Pumas hit by baggage blow

HAVING thrashed Italy 36-6 at the weekend, Argentina should have held fond memories of their visit to Rome.

However, the Italians exacted revenge on Sunday by conspiring to leave 63 pieces of luggage behind as the Pumas headed to Dublin in preparation for their clash with Ireland on Saturday.

Alitalia, the designated carrier, hadn't bargained on carrying such a load on the flight to Dublin and left the gear behind in Italy without informing the Argentineans. The party arrived in Ireland to find that playing gear, boots, trainers and other equipment was missing and their training schedule has been disrupted.