Italy Wins Cuatro Naciones M18
Italy Wins Cuatro Naciones M18
Italy's U18s defeated the Argentina U18s 29-19 Saturday in Rio Cuarto to finish 3-0 and win the inaugural Cuatro Naciones of rugby.
This was a little bit of a shock, as Argentina had produced slightly more impressive results in the first two games, against Uruguay and the USA, respectively. However, the Italian's countered Argentina's skillful kicking game and hard-nosed scrummaging well.
Meanwhile, the USA, the High School All Americans, secured 3rd with a 27-17 defeat of Uruguay.
Final standings:
Cuatro Naciones M18 | W | L | T | Pf | Pa | Pd |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 45 | 31 |
Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 49 | 36 |
USA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 72 | -23 |
Uruguay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 85 | -44 |