Day Two of the Bermuda World Rugby Classic went to script with the Classic Lions and the defending champions Argentina both advancing to the main Semi-Finals.
Italy 13 Classic Lions 20
Italy would take advantage of having the wind at their backs in the first half, Daniele Pesapane would go over for a Try early and when Ramiro Pez kicked the Conversion it gave Italy a 7 – 0 lead. Pez would add a Penalty Kick making it 10 – 0 after just 10 minutes.
The Classic Lions would pull within three when Gareth King scored a Try and then Ceri Sweeney added the Conversion making the score 10 – 7. Pez kicked another Penalty Kick for Italy to make the half time score 13 – 7.
The Classic Lions would completely shutout Italy in the second half, they would get a Penalty Kick from Sweeney which was followed by a Richard Carter Try and Sweeney Conversion gave the Classic Lions the lead 17 – 13 for the first time. Sweeney would add one more Penalty Kick to make the final score 20 – 13.
Argentina 41 USA 7
The defending champions Argentina put on a show in defeating USA 41 – 7, Argentina would get 2 Try’s from Sebastian Crispo, while Rafael Carbello, Frederico Bock, Maurico Gimenez and Maurico Comuzzi would all add a Try each, while Gonzalo Taboada kicked 4 Conversions and 1 Penalty. The USA would get a Try from Ian Carpenter, with Maximo de Achaval added the Conversion.
