History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland


The history of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland is one of a very even contest., the sides have met twenty one times with a result of twelve 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 was recorded in the meeting of their 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, when Argentina won by 43 points to 20. However, 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. Ireland's first fully test capped match win in Argentina came in 2014.
The five matches played between 1952 and 1973 are not regarded as full internationals by Ireland, only by Argentina. In the eighteen matches since 1990 which are counted as full internationals by both sides, Argentina have won six times and Ireland twelve times.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overall

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Results

Non-test 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.
DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
24 August 1952Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires3–3drawNot considered full internationals by Ireland
31 August 1952Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires0–6Not considered full internationals by Ireland
13 September 1970Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires8–3Not considered full internationals by Ireland
20 September 1970Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires6–3Not considered full internationals by Ireland
10 November 1973Lansdowne Road, Dublin21–8Not considered full internationals by Ireland

List of series