As a battle-hardened and injury depleted Ireland recover from Sunday's victory over France, the path to a first semi-final is currently blocked by Argentina.
There had been concerns about the fitness of Jonny Sexton after being forced off the field in the final Rugby World Cup pool match, but perhaps if time had been re-winded a dozen years, former Ireland captain Keith Wood, who is one of our special guests for the Off The Ball Roadshow at the 3 Arena tonight, could have been a very unlikely candidate to fill his boots if every other out-half was unavailable.
When Ireland took on Argentina in the 2003 World Cup, the former front-line forward hit this impressive kick deep into the second half:
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