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Tue 11 Nov 2002Pumas setbackRUGBY: The Argentinian 44-man party arrived in Ireland yesterday morning but without their boots, runners and socks after officials with the Italian airline Alitalia withheld some of the tourists' luggage because of excess weight.The Argentinians, much like Roy Keane, were said to be distinctly unamused.