World Rugby Nations Cup round 4: USA beats Hong Kong China 28–26
The USA stayed unbeaten at 4–0, while Tonga, Georgia, Samoa, Portugal and Spain also won their fourth-round Tests.
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The USA stayed unbeaten at 4–0, while Tonga, Georgia, Samoa, Portugal and Spain also won their fourth-round Tests.
Chris Hilsenbeck kicked a 77th-minute conversion to give the USA a 28–26 win over Hong Kong China in round four of the World Rugby Nations Cup. A conversion is a kick taken after a try that can add two points.
The USA had beaten Portugal, Zimbabwe and Spain in July, with Hilsenbeck landing a long-range winning kick against Portugal. Georgia also won its first three matches and joined the USA as the only unbeaten teams after this round. After July, the USA and Georgia led pools A and B respectively.
| Match | Score |
|---|---|
| Romania–Tonga | 38–43 |
| Georgia–Canada | 59–14 |
| Zimbabwe–Samoa | 7–43 |
| Portugal–Chile | 36–15 |
| Spain–Uruguay | 18–12 |
Tonga held on after Romania scored late, while Georgia scored 49 unanswered points, Aka Tabutsadze crossed for two tries and Luka Matkava landed six kicks at goal. Samoa returned to winning form after July losses to Georgia and Romania, with Latrell Smiler Ah-Kiong scoring three tries. Samoa scored 38 unanswered points, and Zimbabwe did not score until the 67th minute.
Romania opened the scoring through Marius Simionsescu in the fifth minute, but Tonga answered with three first-quarter tries. Gheorge Gajion completed his second try in the 78th minute before Tonga held on. Against Chile, Portugal cut the deficit with a Samuel Marques penalty and went ahead through a David Wallis try. RugbyPass said Matias Garafulic’s yellow card was decisive; Raffaele Storti scored twice and Andrew Cunha once after the break.
Spain trailed Uruguay by a point before replacement Gauthier Mingullion scored the winning try with five minutes remaining,
World Rugby scheduled Romania–Tonga for 6 November at Bucharest’s Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf. On 7 November, Georgia hosted Canada in Tbilisi, Portugal faced Chile in Lisbon, Zimbabwe met Samoa in Wakefield, England, and Spain played Uruguay in Madrid. Hong Kong China’s home match against the USA was scheduled for 8 November in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. Under arrangements agreed with the unions, Zimbabwe’s designated November home games are in England and France, while two of Hong Kong China’s three home fixtures are in France.
Each team plays every side in the opposite pool, and the team that finishes top of each pool will be crowned a champion. The USA faces Romania and Spain plays Chile in round five; the competition is scheduled to conclude on 21 November.
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