, Johannesburg). Sunday: New Zealand v Japan (2.00pm, Bloemfontein); Ireland v Wales (4.00pm, Johannesburg).

GROUP D

RESULTS SO FAR: Scotland 89 Ivory Coast 0; France 38 Tonga 10.

STANDINGS

P W D L F A Pts

Scotland 1 1 0 0 89 0 3

France 1 1 0 0 38 10 3

Tonga 1 0 0 1 10 38 1

Ivory Coast 1 0 0 1 0 89 1

REMAINING FIXTURES: Tomorrow: France v Ivory Coast (5.00pm, Rustenburg); Scotland v Tonga (7.00pm, Pretoria). Saturday: Tonga v Ivory Coast (12.00 noon, Rustenburg); Scotland v France (4.00pm, Pretoria).