Defending champions England survived a final leg shoot-out with Spain to book their place in the second round of the World Cup of Darts. Scotland survive scare Thursdays opening night report from Frankfurt After Thursdays opening night victories for Netherlands and Scotland, it was the turn of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis to take centre stage and with 18 world titles between them they were expected to make short work of their Spanish opponents.However, England fell behind early on when Antonio Alcinas, who played in Spains 2010 victory over England, pinned an early double to break the favourites throw at the first time of asking. Inspired by Taylor, England came back to break straight back and when Taylor nailed 128 they looked well set for victory but Spain were not to be outdone and matched their more illustrious opponents dart-for-dart to take the match to a deciding leg. Antonio Alcinas and Christo Reyes reflect on nearly causing a huge upset And it was to be Lewis who clinched victory but with three darts for double top he missed with the first two before sinking with his final chance.They put us under pressure from the start and they were brilliant, said Taylor. We were hitting doubles with our last darts and it was giving us a heart attack! Taylor and Lewis celebrate their deciding leg victory Theyve beaten us before and I knew they were confident of beating us again. I think it was a cracking game and its livened the tournament up a little bit - if Adrian had missed at the end there I think wed have gone out.Its a different format now with the Singles and Doubles games, and its a leveller. Sometimes Ive done well in the Singles and Adrians had a bad game or Adrians played well and Ive had a bad game, so well see what happens tomorrow.Up next for England will be China who beat Czech Republic 5-3 with an impressive display of finishing clinching a place in the second round for the first time in their history. World Cup of Darts - Friday Results Czech Rep 3-5 China Greece 2-5 Canada Rep Ireland 5-4 Hong Kong South Africa 1-5 Singapore N Ireland 5-2 Japan Wales 5-1 Finland England 5-4 Spain Austria Italy Fourth seeds Northern Ireland are tipped to do well and came through their first round meeting with Japan.Brendan Dolan and Daryl Gurney were kept in check by the Japanese early on but with the scores level at 2-2 it was the experience of the Northern Ireland that won out as they won each of the next three legs in 18 legs, wrapping up the match with a bullseye finish from Dolan.They face an intriguing all-Ireland clash after Mick McGowan crashed in a bull finish to pinch the deciding leg for the Republic of Ireland in their 5-4 win over Hong Kong having trailed 4-3. World Cup of Darts questions Who are the favourites? And who are the surprise packages? Wales also chalked up a win and arguably the performance of the night in Frankfurt, Gerwyn Price with a 150 check-out on his debut to wrap up a 5-1 win over Finland.Price is playing in his first World Cup alongside Welsh stalwart Mark Webster, who is playing with his fourth different partner in the event, and the duo were never in trouble.Their second round match promises to be a cracker against Canada who proved far too strong for Greece, veteran John Part was at his best alongside partner Ken McNeil as they rode out a mini-revival from their opponents who rallied to 3-2 having lost the opening three legs. In the end Canada came through for a 5-2 opening round victory. World Cup of Darts - Second Round Saturday Afternoon Belgium v Hungary N Ireland v Rep Ireland Wales v Canada Austria/Italy v Singapore Saturday Evening Scotland v Norway Australia v Denmark England v China Netherlands v Philippines In the nights other two matches, two-time quarter-finalists South Africa, including dancing Devon Petersen, whose trademark moves after his walk-on got the crowd on their feet, crashed out at the first hurdle.However South Africas doubling let them down badly and a ruthless Singapore took full advantage to record a 5-1 win a second round showdown with Austria who recorded the only whitewash of the opening round - eighth seeds Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriquez beat Italy 5-0 in the final match of the night.Second-round matches: England v China, Austria v Singapore, Wales v Canada, Northern Ireland v Ireland, Scotland v Norway, Belgium v Hungary, Australia v Denmark, Netherlands v Philippines.You can follow both second round sessions on Saturday live on Sky Sports 1 from 1pm and 7pm. 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It was not a good night for the Rhinos, who lost 38-4 against the NRL champions after going into the break at 4-4 apiece. The night got worse for them when Garbutt was sent off in the 71st minute for punching James Tamou after he reacted to Tamou slapping his team-mate Keith Galloway. Garbutt, who joined Leeds from Brisbane Broncos, has been given a two-match ban and has issued an apology saying it was a silly thing to do.While tempers may boil over on the pitch, the players are totally different off the pitch and Garbutt and Tamou met in the tunnel after the game, shook hands and exchanged jerseys.The punch and the subsequent dismissal caused massive debate on whether a punch should be an immediate red card, no matter the circumstances.Our rugby league panel - some who have thrown and taken a few punches themselves - give their views. Should a punch be a straight red? Vote Yes or No on our Twitter Poll @SkySportsRL or give us your comments below.Terry OConnor: NOI have no problem with fights during games (not on a regular occurrence though). The sin-bin was, and still is, sufficient punishment. If you are playing a tough contact sport, then sometimes it will boil over. The spectacle isnt ruined on the pitch and lets not forget that neutrals admire the players who at the end of the game shake hands and walk off together before sharing a pint in the bar. As I stated in commentary, I do not condone violent, unprovoked attacks but you are responsible for your actions and if someone retaliates, then - as they say in Widnes - youre fir game.Brian Carney: NOI would not make EVERY punch an automatic red. Judge every punch on the circumstances in which it was thrown. There will be instances in which self-defence is a legitimate justification for throwing a punch back. I would not like to see a red card for the victim in a case llike that.dddddddddddd In summary, I do not believe EVERY punch should be an automatic red. Phil Clarke: YESYes, without a doubt. We now live in an age where one punch can kill out on the street at a weekend and we have to show that it is unacceptable.Jon Wells: NOPunching on the field = 10 minutes to cool off. Punches come from frustration as often as with malice and the sin-bin is the correct starting point. We are a sport that is the envy of many, but we need to ensure future generations are not put off by being soft on acts of aggression that are nothing to do with the laws of the game.Barrie McDermott: NONo, it shouldnt be a straight red for every punch or fight - 10 minutes is sufficient. It is not the street and its not a true point of reference to say if it happened in the street as on the field, you are in an arena of combat. If it is two players fighting, it should be dealt with differently than for instance somebody hitting an opponent from behind. Aggression should be controlled but inevitably sometimes players over-step the mark. My personal opinion is that common sense on punching is paramount - our sport is not black and white and it is fuelled by emotion. Given time to calm down, the majority of players will get back on task. The minute you take away emotion, we lose the best aspects of our game.Have your say. Vote Yes or No on our Twitter Poll @SkySportsRL or give us your comments below. Get Sky Sports Join us and watch the Super League live on Sky Sports. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here Also See: Garbutt apologises for punch WATCH: Top Five Tries WATCH: Barrie and Terrys hits Follow @SkySportsRL ' ' '