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:news.bbc.co.uk Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan Captain: Simon Best
Backs
Isaac Boss (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Brian Carney (Clonakilty/Munster) Gavin Duffy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster) Kieran Lewis (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians/Munster) Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) Tomás O'Leary (Dolphin RFC/Munster) Eoin Reddan (London Wasps) Jeremy Staunton (London Wasps) Andrew Trimble (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) Paddy Wallace (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
Forwards Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Peter Bracken (London Wasps) Tony Buckley (Shannon RFC/Munster) Leo Cullen (Leicester Tigers) Stephen Ferris (Dungannon RFC/Ulster) Jerry Flannery (Shannon RFC/Munster) Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf RFC/Leinster) Trevor Hogan (Shannon RFC/Leinster) Bernard Jackman (Clontarf RFC/Leinster) Shane Jennings (Leicester Tigers) Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster) Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) Alan Quinlan (Shannon RFC/Munster) Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster) Bryan Young (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
Match details First test
Team detailsBernardo StortoniFB15FBGavin DuffyTomás de VediaW14WBrian CarneyMiguel AvramovicC13CAndrew TrimbleHernán SenillosaC12CKieran LewisFrancisco LeonelliW11WTommy Bowe(capt.) Felipe Contepomi FH10FHPaddy WallaceNicolas VergalloSH9SHIsaac BossJuan Manuel LeguizamónN88N8Jamie HeaslipJuan Martín Fernández LobbeF7FKeith Gleeson Martín Durand F6FNeil Best Esteban LozadaL5LMalcolm O'KellyPablo BouzaL4LTrevor HoganSantiago González BonorinoP3PSimon Best (capt.)Alberto Vernet BasualdoH2HJerry FlanneryMarcos AyerzaP1PBryan Young Replacements Matias Cortese 16HBernard Jackman Pablo Cardinali P17PTony Buckley James Diego Stuart 18LMick O'Driscoll Genaro FessiaF19FStephen Ferris Lucio López Fleming 20SHTomás O'Leary Juan Fernández Miranda 21FBGeordan Murphy Horacio Agulla 22WBarry Murphy Coaches Marcelo Loffreda Eddie O'Sullivan
Second test
Team detailsFederico Serra MirasFB15FBGeordan MurphyTomás de VediaW14WBrian CarneyHernán SenillosaC13CBarry MurphyManuel ContepomiC12CGavin DuffyFrancisco LeonelliW11WRob KearneyFederico TodeschiniFH10FHJeremy StauntonNicolas VergalloSH9SHEoin ReddanJuan Manuel LeguizamónN88N8Stephen FerrisJuan Martín Fernández LobbeF7FShane JenningsMartín Durand (c)F6FAlan QuinlanRimas Álvarez KairelisL5LMick O'DriscollEsteban LozadaL4LLeo CullenSantiago González BonorinoP3PBryan YoungPablo Gambarini H2HFrankie SheahanMarcos AyerzaP1PSimon Best (capt.) Replacements Eusebio GuiñazúP16HBernard Jackman Pablo Henn 17PTony Buckley Pablo BouzaL18LMalcolm O'Kelly Martín SchustermanF19N8Neil Best Nicolás Fernández Miranda 20Isaac BossJuan Fernández Miranda 21CKieran Lewis Horacio Agulla 22FBLuke Fitzgerald Coaches Marcelo Loffreda Eddie O'Sullivan
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