Owen Farrell breaks Rugby World Cup record as England scrape past bitter rivals Argentina in third-place play-off

OWEN FARRELL scraped past the rugby World Cup point-scoring record – just like England edged past Argentina in the third-place play-off.

Farrell’s 16-point haul took him to 75 – one more than France legend Thomas Ramos.

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Owen Farrell kicked his way into the World Cup record books[/caption]

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England No 8 Ben Earl dives over for the opening try[/caption]

But the Red Rose had to defend desperately for the final quarter of the match.

Ben Earls and Theo Dan notched tries for England, with Tomas Cubelli sparking an Argentinian fightback inbetween with a controversial “forward pass” score late in the first half.

Now it’s the main ecent – Saturday’s final between New Zealand and South Africa.

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Tomas Cubelli sparked an Argentina comeback with a debated try after what many viewers believed was this clear forward pass from Lucio Cinti[/caption]

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Red Rose team-mates hail opening try-scorer Earl[/caption]