After Saturday's excitement, fans take the chance to read up on the action before the South Africa v Fiji quarter-final The South African team stand respectfully as the Fiji team perform the Cibi - their version of the haka South Africa centre Jaque Fourie goes in at the corner for his side's first try of the match after 13 minutes Seru Rabeni feels the full weight of a tackle from South Africa's Schalk Burger in a physical encounter Percy Montgomery tries to get forward but he struggles with his kicking, although South Africa lead 13-3 at the break Referee Alan Lewis lays down the law to South Africa captain John Smit, who also went over in the opening half for a try Vilimoni Delasau sparks a second-half Fiji revival with a brilliant chip and chase over Montgomery for a try Fiji centre Sireli Bobo puts the finishing touch to a fabulous move to haul Fiji level at 20-20 But the Springboks regain control once more and Juan Smith's late score virtually seals the win Fiji lose 37-20 but can be proud of the way they pushed South Africa all the way Scotland take on Argentina in the last of the quarter-finals with fans hoping to cheer their side to victory Argentina's animated captain Agustin Pichot gives his side some last words of encouragement before kick-off in Paris But it is Scotland who open the scoring with a long-range penalty by Dan Parks after 16 minutes Argentina's Gonzalo Longo crashes over after charging down Parks's kick to help the Pumas to a 13-6 interval lead Argentina full-back Ignacio Corleto tries to evade a Scotland challenge and launch another attack Rory Lamont finds Argentina's Felipe Contepomi hard to get past as the Scots try to get back into the match Juan Martin Hernandez was in masterful form with the boot and kicked a drop-goal to extend his side's lead Chris Cusiter comes on as a replacement and gives Scotland hope with an excellent second-half try But Scotland run out of time and Argentina celebrate a famous win which takes them to the semi-finals for the first time Scotland, meanwhile, are left to reflect on what might have been as the chance to reach the last four passes them by
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