World Cup loss against Argentina is history for eager Jacob Stockdale

One of the advantages of being a newcomer to this Ireland side is a lack of baggage attached to that 2015 defeat to Argentina.

Jacob Stockdale has detected mental scars in his team-mates as preparations continue for tomorrow evening’s rematch with the Pumas at the Aviva Stadium, but the ghosts of Cardiff and that World Cup quarter-final exit are not haunting him or his fellow rookies.

Three caps into his Test career, the Ulster wing has plenty of things to occupy him, as he looks to build on a try-scoring home debut in the record 38-3 victory over South Africa in Dublin a fortnight ago. World Cup heartache is not one of them.