Steve Borthwick’s team hold off Pumas to take third place
ran out here, including Curry, who led the side out on his 50th cap. Curry has had a trying week to put it mildly but Borthwick was adamant that the flanker was desperate to play amid the furore surrounding allegations he was subjected to racially abusive behaviour. Despite boos for a number of his team-mates as the starting line-up was read out to the crowd before the match, Curry was loudly cheered by the England faithful.
Another Farrell penalty pushed England’s lead out to 13 but Earl’s try aside, they were clunky with ball in hand and were punished when Argentina’s scrumhalf Tomás Cubelli finished off an excellent try after the Pumas had broken down the left. If neutral French spectators had chosen to give England their backing last week on the basis that they were not the Springboks, it was clear that Argentina had their support here and Cubelli’s try – converted by Boffelli – was cheered to the rafters.
Things were not going to plan for Arundell, who did not touch the ball in the first half and gave away a penalty eight minutes into the second, enabling Boffelli to trim England’s lead to three. England were clinging on at this stage and needed an excellent tackle on the left by Steward and a fine turnover by Earl to preserve their slender advantage.
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