Johnny Sexton scored more points than anyone in Ireland’s history. Ireland beat Tonga in the World Cup. Wales also won their second match.
Ireland scored eight tries and won 59-16 against Tonga in Nantes. Johnny Sexton made history by scoring a try in the 38th minute, becoming Ireland’s top point scorer. He was very happy and celebrated with his teammates. Next, they face a tough match against South Africa.
Bundee Aki, who scored two tries, had a strong performance. Ireland wants to do better than the quarterfinals in this World Cup.
Wales also won, beating Portugal 28-8. It was a bit tough at first, but they got the job done. They’ve won six games in a row now. They play against Australia next.
Samoa beat Chile 43-10 in the first game of the day. Christian Leali’ifano scored 16 points for Samoa. They got a bonus-point win to start their World Cup journey.
The Pacific Islanders scored five tries. Duncan Paia’aua, Jonathan Taumateine, and Fritz Lee got points, and Sama Malolo scored twice against the South Americans. At halftime, the South Americans were only two points behind.
Samoa’s lock Theo McFarland, who used to play basketball, said, “This is really meaningful.” He thought they were a bit messy in the first half, but in the second half, the team stepped up and worked hard.
Leali’ifano, who is 35 years old, played for Samoa this time, after being with the Wallabies in the last World Cup four years ago.
On Sunday, there will be a match between England and Japan in Pool D in Nice.
SOURCE:FRANCE24