Keenan hat-trick inspires six-try Ireland to emphatic win against Argentina

Ireland 42-12 Argentina Carreras scores twice in Nations Championship defeat If taking each game as it comes is the North Star for every sportsman then it wasn’t easily visible approaching this opener to November’s international window. There has never been a time when Ireland an

Ireland 42-12 Argentina Carreras scores twice in Nations Championship defeat If taking each game as it comes is the North Star for every sportsman then it wasn’t easily visible approaching this opener to November’s international window. There has never been a time when Ireland and Argentina liked each other. Not in the era when their collisions were uncapped affairs – by Ireland – and certainly not when they were upgraded to full Test status.

Mean and nasty World Cup meetings were sources of spice. But this was almost tame. Next year’s World Cup in Australia provided the backdrop to this, with a decent chance of this pair meeting there in the knockout stages.

If that comes to pass then Ireland will consider complacency their biggest enemy. Continue reading...