PRETTY MUCH THE last person a nation mourning its early exit from a World Cup wants to see is their old tormentor Diego Maradona.
Mike Egerton
Mike Egerton
Argentina’s greatest retired footballer is in Leicester today to add a little weight to the Pumas bandwagon in the Rugby World Cup.
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Despite his ‘VAMOS! VAMOS!’ pre-match message, Argentina struggled in the opening quarter, but a try from Joaquin Tuculet in the 20th minute was converted by Nicolas Sanchez to give the Pumas a 10 – 5 lead and from there the floodgates opened and Juan Imhoff quickly doubled up.
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Mike Egerton
Mike Egerton
Sanchez made both conversions and added two penalties to push Argentina in to a 20 – 5 lead, but to Kurt Morath’s excellent opening score for Tonga, the Pacific islanders added a terrific Soane Tonga’uiha try before the break to leave the half-time score 20 – 13.
Argentina's attack is thrilling Diego Maradona in Leicester
PRETTY MUCH THE last person a nation mourning its early exit from a World Cup wants to see is their old tormentor Diego Maradona.
Argentina’s greatest retired footballer is in Leicester today to add a little weight to the Pumas bandwagon in the Rugby World Cup.
https://vine.co/v/e2h9HUXdJYI
Despite his ‘VAMOS! VAMOS!’ pre-match message, Argentina struggled in the opening quarter, but a try from Joaquin Tuculet in the 20th minute was converted by Nicolas Sanchez to give the Pumas a 10 – 5 lead and from there the floodgates opened and Juan Imhoff quickly doubled up.
Sanchez made both conversions and added two penalties to push Argentina in to a 20 – 5 lead, but to Kurt Morath’s excellent opening score for Tonga, the Pacific islanders added a terrific Soane Tonga’uiha try before the break to leave the half-time score 20 – 13.
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