MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Argentina came from behind twice to beat Wales 29-17 and reach its third Rugby World Cup semifinal on Saturday. The underdog Pumas were 10-0 down in the first half then 17-12 behind going into the last quarter.
MARSEILLE, France — Argentina came from behind twice to beat Wales 29-17 and reach its third Rugby World Cup semifinal on Saturday.They regained the lead thanks to a freshened pack which overpowered Wales for replacement prop Joel Sclavi to barge over for their first try in the 68th minute. Emiliano Boffelli's extras made it 19-17.
Only five weeks ago, the Pumas started the World Cup by losing to 14-man England in the same Stade Velodrome. They crawled out of Pool D with three straight must-wins and, on Saturday, won a quarterfinal after trailing at halftime for the first time. That was the last of referee Jaco Peyper, who hurt his left Achilles and was replaced by Karl Dickson.
The Pumas turned them into pressure and Wales succumbed. A couple of silky breaks by flyhalf Santiago Carreras and a silly off-the-ball shoulder tackle by Wales' Josh Adams that started a melee gave Boffelli two easy penalties to slot.Argentina's surge ahead 12-10 came from Boffelli's third and fourth penalties, the last of which was a stunner from 55 meters out. They led for the first time in the 49th minute.
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