Argentina powered to a convincing 34-10 victory over France to claim third place in the Rugby World Cup this morning.

The Pumas, revelation of the tournament, ran in five tries to snuff out French hopes of a revenge for their opening-match defeat last month.

The third-place playoff often dubbed "the match that no-one wants" came out with both sides brimming with passion.

This is Argentina's second victory in five weeks over the Six Nations champions which made their case even stronger for inclusion into one of the world's major rugby tournaments.