France's Damian Penaud in action with Argentina's Ramiro Moyano and Nicolas Sanchez. REUTERS/Matthew Childsopener against Argentina on Saturday but, when the going got tough, it was cool-headed experience that saved the day.
But after the Pumas staged a furious fightback to take a 21-20 lead, late French replacement Camille Lopez coolly sent a drop-kick just over the crossbar to seal the match and save French blushes. “It was a really, really tough game. We knew we’d face a really strong Argentina team and after a stressful game we’re happy to have won here.”
But head coach Jacques Brunel opted to start Ntamack, with just eight caps to his name, over the 30-year-old Lopez. Ntamack remained on the pitch and switched to centre when Lopez came in as flyhalf, showing Brunel’s faith in the young Toulouse player.
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