Nations Championship: Ojomoh and Joseph seek to impress as England face Japan
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Argentina defeated Italy 19-14 in Genoa on Saturday during a Nations Championship match. Italy took an early lead via a try from Monty Ioane, but Argentina leveled before halftime with a try from hooker Bautista Bernasconi. After tries from Rodrigo Isgro and Mateo Carreras, Argentina held on despite a penalty try awarded to Italy and playing with 14 men following a yellow card for Efrain Elias.
The win marks Argentina's 10th straight victory over Italy and moves them to 11 points, three places ahead of Australia in the Southern Hemisphere standings. Italy finishes the Northern Hemisphere pool at the bottom of their group.
In upcoming action, England faces Japan as Steve Borthwick's side looks to build on a win over Australia and maintain pressure on pool leaders France. England has never lost to Japan, while Japan currently sits fifth in the southern pool standings with one win from four games. TechRadar reports that Japan will be without fly-half Ryunosuke Ito for the Round 5 clash at Twickenham due to collegiate commitments.
Other scheduled matches include Ireland hosting Fiji in Dublin as Andy Farrell's team seeks their fourth victory in the competition.
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