Two tries give Pumas commanding lead at break

Argentina 24, Romania 0 (latest)

Argentina 24, Romania 0 (Half-time)

Martin Gaitan Try 10, Juan Hernandez Miranda Try 29, Manuel Contepomi Try, 39,

Juan Fernandez Miranda Con 11, 29, 40

Juan Fernandez Miranda Pen 32

Two tries in the lead up to the break means Argentina lead minnows Romania by 24-0 at half-time in their Pool A encounter at Aussie Stadium.

Fly half, Juan Hernandez Miranda, converted his own try on 29 minutes after he put a grubber kick through the Romanian defence to touch down.

Ten minutes later, Manuel Contepomi latched on to a Romanian mistake at the scrum to score an opportunist try.

Miranda converted and scored a penalty in between the tries.

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