MONDAY NOVEMBER 16 2020 SPORT 31 Hooker’s hat-trick a Johnson Pom first AFP JAMIE George (pictured) be- came the first England hooker in charge to score a hat-trick of tries in a Test as it opened its Autumn Nations Cup campaign with a comfortable 40-0 win over Georgia at Twickenham. Six Nations champions En- gland were out of sight at half- but Cam time, leading 26-0 after scoring four of their six tries. Jack Willis marked his Test debut with the opening try before George has shot crossed twice and fullback NIC SAVAGE, AFP Elliot Daly went over. AUSTRALIA’S Cameron G e o r g e Smith remains in the hunt for a completed his coveted green jacket, sitting in hat-trick in the second half joint-second place heading before replacement scrum-half into the final round of The Dan Robson snuck over. Masters. England captain Owen Far- World No.1 Dustin Johnson rell kicked five conversions. took control of the competit- “It was a great team per- ion on Sunday morning NT formance,” George told Ama- time, going four-under Australian Cameron Smith. zon Prime. “We are fully aware through his first four holes in of their ability up front, how Augusta. “Tomorrow I’m going to much pride they take in their He eventually carded a have to go out and do the same set-piece and how physical seven-under-par 65 to surge kind of thing. they would be.” ahead of his rivals. “I’ve got a lot of great play- For all Argentina had The American holds a four- ers around me. I’m going to caused a huge upset earlier on shot lead over South Korea’s have to play a really good Saturday by beating New Zea- Sungjae Im, Mexico’s Abra- round if I want to put on that land in Sydney, there was an ham Ancer and Smith, who are green jacket.” inevitability about this result Michael Cheika and Juan Imhoff of the Pumas. Picture: Getty Images each 12 under par in the tour- Defending champion Tiger even though it took England 15 nament. Woods finished day three at minutes to open the scoring in After managing three con- five-under, while America’s what was Georgia’s first Test at secutive birdies on holes 13, 14, Bryson DeChambeau sits at Twickenham. CHEIKA’S NOT OUR MATE and 15, Smith secured par in three-under. “We wanted to prove they the final three holes to keep Im, 22, who could become wouldn’t be able to out-scrum JULIAN LINDEN Australia pay ever since — since being poached by himself in contention. the first debut Masters winner us,” England coach Eddie steering England to seven Rugby Australia, Cheika’s “It was a very up-and-down since 1979, closed with a birdie Jones told the BBC. “We would MICHAEL Cheika is the consecutive wins over his unwavering loyalty to his round, a little bit scrappy,” to shoot 68. have liked to have executed a wildcard the Wallabies homeland, including last great mate Mario Ledesma is Smith said. “I played my first practice bit better because we maybe should fear most ahead of year’s World Cup thumping the guarantee he will give “But hung there and at the round on Monday,” Im said left 20 points out there.” next weekend’s Tri Nations in Japan. everything he has to the end, it was brilliant.” through a translator. The teams had only met clash with the Pumas. There was no one more Pumas’ cause — even if it Johnson will take the lead “I felt immediately the twice before, England easing to As the Wallabies have committed to the Australian means conspiring to beat the into a major’s final round for course suits my game and I 84-6 and 41-10 wins at the found out too many times cause than Cheika when he Wallabies. the third time in his pro- thought I would do a good job. 2003 and 2011 World Cups. before, there’s no bigger was in charge of the That’s because of the fessional career. “I really feel I will stay The omens were not prom- obstacle to winning than Wallabies but after his messy unbreakable bond the pair But the 36-year-old failed to composed. ising for Georgia, which is coming up against a scorned departure, no one should be have formed over years of convert both of those prior “My putting has been really rarely exposed to top-class op- coach who knows everything in any doubt about where his working together, first at opportunities. good the past three days and I position outside World Cups, about you. allegiances lie now that he’s Stade Francais then the His only major victory to will just keep doing what I’ve following a 48-7 loss away to Eddie Jones is the working as an assistant coach Waratahs and finally the date was at the 2016 US Open, been doing.” Scotland last month. ultimate proof of that. with the Pumas. Wallabies when Cheika was where he started the final day Im could become only the “We fought well,” Georgia Like Cheika, he took the Just as his old Randwick appointed coach and he from behind. second Asian man to win a captain Merab Sharikadze Wallabies to a World Cup teammate went all in once he immediately hired the “I’ve got a lot of confidence major after South Korean said. “This was much better final only to be shown the was recruited by the Poms, Argentinian to fix the in everything I’m doing,” Yang Yong-eun at the 2009 than against Scotland.” door, and he’s been making and Dave Rennie has done Australian scrum. Johnson said. PGA Championship. Blues duo impress, while Ramos gets in a spot of bother AFP Kante scored just his second points ahead of Wednesday which had won the inaugural The win leaves Germany international goal as France morning’s (NT time) clash Nations League title in 2019. undefeated in its past 12 games WORLD champions France defeated European champions with Sweden in Paris but is Kante’s teammate in the and top of the group, a point and Germany rode on the in- Portugal 1-0 in Lisbon to se- guaranteed first place by virtue English Premier League Timo ahead of second-placed Spain fluence of their Chelsea stars cure a place in next year’s fi- of a superior head-to-head re- Werner scored twice on his re- with the sides due to meet in to rack up Nations League nals. cord. turn to Leipzig as Germany en- Sevilla on Wednesday morn- wins, while Spain’s Sergio Kante was quickest to react “It’s very nice to see them joyed a 3-1 win over Ukraine. ing. Ramos missed two penalties to a rebound as he netted the snatch the win. It’s deserved. Werner spent four years at In Basel, Ramos missed two on the night he celebrated a re- winner on 53 minutes that We’ve fulfilled our objective of Leipzig before moving to Lon- penalties as Spain needed a cord-setting 177th internation- clinched France top spot in the finishing first,” France coach don and he flourished in fam- late equaliser from Gerard al appearance. group. France leads Cristiano Didier Deschamps said after iliar surroundings at the Red Moreno to draw 1-1 with Switz- Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Ronaldo’s Portugal by three the win over a Portuguese side Bull Arena. erland. Spain’s Sergio Ramos. V1 - NTNE01Z01MA.