History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland

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Captains W. J. Hewitt of Ireland and Miguel Ángel Sarandón of Argentina appear on the cover of El Gráfico prior to their 1952 matchup

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 2024, in the twenty matches since 1990 which are counted as full internationals by both sides, Argentina have won six times and Ireland fourteen 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. 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, with the exception of World Cup matches, have been held for the Admiral Brown Cup.[2] As of November 2024 Ireland have won the cup on six occasions and Argentina have yet to win.

Overall

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 11 0 11 0 166 312
Neutral venue 4 3 1 0 116 75
Overall 20 6 14 0 388 482

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance Ref.
1 27 October 1990 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 20–18  Ireland 1990 Argentina tour of Great Britain and Ireland N/a [3]
2 28 August 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 32–24  Ireland 1999 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 15,000 [4][5]
3 20 October 1999 Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens (France) 28–24  Argentina 1999 Rugby World Cup 22,000 [6][7]
4 3 June 2000 Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires 34–23  Argentina 2000 Ireland tour of North and South America 25,000 [8][9]
5 23 November 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 16–7  Ireland 2002 Autumn International 40,000 [10][11]
6 26 October 2003 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Australia) 16–15  Ireland 2003 Rugby World Cup 30,203 [12][13]
7 27 November 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 21–19  Ireland 2004 Autumn International 49,250 [14][15]
8 26 May 2007 Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe 22–20  Argentina 2007 Ireland tour of Argentina 26,000 [16][17]
9 2 June 2007 Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires 16–0  Argentina 44,000 [18][19]
10 30 September 2007 Parc des Princes, Paris (France) 30–15  Argentina 2007 Rugby World Cup 45,450 [20][21]
11 22 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin 17–3  Ireland 2008 Autumn International 68,352 [22]
12 28 November 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 29–9  Ireland 2010 Autumn International 30,406 [23][24]
13 24 November 2012 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 46–24  Ireland 2012 Autumn International 43,406 [25]
14 7 June 2014 Estadio Centenario, Resistencia 17–29  Ireland 2014 Ireland tour of Argentina 21,000 [26][27]
15 14 June 2014 Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán 17–23  Ireland N/a [28]
16 18 October 2015 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 20–43  Argentina 2015 Rugby World Cup 72,316 [29][30]
17 25 November 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 28–19  Ireland 2017 Autumn International 51,000 [31][32]
18 10 November 2018 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 28–17  Ireland 2018 Autumn International 51,700 [33][34]
19 21 November 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 53–7  Ireland 2021 Autumn International 45,500 [35][36]
20 15 November 2024 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 22–19  Ireland 2024 Autumn International 51,700 [37]
21 6 November 2026 Aviva Stadium, Dublin TBC TBC

XV results

List of series

References

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