Ireland 42-12 Argentina

Ireland v Argentina Match Reports

Ireland got their autumn series off to a flying start with a convincing 42-12 victory over Argentina in Dublin. The home side recovered from an early setback to take control of the first half after Argentina wing Mateo Carreras opened the scoring. Hugo Keenan crossed twice and Dan Sheehan also touched down as Ireland established a commanding 21-5 lead at half-time. Sam Prendergast slipped through to secure Ireland's bonus-point try shortly after the restart. Carreras responded with his second try for the Pumas, before Keenan completed his hat-trick in the 50th minute. Ronan Kelleher crossed from a rolling maul in the 55th minute to claim Ireland's sixth try as Argentina began to tire. The contest slowed in the final quarter, with no further scores as Ireland cruised to victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• Autumn Internationals: Hugo Keenan treble leads Ireland to rout of Argentina
• BBC: Keenan hat-trick as six-try Ireland beat Pumas
• Guardian: Keenan hat-trick inspires six-try Ireland to emphatic win against Argentina
• Sky Sports: Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick in statement victory for Andy Farrell's charges in Dublin
• RTE: Ireland impress to make light work of poor Pumas