# 2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina

The 2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 2007 in Argentina by Ireland national rugby union team.
The Irish team, was very renewed, Eddie O'Sullivan tested many new players, and stars like Ronan O'Gara, Brian O'Driscoll remain at home, to rest before the starting of training for 2007 Rugby World Cup. In the first match, Irish lose a tight match, but had a bad defeat in the second.

## Touring party

Complete list of Ireland personnel:
* Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan
* Captain: Simon Best

### Backs
## Match details
### First test

* 26 May 2007
| Argentina | 22–20 | Ireland |
| Try: Senillosa Con: F. Contepomi Pen: F. Contepomi (4) Drop: F. Contepomi | Report | Tries: Carney c Penalty try c Con: Wallace (2) Pen: Wallace Duffy |
* Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Team details :
| Argentina | Ireland |
| Bernardo Stortoni | FB | 15 | FB | Gavin Duffy |
| Tomás de Vedia | W | 14 | W | Brian Carney |
| Miguel Avramovic | C | 13 | C | Andrew Trimble |
| Hernán Senillosa | C | 12 | C | Kieran Lewis |
| Francisco Leonelli | W | 11 | W | Tommy Bowe |
| (capt.) Felipe Contepomi | FH | 10 | FH | Paddy Wallace |
| Nicolas Vergallo | SH | 9 | SH | Isaac Boss |
| Juan Manuel Leguizamón | N8 | 8 | N8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | F | 7 | F | Keith Gleeson |
| Martín Durand | F | 6 | F | Neil Best |
| Esteban Lozada | L | 5 | L | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| Pablo Bouza | L | 4 | L | Trevor Hogan |
| Santiago González Bonorino | P | 3 | P | Simon Best (capt.) |
| Alberto Vernet Basualdo | H | 2 | H | Jerry Flannery |
| Marcos Ayerza | P | 1 | P | Bryan Young |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Matias Cortese | | 16 | H | Bernard Jackman |
| Pablo Cardinali | P | 17 | P | Tony Buckley |
| James Diego Stuart | | 18 | L | Mick O'Driscoll |
| Genaro Fessia | F | 19 | F | Stephen Ferris |
| Lucio López Fleming | | 20 | SH | Tomás O'Leary |
| Juan Fernández Miranda | | 21 | FB | Geordan Murphy |
| Horacio Agulla | | 22 | W | Barry Murphy |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Marcelo Loffreda | | | | Eddie O'Sullivan |

### Second test

* 2 June 2007
| Argentina | 16–0 | Ireland |
| Try: M. Contepomi Con: Todeschini Pen: Todeschini (3) | Report | |
* Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
Team details :
| Argentina | Ireland |
| Federico Serra Miras | FB | 15 | FB | Geordan Murphy |
| Tomás de Vedia | W | 14 | W | Brian Carney |
| Hernán Senillosa | C | 13 | C | Barry Murphy |
| Manuel Contepomi | C | 12 | C | Gavin Duffy |
| Francisco Leonelli | W | 11 | W | Rob Kearney |
| Federico Todeschini | FH | 10 | FH | Jeremy Staunton |
| Nicolas Vergallo | SH | 9 | SH | Eoin Reddan |
| Juan Manuel Leguizamón | N8 | 8 | N8 | Stephen Ferris |
| Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | F | 7 | F | Shane Jennings |
| Martín Durand (c) | F | 6 | F | Alan Quinlan |
| Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | L | 5 | L | Mick O'Driscoll |
| Esteban Lozada | L | 4 | L | Leo Cullen |
| Santiago González Bonorino | P | 3 | P | Bryan Young |
| Pablo Gambarini | H | 2 | H | Frankie Sheahan |
| Marcos Ayerza | P | 1 | P | Simon Best (capt.) |
| | | Replacements | | |
| Eusebio Guiñazú | P | 16 | H | Bernard Jackman |
| Pablo Henn | | 17 | P | Tony Buckley |
| Pablo Bouza | L | 18 | L | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| Martín Schusterman | F | 19 | N8 | Neil Best |
| Nicolás Fernández Miranda | | 20 | | Isaac Boss |
| Juan Fernández Miranda | | 21 | C | Kieran Lewis |
| Horacio Agulla | | 22 | FB | Luke Fitzgerald |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Marcelo Loffreda | | | | Eddie O'Sullivan |