TMO drama in chaotic finale as 13-man England hold on for win in Argentina

England's rugby players avenged defeat to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals with a chaotic, ill-tempered 31-24 Nations Championship victory that went to the wire in Santiago del Estero.Steve Borthwick's side recorded a sixth straight win on Argentinian soil to offer a crumb of consolation three days on from heartache at the hands of Lionel Messi and co in Atlanta. England received a hostile reception at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, where Argentina's players wore replica shirts inspired by Diego Maradona's iconic 1986 World Cup kit and fans unveiled Falklands-themed banners in the stands. Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contractChoose the Sky Sports push notifications you wantEngland looked to do their talking on the pitch, with Tommy Freeman's early try and a Ben Earl double silencing the partisan home crowd and securing a 16-point half-time lead.Argentina, who had been reduced to skirmishes in a one-sided first half, roared back after the break, slashing the deficit to two through Mateo Carreras' score and a penalty try that saw England reduced to 13 men after Alex Coles joined Jack van Poortvliet in the sin-bin. Late tries from Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Marcus Smith looked to have shielded England from costly ill-discipline, only for further yellow cards to Henry Pollock and Emmanuel Iyogun to leave them needing to see out the game with 13 men. Justo Piccardo's 80th-minute score moved Argentina to within a converted try of salvaging an unlikely draw, which Bautista Delguy looked to have secured when he crossed with the clock four minutes into the red. But a dramatic TMO intervention, which ruled Delguy in touch, came to England's rescue in the final act of a Test match that was as absorbing as it was bonkers.More to follow.England's Nations Championship resultsSouth Africa 45-21 England (Johannesburg)Fiji 8-73 England (Liverpool)Argentina 24-31 England (Santiago del Estero)