Attitude key for Pumas, says Loffreda

WORLD CUP quarter-finalists Argentina will continue to thrive on adversity, Pumas coach Marcelo Loffreda said yesterday.

Wed, 03 Oct, 2007 - 01:00

Steve Douglas, Paris

Argentina upset traditional rugby powers France and Ireland to finish top of the toughest group and qualify for a quarter-final against Scotland at the Stade de France on Sunday.

“We love adversity,” Loffreda said repeatedly, emphatically and with a grin at a press conference.

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