Contepomi will look beyond the scoreboard in Ireland clash at Aviva

Argentina hammered Italy 50-18 in Udine last week and Felipe Contepomi has opted to go again with the majority of that side. 

Head coach Felipe Contepomi, left, during an Argentina squad training session at Wanderers RFC in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

While his side have pulled off some big victories in the current calendar year, Felipe Contepomi has says his primary focus is on performances rather than results ahead of Friday’s game against Ireland in the Aviva Stadium.

A former player and assistant coach with Leinster, Contepomi took over as Pumas supremo from Michael Cheika in the wake of last year’s Rugby World Cup in France – where the South American nation achieved a fourth-place finish. The Buenos Aires native is currently 10 games into his reign and in addition to getting the better of France in a summer test international, he also guided his country to impressive triumphs over world champions South Africa, New Zealand and Australia over the course of an eventful campaign in the Rugby Championship.