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Men's Rugby World Cup 2019 · Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo · 21 September 2019Head-to-head
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France won by 2 points.Half-time 17–3 · Tries 2–2

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13′15′30′41′61′69′77′80′182242541991Attacks535Ball won121130303915596393225368817%Own 2248%Own half62%Opp half41%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
FRA12312
ARG10525
← Argentina attack · France 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
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
18′FranceTry, Gael Fickou, converted5–3
22′FranceTry, Antoine Dupont, converted12–3
42′ArgentinaTry, Guido Petti Pagadizabal, converted20–8
54′ArgentinaTry, Julian Montoya, conversion missed20–15
13′ArgentinaPenalty goal missed
15′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
30′FrancePenalty goal scored
41′FrancePenalty goal scored
61′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
69′ArgentinaPenalty goal scored
70′FranceDrop goal scored
77′FrancePenalty goal missed
80′ArgentinaPenalty goal missed
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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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
18′Gael Fickou22′Antoine Dupont42′Guido Petti Pagadizabal54′Julian Montoya
FRA

Team stats

ARG
42%Possession58%
38%Territory62%
120Carries113
435Metres gained308
15Clean breaks7
25Defenders beaten12
110Passes113
13Offloads8
123Tackles made105
12Tackles missed25
68/71Rucks won84/85
4/6Lineouts won13/13
2/3Scrums won6/7
3/4Mauls won7/7
6Turnovers won9
15Penalties conceded5
23Kicks from hand25
604Kick metres673
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 2/2, penalties 2/3 · ARG conversions 1/2, penalties 3/5. 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.

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Jefferson PoirotProp
  2. 2Guilhem GuiradoHooker
  3. 3Rabah SlimaniProp
  4. 4Arthur IturriaSecond row
  5. 5Sebastien VahaamahinaSecond row
  6. 6Wenceslas LauretFlanker
  7. 7Charles OllivonFlanker
  8. 8Gregory AlldrittNumber 8
  9. 9Antoine DupontScrum-half
  10. 10Romain NtamackFly-half
  11. 11Yoann HugetWing
  12. 12Gael FickouCentre
  13. 13Virimi VakatawaCentre
  14. 14Damian PenaudWing
  15. 15Maxime MedardFull-back
  16. 16Camille ChatBench
  17. 17Cyril BailleBench
  18. 18Demba BambaBench
  19. 19Bernard Le RouxBench
  20. 20Louis PicamolesBench
  21. 21Maxime MachenaudBench
  22. 22Camille LopezBench
  23. 23Thomas RamosBench

Argentina

  1. 1Nahuel Tetaz ChaparroProp
  2. 2Agustín CreevyHooker
  3. 3Juan FigalloProp
  4. 4Guido Petti PagadizabalSecond row
  5. 5Tomas LavaniniSecond row
  6. 6Pablo MateraFlanker
  7. 7Marcos KremerFlanker
  8. 8Javier Ortega DesioNumber 8
  9. 9Tomas CubelliScrum-half
  10. 10Nicolas SanchezFly-half
  11. 11Ramiro MoyanoWing
  12. 12Jeronimo de la FuenteCentre
  13. 13Matias OrlandoCentre
  14. 14Matias MoroniWing
  15. 15Emiliano BoffelliFull-back
  16. 16Julian MontoyaBench
  17. 17Mayco VivasBench
  18. 18Santiago MedranoBench
  19. 19Matias AlemannoBench
  20. 20Tomas LezanaBench
  21. 21Felipe EzcurraBench
  22. 22Benjamin UrdapilletaBench
  23. 23Santiago CarrerasBench

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Context

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

France going in
Argentina 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.