Irish accuse Pumas of gouging

Ireland have accused Argentina of gouging while the Pumas have accused the Irish of unsporting behaviour after the sides' gripping Test match at Lansdowne Road.

Amid all the accusations of gouging and cynicism, it was easy to forget a packed Lansdowne Road had been treated to a gripping Test match.

The entertainment was soon overlooked in the aftermath of a ferocious encounter when claims emerged from the Ireland camp that five of their players had been gouged in the eye – one required stitches – and a sixth in the mouth.