Lopez's Dropped Goal Saves France In 23-21 Win Vs. Argentina

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Fri, 09/20/2019 - 11:32pm

TOKYO (AP) — Camille Lopez's international career appeared to be finished not long ago. Now he's the toast of France at the Rugby World Cup. His crucial late dropped goal helped Les Bleus see off resurgent Argentina 23-21 in their Pool C opener on Saturday — after Los Pumas somehow rallied from 20-3 down at halftime to lead by one point. The decisive intervention from Lopez came one minute after he emerged from the bench into a bubbling cauldron of fraying nerves. Taking a feed some 35 meters out, the quick-thinking Lopez crouched over the ball and drop kicked it with everything his left foot could muster to send it just over the crossbar. It nearly didn't make it.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Lopez's Dropped Goal Saves France In 23-21 Win Vs. Argentina

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