The Pumas won the previous test in Paris in 2014. TUCUMAN, Argentina (AP) " Argentina won successive tests against France for the first time since its 2007 Rugby World Cup breakthrough when it took the home series opener 30-19 on Sunday. Captain Agustin Creevy's petulent kick at a Frenchman on the ground wasn't sanctioned, but Javier Ortega Desio was yellow-carded for a deliberate foul, and a string of kickable penalties allowed Plisson to kick France in front. An under-strength France team pulled ahead 19-17, and had all of the momentum until prop Jefferson Poirot was sin-binned for a deliberate knockdown. The French replied with a try of the old Pumas: A 10-meter rolling maul, finished by hooker Remi Bonfils, one of seven starting new caps.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 20, 2016 00:00 UTC