The Pumas put in an exhilarating performance to comprehensively beat Ireland and dump Joe Schmidt’s men out the World CupRead Mike Averis’s full match report 3.09pm BSTRead Mike Averis’s full match report: Related: Argentina run absent from Ireland to reach Rugby World Cup semi-final 3.01pm BSTWow. That was a hell of a performance from Argentina – to the point that I’m not sure the absence of Sexton,O’Connell, OMahony and O’Brien made that much of a difference. Argentina were the better side in nearly every facet; though Ireland grew more competitive at the breakdown and forced a shift in momentum, and the Argentinian backs were too sharp,too ruthless and punished any lapse.
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Source: theguardian.com