France has a good reason to seek a victory over Argentina in the third-place playoff on Saturday, said captain Raphael Ibanez.

The French were upset by the Pumas in the tournament's opening match a result that put them in a tougher half of the draw where they managed to outwit favourites New Zealand in the quarterfinals before going down to holders England.

On top of that, it is the hooker's second successive third-place match after France were hammered 40-13 by New Zealand in Sydney in 2003.

Ibanez said they are in France and they must set the record straight against a team who hurt us a lot in their first match and this last match is really worth something.

The France / Argentina match will kick off on Saturday at 7am.