The history of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland is one of a very even contest and significant mutual rivalry, a rivalry increased by a series of notable meetings at the Rugby World Cup.
As of November 2019 [update], the sides have met twenty four times with a result of fifteen wins to Ireland, eight to Argentina and one drawn game; however, five of these matches were not a fully test capped match for Ireland. At the end of the 2010 Autumn Internationals there was only a nineteen-point difference in cumulative points scored. The largest winning margin of 23 points for Argentina was recorded in the meeting of their 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, when Argentina won by 43 points to 20. Ireland's largest winning margin is 46 points, which occurred in November 2021.
Argentina have yet to beat Ireland on Irish soil, and Ireland have only won twice in Argentina. Ireland's first win against Argentina was in 1952, however it was only a capped match for Argentina. [1] Ireland's first fully test capped away win in Argentina came in 2014. Since 2012 matches between the two teams have been held for the Admiral Brown Cup. [2] Argentina first won the Cup in 2015; since 2018 it has been held by Ireland.
In the nineteen matches since 1990 which are counted as full internationals by both sides, Argentina have won six times and Ireland thirteen times. The five matches played between 1952 and 1973 are not regarded as full internationals by Ireland, but are by Argentina; in these matches each side has two wins, with one match drawn.
Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Details | Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by Ireland |
Drawn | Argentina points |
Ireland points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 95 |
In Ireland | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 290 |
Neutral venue | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 75 |
Overall | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 369 | 460 |
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Attendance | Ref. |
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1 | 27 October 1990 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 20–18 | Ireland | 1990 Argentina tour of Great Britain and Ireland | — | [3] |
2 | 28 August 1999 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 32–24 | Ireland | 1999 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 15,000 | [4] |
3 | 20 October 1999 | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens ( France) | 28–24 | Argentina | 1999 Rugby World Cup | 22,000 | [5] [6] |
4 | 3 June 2000 | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires | 34–23 | Argentina | 2000 Ireland tour of North and South America | 25,000 | [7] [8] |
5 | 23 November 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 16–7 | Ireland | 2002 Autumn International | 40,000 | [9] [10] |
6 | 26 October 2003 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide ( Australia) | 16–15 | Ireland | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 30,203 | [11] [12] |
7 | 27 November 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–19 | Ireland | 2004 Autumn International | 49,250 | [13] [14] |
8 | 26 May 2007 | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe | 22–20 | Argentina | 2007 Ireland tour of Argentina | 26,000 | [15] [16] |
9 | 2 June 2007 | Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires | 16–0 | Argentina | 44,000 | [17] [18] | |
10 | 30 September 2007 | Parc des Princes, Paris (France) | 30–15 | Argentina | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 45,450 | [19] [20] |
11 | 22 November 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin | 17–3 | Ireland | 2008 Autumn International | 68,352 | [21] |
12 | 28 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 29–9 | Ireland | 2010 Autumn International | 30,406 | [22] [23] |
13 | 24 November 2012 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 46–24 | Ireland | 2012 Autumn International | 43,406 | [24] |
14 | 7 June 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Resistencia | 17–29 | Ireland | 2014 Ireland tour of Argentina | 21,000 | [25] [26] |
15 | 14 June 2014 | Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán | 17–23 | Ireland | — | [27] | |
16 | 18 October 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ( Wales) | 20–43 | Argentina | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 72,316 | [28] [29] |
17 | 25 November 2017 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 28–19 | Ireland | 2017 Autumn International | 51,000 | [30] [31] |
18 | 10 November 2018 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 28–17 | Ireland | 2018 Autumn International | 51,700 | [32] [33] |
19 | 21 November 2021 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 53–7 | Ireland | 2021 Autumn International | 45,500 | [34] [35] |
Below is a list of matches that Argentina has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Ireland did not award caps.
Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Ref. |
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24 August 1952 | Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires | 3–3 | draw | 1952 Ireland XV tour of Argentina and Chile | [36] |
31 August 1952 | Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires | 0–6 | Ireland XV | [37] | |
13 September 1970 | Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires | 8–3 | Argentina | 1970 Ireland XV tour of Argentina | [38] |
20 September 1970 | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires | 6–3 | Argentina | [39] | |
10 November 1973 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–8 | Ireland XV | 1973 Argentina tour of Ireland and Scotland | [40] |
Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by Ireland |
Drawn |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Year | Argentina | Ireland | Series winner | Admiral Brown Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 2 | 0 | Argentina | Not contested |
2014 | 0 | 2 | Ireland |
The history of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland is one of a very even contest and significant mutual rivalry, a rivalry increased by a series of notable meetings at the Rugby World Cup.
