Pumas pounce to claim third place

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The result, secured thanks to Pumas tries by Felipe Contepomi and Omar Hasan in the first half and Federico Martin Aramburu, Ignacio Corleto and Contepomi again in the second, brought back memories of the shock 17-12 win earned by the South Americans on the tournament's opening night.

That Stade de France triumph was built around sturdy defence and although they showed the same resolve here at the Parc des Princes, their attacking edge came to the fore this time.

The tries by Aramburu and Corleto were especially memorable, and helped earn the Argentinians a record success over the French.

Contepomi added three conversions and a penalty to give himself a 19-point personal haul for the night, while Les Bleus could only manage a try from Clement Poitrenaud - converted by Lionel Beauxis - and a Jean-Baptiste Elissalde penalty.

It was a disappointing way for their head coach Bernard Laporte to depart - he takes up a post in the French government now - but departing Pumas coach Marcelo Loffreda, who is off to Leicester Tigers, was all smiles at the final whistle.