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.
, 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.Pick and Go rugby Test match database (select Los Pumas and Ireland) 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.Irlanda v Argentina: La Copa Almirante Brown at the IRFU, 21 Nov 2012 As of November 2024 Ireland have won the cup on six occasions and Argentina have yet to win.
Summary Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Overall Details Played Won byArgentina Won byIreland 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
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordArgentinaIrelandLongest winning streak3 (26 May 2007 – 22 November 2008)5 (22 November 2008 – 18 October 2015)Largest points forHome34 (3 June 2000)53 (21 November 2021)Away43 (18 October 2015)29 (7 June 2014)Neutral 43 (18 October 2015)16 (26 October 2003)Largest winning marginHome16 (2 June 2007)46 (21 November 2021)Away12 (7 June 2014)Neutral 23 (18 October 2015)1 (26 October 2023)
Attendance Up to date as of 16 November 2024.
Total attendance*732,283Average attendance*40,682Highest attendance72,316 Ireland 20–43 Argentina 18 October 2015*Excludes two matches in which no attendance was reported
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance 1 27 October 1990 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 20–18 1990 Argentina tour of Great Britain and Ireland 2 28 August 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 32–24 1999 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 15,000 3 20 October 1999 Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens (France) 28–24 1999 Rugby World Cup 22,000 4 3 June 2000 Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires 34–23 2000 Ireland tour of North and South America 25,000 5 23 November 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 16–7 2002 Autumn International 40,000 6 26 October 2003 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Australia) 16–15 2003 Rugby World Cup 30,203 7 27 November 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 21–19 2004 Autumn International 49,250 8 26 May 2007 Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe 22–20 2007 Ireland tour of Argentina 26,000 9 2 June 2007 Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires 16–0 44,000 10 30 September 2007 Parc des Princes, Paris (France) 30–15 2007 Rugby World Cup 45,450 11 22 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin 17–3 2008 Autumn International 68,352 12 28 November 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 29–9 2010 Autumn International 30,406 13 24 November 2012 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 46–24 2012 Autumn International 43,406 14 7 June 2014 Estadio Centenario, Resistencia 17–29 2014 Ireland tour of Argentina 21,000 15 14 June 2014 Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán 17–23 16 18 October 2015 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 20–43 2015 Rugby World Cup 72,316 17 25 November 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 28–19 2017 Autumn International 51,000 18 10 November 2018 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 28–17 2018 Autumn International 51,700 19 21 November 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 53–7 2021 Autumn International 45,500 20 15 November 2024 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 22–19 2024 Autumn International51,700216 November 2026Aviva Stadium, DublinTBCTBC
XV results 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.
No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition I 24 August 1952 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires 3–3 draw 1952 Ireland XV tour of Argentina and ChileII 31 August 1952 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires 0–6 III 13 September 1970 Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires 8–3 1970 Ireland XV tour of ArgentinaIV 20 September 1970 Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires 6–3 V 10 November 1973 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 21–8 1973 Argentina tour of Ireland and Scotland
List of series Played Won byArgentina Won byIreland Drawn 2 1 1 0
Year Argentina Ireland Series winner Admiral Brown Cup 2007 2 0 2014 0 2
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