AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES

Three Pumas made history after playing in the 28-24 win over the British & Irish Lions in Dublin.

- ALAN PEAREY

1 ARGENTINA

Pablo Matera, Julián Montoya (below) and Matías Moroni are the first Argentinians to defeat every Tier One opponent - comprising teams in the Rugby Championship, the Six Nations and, of course, the Lions.

The trio, along with Tomás Lavanini, had all but achieved the feat after helping the Pumas defeat England in 2022.

2 INDIA

Ireland's Terry Kennedy starred as Chennai Bulls (above) stormed to the inaugural GMR Rugby Premier League title in India. The Bulls, coached by Ben Gollings, crushed Delhi Redz 41-0 in the final. Rugby India president Rahul Bose said the tournament had gone down well with the public. “What we have heard is that the game is easy to follow, fast, exciting and has got tremendous likeability,” Bose said.

3 UNITED STATES