AS IT HAPPENED: England hold on to pip Argentina in tense Bronze Final

They lost their semi-finals, but one test still awaits at the Rugby World Cup for England and Argentina at the Stade de France, as they lock horns in the Bronze Final. Join The Roar for live scores and play-by-play updates from 6am (AEDT).

Game information

Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 6am (AEDT)
Streaming: Stan Sport
Betting: Argentina $3.55, England $1.30 – odds via PlayUp

Teams

Argentina

1. Thomas Gallo, 2. Julian Montoya (c), 3. Francisco Gómez Kodela, 4. Guido Petti, 5. Pedro Rubiolo, 6. Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7. Marcos Kremer, 8. Facundo Isa, 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. Agustin Creevy, 17. Joel Sclavi, 18. Eduardo Bello, 19. Matias Alemanno, 20. Rodrigo Bruni, 21. Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22. Nicolas Sanchez, 23. Matias Moroni.

England

1. Ellis Genge, 2. Theo Dan, 3. Will Stuart, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. Ollie Chessum, 6. Tom Curry, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Ben Earl, 9. Ben Youngs, 10. Owen Farrell (c), 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.

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Tony Harper is honoured to be next man in as The Roar editor, having made his debut at the Queensland Times, Ipswich, in 1989 with a column entitled 'That's What I reckon Sport!' Has since worked as a reporter and editor with organisations including Fox Sports, Fairfax, News Corp, AAP, The AP and ACP magazines, covering four Olympics, three FIFA World Cups and WCs in cricket and rugby.