The Admiral William Brown Cup (in ) is an international rugby union competition contested between and . It was first held on 16 November 2012 at the Aviva Stadium. The trophy is named after Admiral William Brown, the Irish-Argentine born in Foxford, Co Mayo in 1777, who founded the Argentine Navy.Almirante Guillermo Brown biography on Government of Argentina websiteAlmirante Guillermo Brown: padre de la Armada Argentina on Gaceta Marinera
This competition was born after a joint initiative involving the Embassy of Argentina in Dublin, the Embassy of Ireland in Buenos Aires, the Argentine Rugby Union and the Irish Rugby Football Union.Irlanda v Argentina: La Copa Almirante Brown at the IRFU, 21 Nov 2012
Summary Overall Host Matches won won Draws Arg.points Ire.points 2 0 2 0 34 52 5 0 5 0 86 177 Overall 7 0 7 0 120 229 Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordArgentinaIrelandLongest winning streak7 (16 Nov 2012–present)Largest points forHome17 (7 June 2014)53 (21 November 2021)Away24 (16 November 2012)29 (7 June 2014)Largest winning marginHome46 (21 November 2021)Away12 (7 June 2014)
Results
Year Date Home Score Away Venue City TrophyWinner Ref. 2012 16 Nov Aviva Stadium Dublin 2014 7 Jun Estadio Centenario Resistencia 14 Jun Estadio José Fierro Tucumán 2017 25 Nov Aviva Stadium Dublin 2018 10 Nov Aviva Stadium Dublin 2021 21 Nov Aviva Stadium Dublin 2024 15 Nov Aviva Stadium Dublin
See also History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland
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