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They pushed Argentina\u2019s defence for several minutes before Damian Penaud broke through, nearly getting there himself, being stopped at the 5-metre line. France played the ball across the pitch and found Gael Fickou who got their first try, with Ntamack bringing their total up to seven.<\/p>\n
France\u2019s dominance continued, regaining the ball quickly and pushing the Argentine defence once more. Once again, their silky passing and pressure resulted in a try, this time scrum half Antoine Dupont getting himself over the line. Ntamack, yet again, inch-perfect with the kick, showing the world, and his club, his qualities at fly half.<\/p>\n
Nico Sanchez took a heavy hit shortly after the restart but was cleared to continue. An injury to Sanchez would have been a huge hit to Argentina\u2019s chances this year.<\/p>\n
A sloppy knock-on by Poirot ruined a promising move for the French, who looked set to score once more. A lovely penalty from Ntamack corrected Poirot\u2019s mistake and put France 17-3 up after 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
A period of Argentine pressure arrived, forcing the French to retreat to their 5-metre line, where they remained and numerous scrums occurred. The Argentine\u2019s move fell apart with these scrums and the French were able to clear the ball with a kick into touch.<\/p>\n
Ntamack finished the half with yet another beautiful kick to give France a 20-3 lead going into the second half.<\/p>\n
Argentina came flying out the blocks in the second half with a quickfire try from a brilliant maul. Sanchez excellently converts and lowers the deficit to 10.<\/p>\n
Pressure began to pile up on the French as the Argentines got a lot more comfortable and a lot more familiar. The penalty count for France grew into double figures as a result.<\/p>\n
France finally crumbled under the pressure and, after another fantastic maul, replacement loosehead, Julian Montoya dived on the line. A brilliant change in momentum in the game. Sanchez\u2019s kick veered off to the left but the chance to win this game was there.<\/p>\n
The onslaught continued as Penaud was penalised inside his own 22 with a comical foul, granting the replacement Ben Urdapilleta an easy three points.<\/p>\n
France repeatedly showed their serious lack of discipline with the constant fouling in the second half, something France can never seem to shake.<\/p>\n
Penaud was brought off after falling wrong at the 65-minute mark. However, the penalty went Argentina\u2019s way and Urdapilleta put them in front.<\/p>\n
Camille Lopez, Penaud\u2019s replacement replied instantly with a badly hit drop goal that managed to creep over the Argentine posts.<\/p>\n France seemed to wake up and started to actually provide opposition for the rampant Pumas, possibly due to Louis Picamoles\u2019 introduction \u2013 a man seen by many to be France\u2019s best forward.<\/p>\n An interception by Picamoles led to a penalty for France, which Ntamack wasted, although that should be no insult as he\u2019s had a fantastic game.<\/p>\n A mistimed tackle by Gael Fickou on Emiliano Bofelli gave the latter the opportunity to convert a long-range penalty to take the lead with a minute to go. Gael Fickou counted his lucky stars as Bofelli\u2019s kick swerved left.<\/p>\n Five phases of play ended in a turnover and France kicked it into touch to end the game with a two-point win.<\/p>\n Neither team should be impressed with their performances as both weren\u2019t up to RWC-winning standard. France will obviously be the happier side but the realistic take from this is England could easily sweep these two aside.<\/p>\n It was another great exhibition of the sport for the world to see but a disappointing scrap after the final whistle will surely dampen its effect. Nevertheless, the game was a great appetiser for what\u2019s to come later in this exciting tournament.<\/p>\n![\"Camille](\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/626d9f333c87ba33c1e2ca0203ad13a8bad60b14\/405_507_3611_2166\/master\/3611.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=89a31630bfe9a166e0a0ade47accc579\")
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