South Africa v Argentina

Bronze final, Oct 30 Olympic Stadium, London
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HEAD-TO-HEAD (All-time meetings)
S. Africa 19 Argentina 1 Draw 1
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RECENT MEETINGS
2015 Argentina 12-26 South Africa
2015 South Africa 25-37 Argentina
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Coach Heyneke Meyer
Captain Fourie du Preez
Best finish Winner 1995, 2007
Record W29 L6

Coach Daniel Hourcade
Captain Agustin Creevy
Best finish Third place 2007
Record W19 L17
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ROAD TO SEMI-FINAL
Match 1 N. Z’land 16-26    Japan 32-34     
Match 2 Georgia 54-9       Samoa 46-6     
Match 3 Tonga 45-16        Scotland 34-16      
Match 4 Namibia 64-19      USA 64-0      
Q-final Ireland 43-20      Wales 23-19
S-final Australia 15-29    N.Z'land 18-20 
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TEAM STATISTICS
Points scored 217 237
Points against 95 119
Tries 24 26
Turnovers 40 40
Tackles 718 647
Metres gained 2807 3854
Offloads 38 62
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Handre Pollard Nicolas Sanchez
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Sources: RWC, Scrum.com  Pictures: Getty Images
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