Ireland keep up good run in France

PARIS continues to be a happy hunting ground for Ireland’s giant-killers, who thumped world number 11 Argentina at the INSEP Five Nations tournament yesterday.

Paul Revington’s side, ranked 18th in the world have made a habit of early goals this week, as they did in Tuesday’s shock 5-1 defeat of Korea, and there was more of the same here.

Michael Watt’s dizzying solo effort and a John Jermyn penalty stroke gave them a 2-0 lead, augmented by a brutal Timmy Cockram reverse before half-time.