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Head-To-Head: Ireland v Argentina

Head-To-Head: Ireland v Argentina

A statistical preview of Saturday’s second Test between Ireland and Argentina at Estadio José Fierro in Tucumán (kick-off 3.40pm local time/7.40pm Irish time).

2014 SUMMER TOUR – SECOND TEST: Saturday, June 14

ARGENTINA v IRELAND, Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán, 3.40pm local time/7.40pm Irish time (live Sky Sports 2 HD/IRFU Live Blog)

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ARGENTINA: Joaquin Tuculet (Unattached); Lucas González Amorosino (Oyonnax), Jerónimo de la Fuente (Duendes RC), Gabriel Ascarate (Natación y Gimnasia), Manuel Montero (Pucará); Nicolás Sánchez (Bordeaux-Bègles), Martín Landajo (CASI) (capt), Lucas Noguera Paz (Lince RC), Matías Cortese (Liceo RC), Ramiro Herrera (Castres Olympique), Manuel Carizza (Stormers), Tomas Lavanini (Hindú Club), Rodrigo Baez (Liceo RC), Tomás de la Vega (CUBA), Antonio Ahualli de Chazal (SIC).

Replacements: Santiago Iglesias Valdez (Universitario), Bruno Postiglioni (La Plata RC), Matías Díaz (Highlanders), Matías Alemanno (La Tablada), Javier Ortega Desio (Estudiantes de Paraná), Tomás Cubelli (Belgrano Athletic), Santiago González Iglesias (Asociación Alumni), Matias Orlando (Huirapuca).

IRELAND: Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster); Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster), Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster); Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92), Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster); Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster), Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster) (capt), Rhys Ruddock (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster), Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster).

Replacements: Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster), James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster), Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster), Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster), Noel Reid (Clontarf/Leinster).

Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant Referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), John Lacey (Ireland)
Television Match Official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Head-To-Head:

Played – 14
Argentina Won – 5
Ireland Won – 9

Ireland v Argentina: IRFU Stats Vault

Previous Meetings:

Saturday, October 27, 1990 – Tour Match – Ireland 20 Argentina 18, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, August 28, 1999 – Tour Match – Ireland 32 Argentina 24, Lansdowne Road
Wednesday, October 20, 1999 – Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final Play-Off – Argentina 28 Ireland 24, Stade Félix-Bollaert
Saturday, June 3, 2000 – Summer Test – Argentina 34 Ireland 23, Ferrocaril Oeste
Saturday, November 23, 2002 – Autumn Test – Ireland 16 Argentina 7, Lansdowne Road
Sunday, October 26, 2003 – Rugby World Cup Pool A – Argentina 15 Ireland 16, Adelaide Oval
Saturday, November 27, 2004 – Autumn Test – Ireland 21 Argentina 19, Lansdowne Road
Saturday, May 26, 2007 – Summer Tour – Argentina 22 Ireland 20, Club Atletico Colon
Saturday, June 2, 2007 – Summer Tour – Argentina 16 Ireland 0, Velez Sarsfield
Sunday, September 30, 2007 – Rugby World Cup Pool D – Ireland 15 Argentina 30, Parc des Princes
Saturday, November 22, 2008 – Autumn Test – Ireland 17 Argentina 3, Croke Park
Sunday, November 28, 2010 – Autumn Test – Ireland 29 Argentina 9, Aviva Stadium
Saturday, November 24, 2012 – Autumn Test – Ireland 46 Argentina 24, Aviva Stadium
Saturday, June 7, 2014 – Summer Tour – Argentina 17 Ireland 29, Estadio Centenario, Resistencia

Most Points And Biggest Margins:

Argentina: Points: 34-23, 2000 Summer Test; Margin: 16-0, 2007 Second Test

Ireland: Points & Margin: 46-24, 2012 Autumn Test

Individual Records In The Series:

Most Points In A Match: Argentina 23 (Gonzalo Quesada, 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final play-off, Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens); Ireland 24 (David Humphreys, 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final play-off, Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens)

Most Tries In A Match: Argentina 2 (Agustin Pichot, 1999 Test match, Lansdowne Road); Ireland 3 (Matt Mostyn, 1999 Test match, Lansdowne Road)

Most Appearances – Ireland v Argentina:

9 – Malcolm O’Kelly, Felipe Contepomi
8 – Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara
7 – Gonzalo Longo Elia, Agustin Pichot
6 – Rimas Alvarez Kairelis, Ignacio Corleto, Martin Durand, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, John Hayes, Mario Ledesma, Geordan Murphy, Martin Scelzo

Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Argentina:

63 – Gonzalo Quesada
59 – Ronan O’Gara
53 – Felipe Contepomi
49 – Jonathan Sexton
44 – David Humphreys
18 – Hugo Porta
17 – Nicolas Sanchez
16 – Michael Kiernan

Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Argentina:

3 – Tommy Bowe, Matt Mostyn, Jonathan Sexton
2 – Justin Bishop, Agustin Pichot

Argentina – Form Guide From Start Of The 2013 Test Season:

