Pool B - Romania v Georgia

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Georgia send Romania home winless

Mamuka Gorgodze of Georgia is wrapped up by the Romania defence during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Georgia and Romania at Arena Manawatu on September 28, 2011 in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

( September 27, 2011 - Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Romania depart the 2011 Rugby World Cup without a win to their name after going down to Georgia 25-9 in Palmerston North on Wednesday.
It was a well-deserved victory by the Georgians, who stay on to play Argentina on Sunday with a win under their belt.
Scrappy for the most part, both sides threw everything but the kitchen sink at one another however sprung a major leak with handling errors the order of the evening.
The scrums were to be the weapon of choice for the two teams, with the Romanians winning the battle up front with some powerful work from their forwards who really stamped their authority in that particular department... but nowhere else.
Man of the match: In a tight game where penalties ruled the roost, we have to go for Georgia's number ten Merab Kvirikashvili who contributed 17 points with the boot.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_7208082,00.html
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next test:

10-2
Georgia v Argentina
Palmerston North
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Romania finishes 0-4
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Pool B - England v Romania

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England find their Mojo

Romania and England scrummage during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between England and Romania at Otago Stadium on September 24, 2011 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

( September 23, 2011 - Photos by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Wings Mark Cueto and Chris Ashton both claimed hat-tricks as England smashed Romania 67-3 in Dunedin on Saturday.

England ran in a total of ten tries in a woefully one-sided encounter under the roof of the Otago Stadium.

The result moves England five points clear of Scotland - who face Argentina on Sunday - at the top of the group, virtually assuring their place in the quarter-finals.

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Most pleasing for manager Martin Johnson will be the massive improvement in England's distribution and option taking, with nine out of ten tries being scored by back-line players (even Croft's try came out wide).

There will still be elements that will concern Johnson, notably the needless penalties England conceded early on which undermined an otherwise bright start.

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Moment of the match: It took fifteen minutes for England to get their first try but from the moment Ashton cut through the Romanian line to put Cueto clear, the game was all but over. Having missed the wins over Argentina and Georgia due to a back injury, Cueto marked his return in emphatic fashion. England replaced Wilkinson with Toby Flood at half-time - a sign that the struggle for the number ten jersey is far from over.

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_7197401,00.html

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Louis Deacon of England out jumps Cristian Constantin Petre of Romania

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next test:

9-28

Romania v Georgia

Palmerston North

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10-1

England v Scotland

Auckland

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Pool B - Argentina v Romania

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Pumas hit back against Romania

Players prepare to engage in the scrum during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Argentina and Romania at Rugby Park Stadium on September 17, 2011 in Invercargill, New Zealand. 

( September 16, 2011 - Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Argentina recorded an immediate response to their defeat to England by teaching Romania a rugby lesson in a 43-8 win in Invercargill on Saturday.

The Pumas were full value for their win in a one-sided Pool B encounter that saw seven tries being scored - six of them to Argentina.

There was also am improved showing with the boot as centre Martin Rodriguez, who was guilty of missing too many efforts in the 13-9 loss to England, was more accurate this time as he added 13 points from the kicking tee.

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_7182721,00.html

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next test:

9-24

Romania v England

Dunedin

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9-25

Argentina v Scotland

Wellington

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Pool B - Scotland v Romania

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Scotland survive scare against Romania

Ross Ford of Scotland runs through the Romanian defence during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Scotland and Romania at Rugby Park Stadium on September 10, 2011 in Invercargill, New Zealand.

( September 9, 2011 - Photos by Martin Hunter/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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A resilient performance by Romania gave free-running Scotland a scare before two late tries handed the Scots a 34-24 victory in the opening Pool B match at Rugby Park Stadium on Saturday.

Scotland displayed their attacking intent from the start and scored two tries to take a 15-3 lead within 20 minutes.

But the hard-tackling Romanians refused to lie down and bounced back to 21-17 midway through the second half.

Just before it was too late, the Scots backs slipped into gear again with two tries by wing Simon Danielli in the final five minutes that helped to spare their blushes.

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=10921/report.html

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Dan Parks of Scotland 

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 next test:

9-14

Scotland v Geogia

Invercargill

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9-17

Romania v Argentina

Invercargill

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