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Men's Rugby World Cup 1999 · Lansdowne Road, Dublin · 24 October 1999Head-to-head
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France won by 21 points.Half-time 20–27 · Tries 2–5

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Tacklesmademissed
ARG7620
FRA8020
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ARG2/24/40
FRA5/54/40
← France attack · Argentina attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
7′FranceTry, Xavier Garbajosa, converted0–8
11′FranceTry, Philippe Bernat-Salles, converted0–15
23′ArgentinaTry, Agustin Pichot, converted5–17
28′FranceTry, Emile Ntamack, converted10–22
41′ArgentinaTry, Lisandro Arbizu, converted18–27
74′FranceTry, Philippe Bernat-Salles, converted26–38
79′FranceTry, Xavier Garbajosa, converted26–45
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
7′Xavier Garbajosa11′Philippe Bernat-Salles23′Agustin Pichot28′Emile Ntamack41′Lisandro Arbizu74′Philippe Bernat-Salles79′Xavier Garbajosa
ARG

Team stats

FRA
29%Possession71%
97Carries98
358Metres gained454
5Clean breaks10
20Defenders beaten20
115Passes101
11Offloads15
76Tackles made80
20Tackles missed20
59/61Rucks won56/60
14/15Lineouts won10/11
8/9Scrums won9/9
9/12Mauls won11/11
8Penalties conceded16
34Kicks from hand40
Goal kicking
ARG conversions 2/2, penalties 4/4 · FRA conversions 5/5, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Argentina

  1. 1Roberto GrauProp
  2. 2Mario LedesmaHooker
  3. 3Mauricio ReggiardoProp
  4. 4Carlos Ignacio Fernandez LobbeSecond row
  5. 5Alejandro AllubSecond row
  6. 6Santiago PhelanFlanker
  7. 7Rolando MartinFlanker
  8. 8Gonzalo Longo ElíaNumber 8
  9. 9Agustin PichotScrum-half
  10. 10Gonzalo QuesadaFly-half
  11. 11Diego AlbaneseWing
  12. 12Lisandro ArbizuCentre
  13. 13Eduardo SimoneCentre
  14. 14Gonzalo CamardonWing
  15. 15Ignacio CorletoFull-back
  16. 16Manuel ContepomiBench
  17. 17Felipe ContepomiBench
  18. 18Nicolás FernandezBench
  19. 19Lucas OstigliaBench
  20. 20Miguel RuizBench
  21. 21Agustin CanaldaBench
  22. 22Martín ScelzoBench

France

  1. 1Cedric SouletteProp
  2. 2Raphaël IbanezHooker
  3. 3Franck TournaireProp
  4. 4Abdelatif BenazziSecond row
  5. 5Olivier BrouzetSecond row
  6. 6Marc LievremontFlanker
  7. 7Olivier MagneFlanker
  8. 8Christophe JuilletNumber 8
  9. 9Fabien GalthiéScrum-half
  10. 10Christophe LamaisonFly-half
  11. 11Christophe DominiciWing
  12. 12Emile NtamackCentre
  13. 13Richard DourtheCentre
  14. 14Philippe Bernat-SallesWing
  15. 15Xavier GarbajosaFull-back
  16. 16Ugo MolaBench
  17. 17Stephane GlasBench
  18. 18Stephane CastaignedeBench
  19. 19Arnaud CostesBench
  20. 20David AuradouBench
  21. 21Pieter de VilliersBench
  22. 22Marc Dal MasoBench

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Context

All-time, Argentina 15–40 France, 1 drawn in 56 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Argentina going in
France going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.