Ireland 22 - 19 Argentina

Full time

15 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Aviva Stadium

Ireland secured a narrow 22-19 victory over Argentina in a thrilling encounter at the Aviva Stadium. Jack Crowley was instrumental, scoring a try, converting three, and adding a drop goal to his tally. Early in the match, Argentina's Matias Moroni received a yellow card, which Ireland capitalized on with tries from Crowley and Mack Hansen. However, Juan Cruz Mallia responded for Argentina shortly after halftime, narrowing the gap. The game saw a tense finish as Argentina's Tomas Albornoz kept the pressure on with penalties, but Ireland held their nerve. Joe McCarthy's yellow card added to Ireland's struggles in the second half, yet they managed to maintain their lead. Overall, it was a tightly contested match with both teams displaying moments of brilliance.

Weather

Temperature: 12.2°C (Feels like 9.4°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 13.7 km/h, gusting to 28.6 km/h Humidity: 85% Cloud Cover: 83%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Yellow Card

Matias Moroni · Argentina
3'

Try

Jack Crowley · Ireland

5 - 0
4'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Ireland

7 - 0
5'

Try

Mack Hansen · Ireland

12 - 0
11'

Penalty

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

12 - 3
11'

Yellow Card Complete

Matias Moroni · Argentina
15'

Yellow Card

Finlay Bealham · Ireland
17'

Penalty

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

12 - 6
20'

Drop Goal

Jack Crowley · Ireland

15 - 6
21'

Substitution

Ignacio Calles on for Thomas Gallo · Argentina
22'

Substitution

Ignacio Ruiz on for Julian Montoya · Argentina
23'

Substitution

Thomas Clarkson on for Josh van der Flier · Ireland
25'

Penalty

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

15 - 9
25'

Yellow Card Complete

Finlay Bealham · Ireland
28'

Substitution

Josh van der Flier on for Thomas Clarkson · Ireland
31'

Try

Joe McCarthy · Ireland

20 - 9
32'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Ireland

22 - 9
33'

Substitution

Julian Montoya on for Ignacio Ruiz · Argentina
35'

Substitution

Thomas Gallo on for Ignacio Calles · Argentina
Halftime 22 - 9
Second Half
44'

Try

Juan Cruz Mallia · Argentina

22 - 14
45'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

22 - 16
46'

Substitution

Gonzalo Garcia on for Gonzalo Bertranou · Argentina
49'

Yellow Card

Joe McCarthy · Ireland
50'

Penalty

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina

22 - 19
51'

Substitution

Francisco Gomez Kodela on for Joel Sclavi · Argentina
51'

Substitution

Franco Molina on for Guido Petti · Argentina
52'

Substitution

Thomas Clarkson on for Finlay Bealham · Ireland
54'

Missed Drop Goal

Tomas Albornoz · Argentina
57'

Substitution

Santiago Carreras on for Rodrigo Isgro · Argentina
58'

Substitution

Justo Piccardo on for Lucio Cinti · Argentina
59'

Yellow Card Complete

Joe McCarthy · Ireland
61'

Substitution

Sam Prendergast on for Jack Crowley · Ireland
61'

Substitution

Ryan Baird on for James Ryan · Ireland
62'

Substitution

Jamie Osborne on for Robbie Henshaw · Ireland
62'

Substitution

Ignacio Ruiz on for Julian Montoya · Argentina
62'

Substitution

Santiago Grondona on for Pablo Matera · Argentina
62'

Substitution

Rob Herring on for Ronan Kelleher · Ireland
64'

Substitution

Peter O'Mahony on for Ryan Baird · Ireland
66'

Substitution

Cian Healy on for Andrew Porter · Ireland
72'

Substitution

Ignacio Calles on for Thomas Gallo · Argentina
73'

Substitution

Craig Casey on for Jamison Gibson-Park · Ireland
74'

Yellow Card

Francisco Gomez Kodela · Argentina
Fulltime 22 - 19

Player ratings

Ireland

15 Hugo Keenan 7.2
14 Mack Hansen 7.5
13 Garry Ringrose 8.0
12 Robbie Henshaw 6.7
11 James Lowe 5.9
10 Jack Crowley 7.6
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.6
1 Andrew Porter 7.6
2 Ronan Kelleher 8.0
3 Finlay Bealham 6.0
4 Joe McCarthy 6.6
5 James Ryan 7.8
6 Tadhg Beirne 8.9
7 Josh van der Flier 8.2
8 Caelan Doris 6.7
16 Rob Herring 6.6
17 Cian Healy 6.5
18 Thomas Clarkson 6.4
19 Ryan Baird –
20 Peter O'Mahony 6.5
21 Craig Casey –
22 Sam Prendergast 6.4
23 Jamie Osborne 6.1

Argentina

15 Juan Cruz Mallia 7.6
14 Rodrigo Isgro 6.5
13 Lucio Cinti 5.8
12 Matias Moroni 6.1
11 Bautista Delguy 7.4
10 Tomas Albornoz 7.6
9 Gonzalo Bertranou 6.1
1 Thomas Gallo 6.4
2 Julian Montoya 8.1
3 Joel Sclavi 6.6
4 Guido Petti 6.4
5 Pedro Rubiolo 7.4
6 Pablo Matera 6.7
7 Juan Martin Gonzalez 8.1
8 Joaquin Oviedo 7.3
16 Ignacio Ruiz 7.4
17 Ignacio Calles 6.1
18 Francisco Gomez Kodela 4.5
19 Franco Molina 6.6
20 Santiago Grondona 6.4
21 Gonzalo Garcia 6.2
22 Santiago Carreras 5.9
23 Justo Piccardo 5.8