Welsh wing Shane Williams scored great individual two tries at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday afternoon to help Wales record a very satisfying 33-16 victory over Argentina in Cardiff.

Wales, fresh off a disappointing performance against Samoa last weekend, never really seemed to be in too much danger of losing the match but will also know that themselves are still capable of a lot more.

Argentina, led inspirationally by Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, will certainly be disappointed to have lost the match but will also take heart from some of the performances of some of their young talents - including fullback Horacio Agulla and centre Martin Rodriguez.

Going into the break just 13-3 ahead, Wales enjoyed a strong second half showing and seemed to have more left in the tank in the final quarter.

The hosts enjoyed a great start to the match, looking to spread the ball wide and attack the inexperienced Pumas backline. Experienced flank Martyn Williams and Jamie Roberts were particularly involved, working well in the midfield to create the space out wide.

The opening ten minutes of the match flew by with both teams having their fair share of possession. It was Wales though who opening the scoring, with Stephen Jones slotting over an early penalty to hands the home side a 3-0 lead.

A couple minutes later, after conceding a penalty, Pumas captain Lobbe became engaged in a long debate with referee George Clancy. As soon as he turned his back to his team Welsh No.10 Stephen Jones pounced - seeing the opposition players walking away, the Scarlets star took a quick tap and went for the line from 30m out. Showing good speed he went all the way and, while Argentina protested, the try stood.

The opening first half an hour was very stop start, with a number of penalties - going both ways - allowing, slowly but surely, the visitors to really get back into the match.

As expected the match was a real physical contest around the park with neither side letting up. The Pumas' forward hard work was eventually rewarded with Rodriguez converting his first penalty after 36 min.

Jones restored the ten point gap on the stroke of half time but as the whistle sounded neither team would have been overly excited with their efforts in the first period.

Wales, while they showed some early promise, had made too many errors during the opening forty minutes while Argentina, despite seeing their pack dominate the contact points, had little to offer out wide.

Lobbe, a former Sale Sharks captain, had been particularly prominent around the park. Making numerous powerful runs while also operating as a second fullback, he was key to keeping his troops in the match.

The second half got off to a cracking start with Shane Williams scoring his 47th test try for Wales.

The Lions tourist, who spoke earlier this week of his desire to return to scoring ways, charged down an attempted clearance from Argentinean scrumhalf Agustin Figuerola and then showed his famous footwork to beat three players on his way to the try line.

Argentina responded almost immediately with two penalties, taking the score to 20-9, but Wales were enjoying the better of the early part of the second period.

With 55 minutes on the clock young welsh starlet Leigh Halfpenny proved his value as a goal kicker by slotting a 53 metre penalty and restored the hosts to a 14 point lead.

Suddenly then an error from debutant Jonathan Davies allowed the Pumas to score a crucial try. Trying to kick the ball through, Davies hand his effort charged down by Rodriguez and, showing good composure and speed, the centre ran the ball in from 20m out and got his team back to within a converted try of Wales.

Agentina threatened to claw themselves right back into the match but, with 15 minutes left, Williams added his second. Lobbe, kicking the ball forward, seemed to be shoulder blocked but it didn't make any difference to Williams. Picking the ball up on the halfway line, Williams saw a gap and showed fantastic speed to burst through and go all the way to score under the posts.

Seemingly inspired by the magic of Williams, Wales were now in complete control and got out to a 33-16 lead thanks to a second long-range Halfpenny penalty.

The final ten minutes saw a number of substitutions storm on to the field but the match was already secure for the dominate hosts.

Warren Gatland's men should perhaps have extended their lead, they certainly had the opportunitues, but it was not to be - the match ended with hosts a comforatble 17 points clear.

Man of the Match: Shane Williams and Martin Williams both produced great displays, Williams particularly showing some great attacking form, but Juan Fernandez Lobbe was the best individual player on the pitch at the Millennium Stadium.

Moment of the Match: Ospreys superstar Shane Williams put a poor year so far behind him by scoring two great individual tries on Saturday afternoon. His second, following a kick ahead from Lobbe, was breathtaking and proved he still has the magic to score great tries.

Villain of the Match: Argentinean prop Rodrigo Roncero is always a likely candidate because of his aggressive nature but in truth there wasn't too much off the ball action in a match that was full of physical battles.

The Scorers

For Wales:
Tries: S Jones, Williams 2
Pens: S Jones 2, Halfpenny 2
Cons: S Jones

For Argentina:
Tries: Rodriguez
Pens: Rodriguez 3
Cons: Rodriguez

The Teams:

Wales: 15 James Hook, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Jamie Roberts, 12 Jonathan Davies, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Gareth Cooper, 8 Ryan Jones, (captain), 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Andy Powell, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Alun-Wyn Jones, 3 Paul James, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 Duncan Jones, 18 Bradley Davies, 19 Dan Lydiate, 20 Dwayne Peel, 21 Andrew Bishop, 22 Tom James

Argentina: 15 Horacio Agulla, 14 Lucas Borges, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Martin Rodriguez, 11 Mauro Comuzzi, 10 Santiago Fernandez, 9 Agustin Figuerola, 8 Juan Fernandez Lobbe (captain), 7 Alejandro Abadie, 6 Tomas Leonardi, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Mariano Sambucetti, 3 Martin Scelzo, 2 Mario Ledesma, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements: 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo, 17 Marcos Ayerza, 18 Manuel Carizza, 19 Alejandro Campos, 20 Alfredo Lalanne, 21 Benjamin Urdapilleta, 22 Horacio San Martin.

Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)