As of November 2019 [update], the sides have met twenty four times with a result of fifteen wins to Ireland, eight to Argentina and one drawn game; however, five of these matches were not a fully test capped match for Ireland. At the end of the 2010 Autumn Internationals there was only a nineteen-point difference in cumulative points scored. The largest winning margin of 23 points for Argentina was recorded in the meeting of their 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, when Argentina won by 43 points to 20. Ireland's largest winning margin is 46 points, which occurred in November 2021.
Argentina have yet to beat Ireland on Irish soil, and Ireland have only won twice in Argentina. Ireland's first win against Argentina was in 1952, however it was only a capped match for Argentina. [1] Ireland's first fully test capped away win in Argentina came in 2014. Since 2012 matches between the two teams have been held for the Admiral Brown Cup. [2] Argentina first won the Cup in 2015; since 2018 it has been held by Ireland.
In the nineteen matches since 1990 which are counted as full internationals by both sides, Argentina have won six times and Ireland thirteen times. The five matches played between 1952 and 1973 are not regarded as full internationals by Ireland, but are by Argentina; in these matches each side has two wins, with one match drawn.
Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Details | Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by Ireland |
Drawn | Argentina points |
Ireland points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 95 |
In Ireland | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 290 |
Neutral venue | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 75 |
Overall | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 369 | 460 |
RecordsNote: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
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AttendanceUp to date as of 1 March 2023.
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No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Attendance | Ref. |
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1 | 27 October 1990 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 20–18 | Ireland | 1990 Argentina tour of Great Britain and Ireland | — | [3] |
2 | 28 August 1999 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 32–24 | Ireland | 1999 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 15,000 | [4] |
3 | 20 October 1999 | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens ( France) | 28–24 | Argentina | 1999 Rugby World Cup | 22,000 | [5] [6] |
4 | 3 June 2000 | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires | 34–23 | Argentina | 2000 Ireland tour of North and South America | 25,000 | [7] [8] |
5 | 23 November 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 16–7 | Ireland | 2002 Autumn International | 40,000 | [9] [10] |
6 | 26 October 2003 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide ( Australia) | 16–15 | Ireland | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 30,203 | [11] [12] |
7 | 27 November 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–19 | Ireland | 2004 Autumn International | 49,250 | [13] [14] |
8 | 26 May 2007 | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe | 22–20 | Argentina | 2007 Ireland tour of Argentina | 26,000 | [15] [16] |
9 | 2 June 2007 | Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires | 16–0 | Argentina | 44,000 | [17] [18] | |
10 | 30 September 2007 | Parc des Princes, Paris (France) | 30–15 | Argentina | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 45,450 | [19] [20] |
11 | 22 November 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin | 17–3 | Ireland | 2008 Autumn International | 68,352 | [21] |
12 | 28 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 29–9 | Ireland | 2010 Autumn International | 30,406 | [22] [23] |
13 | 24 November 2012 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 46–24 | Ireland | 2012 Autumn International | 43,406 | [24] |
14 | 7 June 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Resistencia | 17–29 | Ireland | 2014 Ireland tour of Argentina | 21,000 | [25] [26] |
15 | 14 June 2014 | Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán | 17–23 | Ireland | — | [27] | |
16 | 18 October 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ( Wales) | 20–43 | Argentina | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 72,316 | [28] [29] |
17 | 25 November 2017 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 28–19 | Ireland | 2017 Autumn International | 51,000 | [30] [31] |
18 | 10 November 2018 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 28–17 | Ireland | 2018 Autumn International | 51,700 | [32] [33] |
19 | 21 November 2021 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 53–7 | Ireland | 2021 Autumn International | 45,500 | [34] [35] |
Below is a list of matches that Argentina has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Ireland did not award caps.
Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 August 1952 | Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires | 3–3 | draw | 1952 Ireland XV tour of Argentina and Chile | [36] |
31 August 1952 | Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires | 0–6 | Ireland XV | [37] | |
13 September 1970 | Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires | 8–3 | Argentina | 1970 Ireland XV tour of Argentina | [38] |
20 September 1970 | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires | 6–3 | Argentina | [39] | |
10 November 1973 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–8 | Ireland XV | 1973 Argentina tour of Ireland and Scotland | [40] |
Played | Won by Argentina |
Won by Ireland |
Drawn |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Year | Argentina | Ireland | Series winner | Admiral Brown Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 2 | 0 | Argentina | Not contested |
2014 | 0 | 2 | Ireland |