O’Sullivan is wiser about the Pumas

Argentina 16 Ireland 0

Saturday’s defeat at the Jose Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires cannot be ranked as a hammering, but it was a disappointing result and gives lie to the argument that Ireland has strength and quality in reserve.

O’Sullivan said that the tour served its purpose, and that he could name four-fifths of his World Cup squad now, but intends to wait until after the World Cup warm-up match against Scotland on August 11 before finalising his 30-man travelling party for France.