Ireland 42-12 Argentina: Hugo Keenan Scores Hat-Trick as Six-Try Hosts Punish Pumas
Hugo Keenan scored three tries as Ireland’s attack and set piece clicked in a bonus-point win over Argentina.
- Ireland's Nations Championship campaign roared into life at Aviva Stadium, as Hugo Keenan's hat-trick powered the hosts to a 42-12 victory over Argentina.
- Although Argentina stunned Andy Farrell's 2025 British and Irish Lions squad previously, the visitors have now lost all 11 of their meetings with Ireland in Dublin.
- After falling behind to an early Mateo Carreras try, Ireland dominated the first half to lead 21-5, with further second-half tries from captain Dan Sheehan, Sam Prendergast, and Ronan Kelleher.
- Argentina's comeback hopes faded as yellow cards for centre Justo Piccardo and Efrain Elias hampered their defense, while Farrell utilized his bench to manage squad fitness.
- With next year's World Cup approaching, head coach Farrell is using these autumn matches to evaluate squad options before upcoming tests against Fiji and world champions South Africa.
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rtl.luKeenan's hat-trick inspires Ireland to rout of Argentina
The Irish ran in six tries to get their November campaign in Dublin underway in impressive fashion. They go on to play Fiji on Saturday week before the biggest challenge, world champions South Africa in a fortnight. Ireland go top of the Nations Championship northern hemisphere standings ahead of the rest of the matches this weekend. Argentina stay fourth in the southern hemisphere table. They next play Italy and France. Irish rugby legend Fergu…
The XV of the Trobol now adds three wins in four games (as opposed to a defeat in New Zealand in July) in this competition that confronts the nations of the northern and southern hemispheres. At the Aviva Stadium, Andy Farrell’s team scored six tries (three in each time) in a show of strength before Pumas overtaken by their physical commitment, their fluidity in attack and their defensive solidity. And that Argentines advanced by means of Mateo …
The XV of the Clover never doubted Friday in Dublin to rule out the Pumas (42-12) and to inaugurate the second phase of the Championship of Nations.
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