# 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 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. 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. 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 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 |
| 1 | 27 October 1990 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 20–18 | Ireland | 1990 Argentina tour of Great Britain and Ireland | — |
| 2 | 28 August 1999 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 32–24 | Ireland | 1999 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 15,000 |
| 3 | 20 October 1999 | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens (France) | 28–24 | Argentina | 1999 Rugby World Cup | 22,000 |
| 4 | 3 June 2000 | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires | 34–23 | Argentina | 2000 Ireland tour of North and South America | 25,000 |
| 5 | 23 November 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 16–7 | Ireland | 2002 Autumn International | 40,000 |
| 6 | 26 October 2003 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (Australia) | 16–15 | Ireland | 2003 Rugby World Cup | 30,203 |
| 7 | 27 November 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–19 | Ireland | 2004 Autumn International | 49,250 |
| 8 | 26 May 2007 | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe | 22–20 | Argentina | 2007 Ireland tour of Argentina | 26,000 |
| 9 | 2 June 2007 | Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires | 16–0 | Argentina | 2007 Ireland tour of Argentina | 44,000 |
| 10 | 30 September 2007 | Parc des Princes, Paris (France) | 30–15 | Argentina | 2007 Rugby World Cup | 45,450 |
| 11 | 22 November 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin | 17–3 | Ireland | 2008 Autumn International | 68,352 |
| 12 | 28 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 29–9 | Ireland | 2010 Autumn International | 30,406 |
| 13 | 24 November 2012 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 46–24 | Ireland | 2012 Autumn International | 43,406 |
| 14 | 7 June 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Resistencia | 17–29 | Ireland | 2014 Ireland tour of Argentina | 21,000 |
| 15 | 14 June 2014 | Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán | 17–23 | Ireland | 2014 Ireland tour of Argentina | — |
| 16 | 18 October 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) | 20–43 | Argentina | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 72,316 |
| 17 | 25 November 2017 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 28–19 | Ireland | 2017 Autumn International | 51,000 |
| 18 | 10 November 2018 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 28–17 | Ireland | 2018 Autumn International | 51,700 |
| 19 | 21 November 2021 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 53–7 | Ireland | 2021 Autumn International | 45,500 |
| 20 | 15 November 2024 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 22–19 | Ireland | 2024 Autumn International | 51,700 |

## 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 Chile |
| II | 31 August 1952 | Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires | 0–6 | Ireland XV | 1952 Ireland XV tour of Argentina and Chile |
| III | 13 September 1970 | Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry, Buenos Aires | 8–3 | Argentina | 1970 Ireland XV tour of Argentina |
| IV | 20 September 1970 | Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, Buenos Aires | 6–3 | Argentina | 1970 Ireland XV tour of Argentina |
| V | 10 November 1973 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–8 | Ireland XV | 1973 Argentina tour of Ireland and Scotland |

## List of series

| Played | Won by Argentina | Won by Ireland | Drawn |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Year | Argentina | Ireland | Series winner | Admiral Brown Cup |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | Argentina | Not contested |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | Ireland | Ireland |