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.
England player ratings live from Stade de France: Forty-eight days after a 14-man England comprehensively defeated Argentina 27-10 in the Pool D opener in Marseille, Steve Borthwick's squad brought the curtain down on their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 26-23 bronze final win in front of a 77,674 in Paris.
Argentina finished their World Cup how they started- losing to England, this time by a slender margin of three points, 26-23.
Argentina have only made one change to their team to face the All Blacks on Friday in the World Cup semi-final from the one that beat Wales in Marseille on Saturday, with scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou returning to the starting XV to replace Tomas Cubelli.
The Pumas scored three tries through Matias Moroni, Tomas Cubelli and Pablo Matera in the second Test.
An Argentine scrum-half, a Wallabies centre, an All Blacks back-rower and an Irish prop head a stellar cast signed by Biarritz for the Top 14.
Star Argentinian scrumhalf Tomás Cubelli says he feels the pain of the Western Force's past heartbreak after the Jaguares were also booted out from Super Rugby ranks.
Daniel Hourcade has made six changes to his Argentina line-up for the Rugby Championship visit of South Africa.
Tomas Cubelli ruptured a tendon in his knee and will miss the start of the Super Rugby campaign for Brumbies.
Tomas Cubelli needed a brace after hurting his knee just three weeks before Brumbies' Super Rugby season opener.