5 unanswered tries in the first half for the South Americans. Italy will need to put in a massive second half performance to turn this around.

Argentina are threatening to run away with in after a third try in concession.

Strong start by the Argentinians with two tries by the backline.

National anthems are underway.

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of Argentina vs Italy in the 9th place Semi-final. Italy come off a narrow 30-24 loss to Samoa and will want to put in a big performance today to reward the home crowd for their loyal support throughout the tournament thus far. After Argentina put in a memorable performance against New Zealand, they slumped to a disappointing 29-6 loss to Scotland and will need to raise their game against a motivated Italian side.