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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Ireland blew away Argentina by a record 46-24 at Aviva Stadium on Saturday to end its longest losing run in 14 years. The performance was as exceptional as it was surprising. Irelands seven tries were five more than the total in its five straight test defeats since June. Ireland hadnt scored seven tries against a major test team since a win over Italy in the 2007 Six Nations. Also remarkable for Ireland were the tryscorers: Left winger Craig Gilroy scored the first in his test debut, hooker Richardt Strauss on the occasion of his second cap, and fullback Simon Zebo on his third. Flyhalf Jonathan Sexton, whod touched down only once in 33 tests, bagged a brace. "The enthusiasm of the young lads whove come in - not just Craig but some of the others who didnt play - has been infectious," said coach Declan Kidney. "We talked about having a go at it and that paid off. We picked off a few good tries and that confidence flowed through the team." Right winger Tommy Bowe also poached two tries as Ireland displayed adventure and composure and saved Kidneys job. Virtually the same team wasted a 12-3 lead in a defeat to South Africa two weeks before, when it went into a shell. "You never in your wildest dreams think youll score that number of tries against Argentina," Kidney said. "If things click then this team is well capable of doing that. Today was one of the good days. "This result makes it a whole lot easier to go to training the next time we meet." Even though Argentina scored its two tries in the last three minutes, Ireland finished with its highest score and biggest win over the Pumas. Despite the late burst, the Pumas were a disappointment. After beating Wales and running France close, they came into the match as slight favourites. But their tackling was woeful and their confidence ebbed until a late rash of substitutions. Argentina didnt win a lineout until the second half and one of its scrums backpedalled five meters and conceded Sextons only penalty score. "That was a sad way to end the season," Pumas captain Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe said. "Rugby is usually won by the team who wants it most and we were over-run in every aspect. We had a good week and were fresh for this match. We will continue to improve and we know we are not the finished product." Gilroy had scored five tries for Ireland in non-cap wins over the Barbarians and Fiji, and he took only 11 minutes to dot down in his first test. From a lineout, he took an inside pass from Sexton on the Pumas 22 and wrong-footed two defenders to score. He had a little help with interference from Gordon DArcy, but Gilroy thrilled the crowd with his every touch. Sexton played give and take with DArcy for the second try, beating two tackles, and Strauss got the third after Ireland mauled Donnacha Ryans lineout take. Strauss ran the blind and scored one-handed in the right corner. That put Ireland up 19-6 after 22 minutes. Ryan made a try-saving tackle on scrumhalf Martin Landajo in Argentinas one threatening move of the half, then Ireland replied with its best try. Bowes brilliant up-and-under on the run launched a counterattack which finished with Sexton throwing a double missout pass to the left touchline to Zebo, who zipped in. Sextons conversion missed, one of two times he hit the post, but Ireland led 24-9 at the break. Afterwards, Bowe outpaced two Pumas to pounce on Sextons kick in goal, Sexton finished off a long attack scoring with Gilroy on his outside, and Bowe scored his second try from Keith Earls grubber kick while Pumas prop Maximiliano Bustos was in the sin-bin for throwing the ball at opposite Cian Healy. When Bustos returned, the Pumas finished with tries to replacement flanker Tomas Leonardi and Fernandez Lobbe, but they couldnt ruin Irelands day. ------ Ireland 46 (Jonathan Sexton 2, Tommy Bowe 2, Craig Gilroy, Richardt Strauss, Simon Zebo tries; Sexton 3 conversions, penalty, Ronan OGara conversion), Argentina 24 (Tomas Leonardi, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe tries; Nicolas Sanchez 4 penalties, Juan Martin Hernandez conversion). HT: 24-9 wholesale authentic nfl jerseys . Lampards agent Steve Kutner has told British media that Chelsea has no intention of offering the veteran midfielder a new contract when his current deal expires at the end of the season. Cheap Jerseys . Toronto signed 49-year-old left-hander Jamie Moyer to a minor league contract, according to a report on the teams website late Monday. http://www.cheapjerseysfootball.com/[/... . 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According to Tang Liang, deputy chief of the zone’s social affairs bureau, they are building so-called “15-minute health circle.” In other words, residents are entitled to examinations and the service standards of large hospitals without leaving their communities, but at a lower cost, he said.PARIS -- Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has written off his teams chances of catching Spanish league leader Barcelona and has turned his attention to helping the club win the Champions League for the 10th time. With the Spanish league more than halfway through, Barcelona is 15 points ahead of Madrid, which won the title last season but is now in third place behind crosstown rival Atletico. "Its impossible to win the league this year. We have to think about the Champions League and the Copa del Rey," Mourinho said Wednesday in an interview with French radio station RMC. However, he warned frustrated Madrid fans not to build up their expectations ahead of the match against Manchester United in the last 16. "Its an objective for me (to win the Champions League), but I dont think you should be obsessed," he said. "You have to understand that other teams can win the competition. They also have the potential to do it." Madrids difficult season has increased speculation that he could leave the club at the end of the season. He has previously expressed an interest in returning to coach in England one day -- where he turned Chelsea into Uniteds main challenger and led it to two league titles -- and has also been linked to the Paris Saint-Germain job. "England, I kknow it.dddddddddddd I like it a lot and I want to go back one day. Because I only spent 3 1/2 years with Chelsea, and I want to go back and work (in England) one day," he said. While Mourinho said he would welcome the chance to work in France, he distanced himself from speculation linking him with the PSG job -- for now -- out of respect for PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti and sporting director Leonardo. "I am a friend of Carlos, a friend of Leonardos," Mourinho said. "I want success for them and for everything to go well. I want it to be so that they dont need another coach." The 49-year-old Mourinho, who led FC Porto to the Champions League title in 2004, would relish a return to Portugal later in his career, but only to take charge of the national team. "I would like it. Not now, but one day I would," Mourinho said. "I think people in Portugal are also waiting for this moment. Its an experience I want to have, a World Cup, a European Championship." Mourinho said he was twice close to taking charge of the England team but appeared to rule out taking over England at a later stage. "Nearly, in 2007, nearly in 2008. But for me its Portugal," he said. "You can never say never in football, but I think it is Portugal." ' ' '
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