WATCH: Argentina eventually cut loose against Georgia

Argentina 54 Georgia 9: Argentina are at that stage of development where they are potentially both giants and giant-killers at this World Cup, and, having come up short in their attempts to stun the All Blacks last Sunday, the key objective for them in Gloucester yesterday was not to become the victims of shock.

WATCH: Argentina eventually cut loose against Georgia

It was always going to be an old-fashioned bruiser between two countries who place so much stock on their pack, and the crowd of 14,256 in Kingsholm was not disappointed.

Aside from the place-kicks, both sides pounded into each other in a game which only really turned in favour of the Pumas after the restart.

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