Japan................27 Argentina ........39
MATEO Carreras’ hat-trick helped Argentina to a thrilling victory in an exhilarating contest which set up their quarter-final showdown against Wales yesterday and sent Japan home.
Argentina started fast, as Santiago Chocobares bulldozed his way for an astonishing solo try after two minutes. Japan hit back when Amato Fakatava surged down the left wing before executing a perfectly weighted kick ahead, which took a favourable bounce for the second row to collect and score.
Pieter Labuschange was shown a yellow card for a high tackle b...