Bermuda 0

Argentina 38

Brave Bermuda battled manfully against a "bigger, stronger and more experienced" Argentina but the gulf in class was massive with the Pumas running riot in a landslide victory.

A trio of tries by Martin Murgier helped the South Americans to their first win of this year's World Rugby Classic, while Fernando Alonso, Santiago Meson and Eliseo Branca also got in on the act.

"I thought we played well against what was a bigger, stronger and more experienced team, " said Lawrence Bird, who coaches the Islanders along with Pete Shillingford.

"To play against Argentina is a great experience and gave us the opportunity to test ourselves against some quality opposition. We tried out a few of our younger players and we were pleased with how they did."

Bird added Bermuda would be looking to play some international ranking fixtures against European opposition next year. This weekend they will be competing in the Caribbean Championships in Bahamas. The sevens rugby event features 12 men's teams and will see Bermuda take on USA South, Martinique and St. Vincent & the Grenadines in Pool C.