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When this match was scheduled way back when, it looked like one of those duds. You know, a game that would huff and puff but ultimately end in a predictable result. Argentina, a so-called tier-1 nation and a Rugby Championship regular, would steamroll their Samoan counterparts. The islanders would run around and chuck a bunch of off-loads but would inevitably fail bravely.
Now, I’m not so sure. Samoa were excellent against Chile. Yes, Chile, a World Cup debutant and a team at the very start of their development. But Samoa put them away with great cohesion and a dynamic pack led by Saracen’s own Theo McFarland.
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