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England Secures Quarter-Final Spot in Rugby World Cup

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 1 min read

This archive report was first published on 5 October 2019.

England secured a quarter-final spot in the Rugby World Cup after a convincing 39-10 bonus-point win over Argentina on October 5, 2019.

The match, played in perfect rugby conditions at Tokyo Stadium, saw England's Eddie Jones's men dominate the Pumas from the start.

Argentina's hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals hang by a thread, and they must now beat the United States on Wednesday and hope France lose their two remaining fixtures against Tonga and England.

England's victory marked a redemption for the team after their humiliation in the 2015 World Cup when they were the first hosts to miss out on the knock-out stages.

Next for Jones is a potential winner-takes-all meeting with arch-rivals France in Yokohama on October 12 to top Pool C, the 'group of death' in this World Cup.

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