27-point Ford helps England rediscover their soul

From NICK CAIN at Stade de Marseille

England ............................. 27pts
Penalties: Ford 10, 46, 54, 59, 66, 75
Drop-goals: Ford 27, 31, 37

Argentina .......................... 10pts
Tries: Bruni 79
Conversions: Boffelli 80
Penalties: Boffelli 3
FOURTEEN-man England pulled the old drop-goal rope-adope on Argentina, with George Ford as the chief executioner, so expertly that they defied the odds to put Los Pumas away with plenty to spare here last night despite having Tom Curry sent off after only three minutes for dangerous play.
A three drop-goal salvo in nine minutes either ...

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