Pumas smash France in Buenos Aires

Captain Felipe Contepomi scored 31 points as Argentina gave France a record 41-13 hiding for the Six Nations champions France in a one-off rugby test at Jose Alamfitani Stadium on Saturday.

Contepomi, in brilliant fashion, scored two of the Pumas’ four tries, converted three, and nailed all five penalty attempts.

The Pumas achieved their highest score and biggest margin against France, which completed a disastrous two-test tour of the southern hemisphere, including a 42-17 mauling from South Africa two weeks ago.

Final Score Argentina 41 (19) France 13 (6)

Scorers

Argentina
Tries – Felipe Contepomi 2, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Rafael Carballo
Penalties – Contepomi 5
Con – Contepomi 3

France
Tries – Julien Malzieu
Penalties – Jerome Porical , Morgan Parra
Con – Morgan Parra

Teams:

Argentina:

Nicolas Vergallo, Felipe Contepomi (captain), Rafael Carballo, Santiago Fernandez, Gonzalo Tiesi, Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, Martin Rodriguez, Rodrigo Roncero, Mario Ledesma, Martin Scelzo, Manuel Carizza, Patricio Albacete, Genaro Fessia, Alejandro Campos, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe.

Reserves: Agustin Creevy, Marcos Ayerza, Juan Figallo, Mariano Galarza, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Agustin Figuerola, Horacio Agulla.

France:

Morgan Parra, Francois Trinh-Duc, Julien Malzieu, Florian Fritz, Lionel Mazars, Vincent Clerc, Jerome Porical, Fabien Barcella, Dimitri Szarzewski, Nicolas Mas: Pascal Pape, Lionel Nallet, Thierry Dusautoir (captain), Louis Picamoles, ulien Bonaire:

Reserves: Guilhem Guirado, Jean Baptiste Poux, Julien Pierre, Gregory Lamboley, Dimitri Yachvili, David Skrela, Aurelien Rougerie.