Ireland 28-17 Argentina
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Attendance: 52,000
Ireland v Argentina Match Reports
Ireland laboured to a patchy 28-17 victory over Argentina in Dublin. Marmion, Bundee Aki and Luke McGrath scored Ireland's tries as the Six Nations champions started their November campaign-proper with a staccato win over the stubborn Pumas. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Ireland battle to victory over stubborn Argentina
- BBC: Ireland labour to win over Argentina
- Telegraph: Ireland dig deep to see off tricky Argentina with All Blacks lying in wait
- Daily Mail: Luke McGrath and Jonathan Sexton make major impact as Joe Schmidt's side secure victory
- ESPN: Sloppy Ireland find their rhythm to see off Argentina
- RTE: Ireland take control in second half to defeat dogged Argentina
- Irish Independent: Ireland hold off Argentina challenge - but error-filled display won't be good enough to take down All Blacks
- Irish Times: Ireland make it a not so perfect 10 in scrappy win over Argentina
- Irish Rugby: Ireland Set New Home Record With Solid Victory Over Pumas
Ireland v Argentina - Match Highlights
Ireland v Argentina - Match Stats
Ireland: (15) 28
Try: Marmion (9'), Aki (25'), McGrath (66')
Conversion: Sexton (26', 67')
Penalty: Sexton (39', 58', 76')
Argentina: (14) 17
Try: Delguy (17')
Penalty: Sánchez (3', 12', 35',43')
Man of the Match: James Ryan (Ireland)
Ireland v Argentina - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rory Best (Captain)
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Iain Henderson
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Peter O'Mahony
- 7 Sean O'Brien
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Kieran Marmion
- 10 Jonathan Sexton
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Will Addison
- 14 Keith Earls
- 15 Jordan Larmour
Replacements
- 16 Sean Cronin
- 17 Jack McGrath
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Devin Toner
- 20 Dan Leavy
- 21 Luke McGrath
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Andrew Conway
Argentina Team
Forwards
- 1 Santiago García Botta
- 2 Agustin Creevy
- 3 Santiago Medrano
- 4 Matías Alemanno
- 5 Tomás Lavanini
- 6 Pablo Matera (Captain)
- 7 Guido Petti
- 8 Javier Ortega Desio
Backs
- 9 Tomás Cubelli
- 10 Nicolás Sánchez
- 11 Ramiro Moyano
- 12 Jerónimo De La Fuente
- 13 Matias Orlando
- 14 Bautista Delguy
- 15 Emiliano Boffelli
Replacements
- 16 Julián Montoya
- 17 Juan Pablo Zeiss
- 18 Lucio Sordoni
- 19 Rodrigo Bruni
- 20 Tomás Lezana
- 21 Gonzalo Bertranou
- 22 Joaquin Diaz Bonilla
- 23 Matías Moroni