Pumas peeved at being knocked out by single point

AUGUSTIN PICHOT, the Argentine captain and scrum-half, made no attempt to conceal his abject disappointment.

His frustration at was understandable after seeing his team knocked out of the tournament by a single point when other countries have been beaten out of sight and still go through to the quarter-finals.

The Pumas are a very strong side, especially up front, and certainly the tournament would be the better for having them in the last eight instead of already winging their way back to Buenos Aires.