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England book World Cup quarter-final spot

Saturday, 5 October 2019 15:42

England have booked their place in the last eight with a comfortable 39-10 victory over Argentina at Tokyo Stadium.

The Pumas were forced to play 63 minutes with only 14 men With Tomas Lavanini was sent off for an illegal tackle on England captain Owen Farrell.

First-half tries from Jonny May, Elliot Daly and Ben Youngs helped establish a 12-point lead, while George Ford, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Jack Nowell maintained the momentum in the second-half.

This defeat effectively puts the Pumas out of the World Cup.

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