Ireland 46-24 Argentina
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Attendance: 43,406
Ireland v Argentina Match Reports
Ireland blitzed Argentina with seven tries to record an impressive 46-24 victory over the Pumas at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Ireland 46-24 Argentina
- Guardian: Ireland overwhelm Argentina as Jonathan Sexton and Tommy Bowe star
- Independent: Jonny Sexton's virtuoso display keeps Irish in top eight
- Telegraph: Ireland 46 Argentina 24: match report
- Daily Mail: Gilroy announces himself as super Ireland thrash tame Pumas
- Sky Sports: Ireland thrash Argentina to secure top-eight seeding for World Cup draw
- RTE: Ireland turn on the style against tired Pumas
- Sydney Morning Herald: Argentina humbled by seven-try Ireland
Ireland v Argentina Match Statistics
Ireland (24) 46
Tries: Gilroy, Sexton 2, Strauss, Zebo, Bowe 2
Conversions: Sexton 3, O'Gara
Penalties: Sexton
Argentina (9) 24
Tries: Tomas Leonardi, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Conversions: Hernandez
Penalties: Sanchez 4
Man of the Match: Donnacha Ryan (Ireland)
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Cian Healy
- 2. Richardt Strauss
- 3. Mike Ross
- 4. Donnacha Ryan
- 5. Mike McCarthy
- 6. Peter O'Mahony
- 7. Chris Henry
- 8. Jamie Heaslip (Captain)
Backs
- 9. Conor Murray
- 10. Jonathan Sexton
- 11. Craig Gilroy
- 12. Gordon D'Arcy
- 13. Keith Earls
- 14. Tommy Bowe
- 15. Simon Zebo
Replacements
- 16. Sean Cronin (for Strauss 74)
- 17. David Kilcoyne (for Healy 74)
- 18. Michael Bent (for Ross 68)
- 19. Donncha O'Callaghan (for McCarthy 63)
- 20. Iain Henderson (for O'Mahony 72)
- 21. Eoin Reddan (for Murray 72)
- 22. Ronan O'Gara (for Sexton 72)
- 23. Fergus McFadden (for Bowe 74)
Argentina Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. M Ayerza
- 2. E Guinazu
- 3. M Bustos
- 4. M Carizza
- 5. J F Cabello
- 6. J M Fernandez Lobbe (Captain)
- 7. J M Leguizamon
- 8. J L Senatore
Backs
- 9. M Landajo
- 10. N Sanchez
- 11. J Imhoff
- 12. S Fernandez
- 13. M Bosch
- 14. G Camacho
- 15. J M Hernandez
Replacements
- 16. A Ceevy (for Guinazu 57)
- 17. N Lobo (for Ayerza 69)
- 18. F Gomez Kodela (for Senatore 65)
- 19. T Vallejos Cinalli
- 20. T Leonardi (for Leguizamon 55)
- 21. N Vergallo (for Landajo 69)
- 22. G Tiesi (for Sanchez 61)
- 23. M Montero (for Imhoff 54)