Argentina second row warns England that this is now about revenge

Argentina second-row Pedro Rubiolo has warned England that revenge is their motivation for Friday’s World Cup bronze final at the Stade de France.

The Pumas were crushed 27-10 when the rivals met in their group opener on September 9, even though England played all but 179 seconds without Tom Curry – who was sent off for a dangerous tackle.

Argentina finished third at the 2007 World Cup and Rubiolo insists it is a prize worth winning.

“It’s revenge for the first game. Finishing third is not the same as finishing fourth,” he said.

“This is a good opportunity to show we have a lot of desire, a lot of energy, and finish the World Cup in the best way.”

ARGENTINA TEAM TO FACE ENGLAND

1 Thomas Gallo

2 Julian Montoya (c)

3 Francisco Gómez Kodela

4 Guido Petti Pagadizabal

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 Agustín Creevy

17 Joel Sclavi

18 Eduardo Bello

19 Matias Alemanno

20 Rodrigo Bruni

21 Lautaro Bazan Velez

22 Nicolas Sanchez

23 Matías Moroni

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