Argentina 23-26 England
RWC Bronze Final
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Attendance: 77,674
Argentina v England Match Reports
England held their nerve to overcome Argentina’s determined fightback and finish the World Cup in third place with a tense 26-23 victory at the Stade de France. Ben Earl and Theo Dan touched down but England will rue allowing a 13-0 lead to slip away, the Pumas clearly out to avenge their rout when the teams met in the pool stage seven weeks ago. The remaining points for England in an arm-wrestle of a contest in which ‘Kamikaze Kids’ Tom Curry and Sam Underhill excelled were supplied by Owen Farrell’s flawless kicking, which ultimately proved the difference between the sides. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England hold off Argentina fightback to claim third place at World Cup
- BBC: England overcome Pumas to win Rugby World Cup bronze-medal match
- Guardian: Earl and Dan edge England to victory over Argentina in bronze final
- Daily Mail: Steve Borthwick's side are made to work to claim third-place at the Rugby World Cup
- Sky Sports: Steve Borthwick's disjointed charges hold to claim Rugby World Cup bronze final win
- England Rugby: England beat Argentina in Bronze Medal Final
Argentina v England - Match Highlights
Argentina v England - Match Stats
Argentina (10) 23
Try: Cubelli (36'), Carreras (42')
Conversion: Boffelli (37', 43')
Penalty: Boffelli (24', 50'), Sanchez (68')
England (16) 26
Try: Earl (8'), Dan (44')
Conversion: Farrell (9', 45')
Penalty: Farrell (3', 13', 30', 65')
Man of the match: Sam Underhill (England)
Argentina v England - Team Line-ups
Argentina Team
Forwards
- 1 Thomas Gallo
- 2 Julian Montoya (Captain)
- 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela
- 4 Guido Petti Pagadizabal
- 5 Pedro Rubiolo
- 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez
- 7 Marcos Kremer
- 8 Facundo Isa
Backs
- 9 Tomas Cubelli
- 10 Santiago Carreras
- 11 Mateo Carreras
- 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente
- 13 Lucio Cinti
- 14 Emiliano Boffelli
- 15 Juan Cruz Mallia
Replacements
- 16 Agustín Creevy
- 17 Joel Sclavi
- 18 Eduardo Bello
- 19 Matias Alemanno
- 20 Rodrigo Bruni
- 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez
- 22 Nicolas Sanchez
- 23 Matías Moroni
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Ellis Genge
- 2 Theo Dan
- 3 Will Stuart
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Ollie Chessum
- 6 Tom Curry
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Ben Earl
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 11 Henry Arundell
- 12 Manu Tuilagi
- 13 Joe Marchant
- 14 Freddie Steward
- 15 Marcus Smith
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Bevan Rodd
- 18 Dan Cole
- 19 David Ribbans
- 20 Lewis Ludlam
- 21 Danny Care
- 22 George Ford
- 23 Ollie Lawrence