Won 29-18 v Uruguay away (South American Championship)
Won 85-10 v Chile neutral (South American Championship)
Won 83-0 v Brazil neutral (South American Championship)
Lost 32-3 v England home (Summer Series)
Lost 51-26 v England home (Summer Series)
Won 29-18 v Georgia home (Summer Test)
Lost 73-13 v South Africa away (Rugby Championship)
Lost 22-17 v South Africa home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 28-13 v New Zealand away (Rugby Championship)
Lost 14-13 v Australia away (Rugby Championship)
Lost 33-15 v New Zealand home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 54-17 v Australia home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 31-12 v England away (Autumn Tour)
Lost 40-6 v Wales away (Autumn Tour)
Won 19-14 v Italy away (Autumn Tour)
Won 65-9 v Uruguay away (South American Championship)
Won 73-12 v Chile away (South American Championship)
Lost 29-17 v Ireland home (Summer Series)

Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2013 Six Nations:

Won 30-22 v Wales away (Six Nations)
Lost 12-6 v England home (Six Nations)
Lost 12-8 v Scotland away (Six Nations)
Drew 13-13 v France home (Six Nations)
Lost 22-15 v Italy away (Six Nations)
Won 15-12 v USA away (Summer Tour)
Won 40-14 v Canada away (Summer Tour)
Won 40-9 v Samoa home (Autumn Series)
Lost 32-15 v Australia home (Autumn Series)
Lost 24-22 v New Zealand home (Autumn Series)
Won 28-6 v Scotland home (Six Nations)
Won 26-3 v Wales home (Six Nations)
Lost 13-10 v England away (Six Nations)
Won 46-7 v Italy home (Six Nations)
Won 22-20 v France away (Six Nations)
Won 29-17 v Argentina away (Summer Tour)

Argentina – Most-Capped Players:

87 Felipe Contepomi
86 Lisandro Arbizu
86 Rolando Martin
84 Mario Ledesma
78 Pedro Sporleder
73 Federico Mendez
71 Agustin Pichot
65 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
65 Omar Hasan
63 Diego Cuesta Silva
60 Martin Durand

Argentina – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

651 Felipe Contepomi
590 Hugo Porta
486 Gonzalo Quesada
365 Santiago Meson
256 Federico Todeschini
188 Lisandro Arbizu
158 Juan Fernandez Miranda

Argentina – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

29 Jose Nunez Piossek
28 Diego Cuesta Silva
24 Gustavo Jorge
18 Rolando Martin
18 Facundo Soler
17 Lisandro Arbizu
17 Hernan Senillosa
16 Felipe Contepomi

Ireland – Most-Capped Players:

133 Brian O’Driscoll
128 Ronan O’Gara
105 John Hayes
98 Peter Stringer
94 Donncha O’Callaghan
93 Paul O’Connell
92 Malcolm O’Kelly
82 Girvan Dempsey
79 Gordon D’Arcy
76 Rory Best
72 David Humphreys
72 David Wallace
72 Geordan Murphy
70 Kevin Maggs
69 Mike Gibson

Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

1083 Ronan O’Gara
560 David Humphreys
380 Jonathan Sexton
308 Michael Kiernan
296 Eric Elwood
245 Brian O’Driscoll
217 Ollie Campbell
158 Tom Kiernan

Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

46 Brian O’Driscoll
29 Denis Hickie
26 Tommy Bowe
21 Shane Horgan
19 Girvan Dempsey
18 Geordan Murphy
17 Brendan Mullin
16 Andrew Trimble
16 Ronan O’Gara
15 Kevin Maggs
15 Keith Wood

World Rugby All-Time Top Points Scorers:

1442 Dan Carter (New Zealand)
1246 Jonny Wilkinson (1179-England, 67-Lions)
1090 Neil Jenkins (1049-Wales, 41-Lions)
1083 Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
1010 Diego Dominguez (27-Argentina, 983-Italy)
970 Stephen Jones (917-Wales, 53-Lions)
967 Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
911 Michael Lynagh (Australia)
893 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
878 Matt Burke (Australia)
809 Chris Paterson (Scotland)

World Rugby All-Time Top Try Scorers:

64 David Campese (Australia)
60 Shane Williams (58-Wales, 2-Lions)
53 Bryan Habana (South Africa)
50 Rory Underwood (49-England, 1-Lions)
49 Doug Howlett (New Zealand)
47 Brian O’Driscoll (46-Ireland, 1-Lions)
46 Christian Cullen (New Zealand)
46 Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand)
44 Jeff Wilson (New Zealand)
41 Gareth Thomas (40-Wales, 1-Lions)
40 Chris Latham (Australia)

(Note: Daisuke Ohata scored 69 tries for Japan, but not all against major international opposition)

The ‘100 Caps’ Club:

141 Brian O’Driscoll (133-Ireland, 8-Lions)
139 George Gregan (Australia)
130 Ronan O’Gara (128-Ireland, 2-Lions)
125 Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions)
118 Fabien Pelous (France)
116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia)
111 Keven Mealamu (New Zealand)
111 Philippe Sella (France)
111 John Smit (South Africa)
111 George Smith (Australia)
110 Gethin Jenkins (105-Wales, 5-Lions)
110 Victor Matfield (South Africa)
110 Stephen Jones (104-Wales, 6-Lions)
109 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
108 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand)
107 John Hayes (105-Ireland, 2-Lions)
105 Marco Bortolami (Italy)
105 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy)
105 Sergio Parisse (Italy)
104 Martyn Williams (100-Wales, 4-Lions)
103 Gareth Thomas (100-Wales, 3-Lions)
103 Andrea Lo Cicero (Italy)
102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
102 Stephen Larkham (Australia)
101 David Campese (Australia)
101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy)
100 Paul O’Connell (93-Ireland, 7-Lions)
100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)
100 Dan Carter (New Zealand)