The Second Semi-Final Day of the Bermuda World Rugby Classic saw 94 points scored in a double header.
PLATE SEMI-FINAL
USA 12 FRANCE 28
The opening Plate Semi-Final saw the French open up a lead on the Americans and proved to strong as they advanced to Saturday Night’s Plate Final winning 28 - 12.
France got Try’s from Sebastian Allard, Farid Sid, Charly Platek and Yann Fior, while Andre Hough kicked 4 Conversions, USA got a try from Dennis Walker and Peter Dahl, Mathieu Lesgourgues kicked a Conversion.
CLASSIC SEMI-FINAL
NEW ZEALAND 14 ARGENTINA 40 Argentina scored early and often against New Zealand running out 44 - 14 winners. Lucas Borges scored in the first minute of the match giving Argentina a 1 - 0 lead and when Santiago Van Der Ghotte kicked the Conversion it made the score 7 - 0, Deigo Leberato went over for Argentina with 8 minutes remaining in the half with Van Der Ghotte kicked the Conversion it extended the lead to 14 - 0 to Argentina. One minute later it was 21 - 0 with a Bernardo Stortoni Try and Van Der Ghotte Conversion and just before half time Argentina would strike again taking a 28 - 0 lead to the break, Borges scoring his second Try of the game and Van Der Ghotte adding the Conversion.
In the second half started just like the first half with Argentina scoring an early Try, Federico Castilla went over for a Try, but Van Der Ghotte’s Conversion attempt hit the upright, leaving the score at 33 - 0. Deve Heeps would get New Zealand on the board when he went over for a Try, with the Conversion good by Andrew Mehrtons making the score 33 - 7, New Zealand would then add another Try with Jackie Tarrant going over and Mehrtons kicked the Conversion making it 33 - 14. Rafael Carballo would add another try for Argentina and Van Der Ghotte added the Conversion making the final score 40 - 14.
