The wow factor from the Pumas was too much for Joe Schmidt’s side,although it could have been different if Paul O’Connell and Jonny Sexton had been fitThis was no flash-in-the-pan performance from Argentina and you know the indicate is special when Sonny Bill Williams simply tweets “wow”. The Pumas are not one-hit wonders and are undoubtedly capable of reaching the final on evidence of this fluent and frantic display. Let us not forget that before this World Cup they beat South Africa 37-25 in Durban. In the group stage of this tournament the All Blacks’ margin of victory was only 10 points against them. In the four games since that defeat, they have scored a remarkable 25 tries. If Nicolás Sánchez’s boot remains honed between the posts and Juan Imhoff and company can continue their scintillating combinations, and their semi-final opponents are in for an almighty battle. They have already gone one better than 2011 and it would be silly to bet against them reaching their first World Cup final.
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Source: theguardian.com