Victory over All Blacks must just be a beginning for Andy Farrell’s Ireland side

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Do not dare to suggest tomorrow’s visit of Argentina to Aviva Stadium is merely an end of season box-ticking exercise for either the Pumas or their hosts.

Mario Ledesma’s side, together as a squad since the summer and in some form of lockdown or another for most of that time, may be limping towards the flights home and freedom but they are intent on righting the wrongs they see in a Dublin record of played nine, lost nine. They have also just snapped a seven-game losing streak with their 37-16 Autumn Nations Series win over Italy in Treviso last weekend.