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4th October 2015
02:41pm BST
It's hard to know how much Diego knows about rugby, but wasn't going to stop him giving his all during the national anthem.
https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/650665219123908608
https://twitter.com/SivanJohn/status/650663509076787202
And once the rest of the stadium realised who was in attendance he almost stole the attention from what was happening on the pitch.
https://twitter.com/nickmashiter/status/650664296674889729
He even had a special greeting for Argentine rugby legend Agustín Pichot before the game.
https://twitter.com/philousports/status/650663244051431424
But Pumas fans will hope that Maradona's presence in not a bad omen – given that his interactions with the team are usually surrounding defeats.
"Diego Maradona is a huge supporter of Pumas rugby, and a personal friend, but he only phones about rugby when Argentina are defeated," Pichot said in 2007."When we lose, Diego is always the first on the phone – always to offer support and solidarity for the Pumas – but when we win, I guess he just lets us get on with celebrating. It is his philosophy.
"I had a long meeting with Diego before we left for this World Cup, to discuss our approach. We have to learn everything we can from somebody who has been a World Cup winner."It would appear the hoodoo is broken, which is a shame. Were Ireland and Argentina to meet in the quarter-finals the IRFU could have invited him along as a special guest.
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