Pumas aim to maul ‘wounded’ Wales, says coach Loffreda

WALES have been warned they face trial by renowned Puma forward power at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium today.

Argentina’s Leicester-bound coach Marcelo Loffreda reports his side’s reliance on a pack rated among the world’s most formidable will not be ditched in any form of pre-World Cup experiment as they seek to add to Welsh worries and woes.

Gareth Jenkins’ forwards were pounded into submission in their last outing — the 62-5 humiliation by England at Twickenham — and the Pumas are in no mood to ease the pressure on the Wales coach, even though Loffreda expects the hosts’ wounded pride to prompt a ferocious response.