Ernesto 'Che' Guevara would have been proud of Argentina.
A little-known fact about the Argentine-born Marxist guerilla, who became a legend in Cuba, was that he played rugby in his younger days.
Argentina, who still steadfastly cling to amateurism as in the days of Che, have proudly carried the banner of the lesser-fancied teams at this World Cup.
By entering the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, Argentina continued the tradition of one of the 'minnows' securing a berth in the last eight of the World Cup.
In 1987 it was Fiji. In 1991 Canada and Samoa secured a fantastic double. Samoa repeated the feat in 1995 on the veld. And now Argentina have carried on.
The record of these smaller teams does not say much for the progress of rugby. The game has always been centred around the eight major powers - the three Southern Hemisphere giants and the Five Nations.