The same sides met in the opening game of the tournament where the Pumas prevailed 17-12 as they began their unbeaten run through their pool games. They had some classy backs-Agustin Pichot, Felipe Contepomi, Ignacio Corletto and a pack of rugged forwards who were as good as any in the tournament.
In their return game, the Pumas got the jump on France and rattled out to a good lead, forcing the hosts to chance their tactics. Aurelien Rougerie tried an attacking chip kick just inside the Pumas half but they cleaned up the loose ball.
Coreletto beat three defenders quickly and accelerated towards the French 22. When he was blocked he lobbed a pass inside where a teammates retrieved and moved the ball onto open space. Another massive 20m pass set the backs free on the other side of the park where Martin Aramburu skipped inside the last two tacklers for the touchdown.
The Argentine commentators gave their soccer counterparts a serious challenge with their protracted vocal applause for a terrific try, awarded by New Zealand referee Paul Honiss.
It gave the Pumas even more encouragement as they surged to a 34-10 triumph.