Pumas show their claws as Romania wilt

Argentina 50 Romania 3

Seven tries to nil is a cakewalk in anyone's language and Argentinian coach Marcelo Loffreda even had the luxury of continuing his policy to chop and change his team in an effort to negate the effects of playing all four of their pool games in just 16 days.

Ireland didn't learn much they didn't already know, if the truth be told. This was more of a refresher course for Eddie O'Sullivan and his team. The Pumas' strength up front has long been put down to their technique, but its sheer size should not be underplayed. Romania's front row gave away 25 kilos to their opponents last night.