Ireland braced for tough Puma test

IRELAND’S young guns will once again face a test of their physical credentials as they lock horns with Argentina in their opening Pool A encounter at the Junior World Championship in Nagoya, Japan tomorrow (9am, Irish time).

Allen Clarke’s Ireland U20 side claimed a second-place finish in the Six Nations despite often yielding bulk to their opposition in the physicality stakes.

Last year’s vintage struggled in that department against the Argentinians at this tournament in Wales last year, going down 17-9.