Pumas should be too strong
The signals emanating from the Ireland dressing room all week have been so positive that they possibly are the happiest rugby touring party ever to set foot on Argentinean soil. Ireland’s record against Los Pumas is played seven, won five and lost two – the two back-to-back losses being Lens in 1999 (will we ever forget?) and in Buenos Aires seven months later. Since then, Ireland have won three on the bounce, but there’s never more than a score or two in it.
And why should it be any different this time? The individuals on both teams need a good performance to cement squad places for France.
