Wales 17-29 Argentina
RWC Quarter-Final
Date:
Venue: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) replaced by Karl Dickson (England)
Attendance: 62,576
Wales v Argentina Match Reports
Wales crashed out of the Rugby World Cup after Emiliano Boffelli inspired an Argentina fightback that saw them win a thrilling spectacle 29-17 at Stade Velodrome. Wales led 10-0 through a Dan Biggar try, conversion and penalty, only for Boffelli to wipe out that deficit with four penalties during a damaging spell either side of half-time. Scrum-half Tomos Williams’ try, again converted by Biggar, put Wales back in front, but Pumas prop Joel Sclavi touched down and replacement fly-half Nicolas Sanchez claimed an interception try during the closing seconds. Boffelli converted both and then Sanchez booted a last-minute penalty. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Emiliano Boffelli stars as Argentina send Wales home from World Cup
- BBC: Pumas seal World Cup semi-final spot with victory in Marseille
- Guardian: Argentina reach World Cup semi-final after fighting back to defeat Wales
- Daily Mail: Warren Gatland's side are knocked OUT of the Rugby World Cup in Dan Biggar's last-ever match in a red jersey, as Pumas out power as Nicolas Sanchez breaks Welsh hearts late on
- Sky Sports: Los Pumas fight back to send Wales out of Rugby World Cup
- WRU: Pumas come on strong to dash Welsh dreams
Wales v Argentina - Match Highlights
Wales v Argentina - Match Stats
Wales (10) 17
Try: Biggar (14'), T Williams (57')
Conversion: Biggar (16', 57')
Penalty: Biggar (21')
Argentina (6) 29
Try: Sclavi (68'), Sanchez (77')
Conversion: Boffelli (69', 78')
Penalty: Boffelli (39', 40'+4, 45', 48'), Sanchez (80'+1)
Man of the match: Emiliano Boffelli (Argentina)
Wales v Argentina - Team Line-ups
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Ryan Elias
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Adam Beard
- 6 Jac Morgan (Captain)
- 7 Tommy Reffell
- 8 Aaron Wainwright
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Nick Tompkins
- 13 George North
- 14 Louis Rees Zammit
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Dewi Lake
- 17 Corey Domachowski
- 18 Dillon Lewis
- 19 Dafydd Jenkins
- 20 Christ Tshiunza
- 21 Tomos Williams
- 22 Sam Costelow
- 23 Rio Dyer
Argentina Team
Forwards
- 1 Thomas Gallo
- 2 Julian Montoya (Captain)
- 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela
- 4 Guido Petti Pagadizabal
- 5 Tomas Lavanini
- 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez
- 7 Marcos Kremer
- 8 Facundo Isa
Backs
- 9 Tomas Cubelli
- 10 Santiago Carreras
- 11 Mateo Carreras
- 12 Santiago Chocobares
- 13 Lucio Cinti
- 14 Emiliano Boffelli
- 15 Juan Cruz Mallia
Replacements
- 16 Agustín Creevy
- 17 Joel Sclavi
- 18 Eduardo Bello
- 19 Matias Alemanno
- 20 Rodrigo Bruni
- 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez
- 22 Nicolas Sanchez
- 23 Matías Moroni