It was not the farewell Namibia wanted or deserved but they are not the only ones to have fallen prey to the Pumas and on this evidence may not be the final. Juan Martín Hernández,on a scarce outing at cruise-half, orchestrated a nine-try romp to ensure Argentina approach their quarter-final with either France or Ireland on Sunday confident they can emulate the class of 2007.
They are the third highest try-scorers, and have a formidable scrum and a huge array of talented backs – against Namibia it was the right wing Matias Moroni who shone brightest but he is unlikely to maintain his place for the quarter-final. They arrived as dark horses but Ireland or France will have only themselves to blame whether they do not see Argentina coming up on the rails.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com