The captain then set up Scotland's third try with the scrum-half catching the Pumas defence sleeping with a quick tap penalty and, after making 30 metres, showed great composure to float a pass to Maitland who coasted over.
As any police inspector or sergeant will tell you, you can decrease the amount of burglaries in a town of 25,000 people by half by catching two burglars.
Pepe, sent off in the Champions League semi-finals against Barca last year, picked up a yellow card early in the first half after catching Sergio Busquets's foot with a late lunge.
Wherever Dickey and his knuckleball go, the graying, flabby old leather mitt goes, too, but after almost a season and a half of catching his singularly hard knuckleball, it is reaching the end of its days.
The former Tottenham player shot narrowly wide midway through the first half after catching Teko Modise in possession, but Guillermo Franco missed the best chance to put his side in front when Arsenal's Carlos Vela played him in with a lofted pass.
The hosts, though, should have extended their lead before half-time, catching United on the break on three occasions, Fábregas first shooting wide, Mikaël Silvestre then scrambling a low shot straight at Van der Sar and Theo Walcott missing the best chance of the lot, firing a shot into the ground and over the bar when picked out at the far post by Clichy.
Hedge had to prevent Rovers doubling their lead before half-time, catching Yan Klukowski's right-footed shot.
Two tries – one each for Lugovi'i Mulipola and Graham Kitchener – came from bashing away until something finally gave but it was the first half, with Owen Williams catching the eye at fly-half and Telusa Veainu scoring a remarkable try, sashaying his way in from his own half, that commanded more interest.
After catching half a dozen piranhas, we glided to shore.
