In June 2014, Ireland played a two-test series against Argentina. This was Ireland's first test series against Argentina since 2007, in which Argentina won that series 2–0. However, Ireland did go into this series on the back of a Six Nations Championship victory, and three consecutive win over Argentina. Including a record winning margin of 22, the last time these two teams faced each other. The tour is part of the third year on the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.
Ireland won the series 2–0, the first time they had won a test series in Argentina, and won the Admiral Brown Cup for the second time.
Fixtures Date Venue Home Score Away 7 June 2014 Estadio Centenario, Resistencia 17–29 14 June 2014 Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán 17–23
Squads Note: Caps and ages are to 7 June, pre first test.
Ireland On 19 May 2014, Ireland announced a 30-man squad for their 2014 tour of Argentina.
On 21 May 2014, Paddy Jackson was ruled out of the tour due to injury. He was replaced by Ian Madigan.
On 1 June 2014, Keith Earls and Martin Moore were ruled out of the tour due to injuries. Earls was replaced by Noel Reid, while Moore was replaced by Rodney Ah You. Both these replacements were promoted from the Emerging Ireland side that is participating in the 2014 IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest.
Head coach: Joe Schmidt
Argentina Argentina 33-man Squad for their June tests against Ireland and Scotland, plus the uncapped match against a South American XV side.
Head coach: Daniel Hourcade
Matches First Test
Team details FB 15Joaquín Tuculet RW 14Santiago Cordero OC 13Jerónimo de la FuenteIC 12Gabriel AscárateLW 11Manuel MonteroFH 10Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Martín Landajo (c) N8 8 Benjamín Macome OF 7 Tomás de la VegaBF 6 Rodrigo Baez RL 5 Tomás LavaniniLL 4 Manuel Carizza TP 3 Ramiro Herrera HK 2 Matías Cortese LP 1 Lucas Noguera Paz Replacements:HK 16Julián Montoya PR 17Bruno Postiglioni PR 18Tetaz Chaparro LK 19Matías Alemanno FL 20Javier Ortega Desio SH 21Tomás Cubelli FH 22Santiago González Iglesias FB 23Lucas González Amorosino Coach: Daniel Hourcade FB 15Felix JonesRW 14Andrew TrimbleOC 13Darren CaveIC 12Luke Marshall LW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Johnny Sexton SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jordi Murphy OF 7 Chris HenryBF 6 Robbie DiackRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Iain HendersonTP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Jack McGrath Replacements:HK 16Damien Varley PR 17Dave Kilcoyne PR 18Rodney Ah You LK 19Devin Toner N8 20Jamie Heaslip SH 21Kieran Marmion FH 22Ian Madigan WG 23Fergus McFadden Coach: Joe Schmidt Touch judges: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Jaco van Heerden (South Africa) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Ramiro Herrera made his international debut for Argentina. Rodney Ah You, Robbie Diack and Kieran Marmion made their international debuts for Ireland. This was Ireland's first victory over Argentina, when playing on Argentine soil, in a fully test capped match.
Second Test
Team details FB 15Joaquín Tuculet RW 14Lucas González AmorosinoOC 13Jerónimo de la FuenteIC 12Gabriel Ascárate LW 11Manuel MonteroFH 10Nicolás Sánchez SH 9 Martín Landajo (c) N8 8 Antonio Ahualli de Chazal OF 7 Tomás de la VegaBF 6 Rodrigo BáezRL 5 Tomás Lavanini LL 4 Manuel CarizzaTP 3 Ramiro Herrera HK 2 Matías Cortese LP 1 Lucas Noguera Paz Replacements:HK 16Santiago Iglesias PR 17Bruno Postiglioni PR 18Matías Díaz LK 19Matías Alemanno FL 20Javier Ortega Desio SH 21Tomás Cubelli FB 22Santiago González Iglesias WG 23Matías Orlando Coach: Daniel Hourcade FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Andrew Trimble OC 13Fergus McFaddenIC 12Darren Cave LW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Johnny Sexton SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Chris Henry BF 6 Rhys RuddockRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Devin Toner TP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne Replacements:HK 16Rob Herring PR 17James Cronin PR 18Jack McGrath LK 19Iain Henderson FL 20Jordi Murphy SH 21Kieran Marmion FH 22Ian Madigan CE 23Noel Reid Coach: Joe Schmidt Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) John Lacey (Ireland) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: James Cronin, Rob Herring and Noel Reid made their international debuts for Ireland. This was Ireland's first test series victory over Argentina, and with it, they retain the Admiral Brown Cup.
Statistics Key Con: Conversions Pen: Penalties DG: Drop goals Pts: Points
Tour statistics NamePlayedTriesConPenDGPtsJohnny Sexton2125024––Ian Madigan2112013––Jordi Murphy210005––Andrew Trimble2100051–Simon Zebo210005––Rory Best200000––Darren Cave200000––Jamie Heaslip200000––Iain Henderson200000––Chris Henry200000––Dave Kilcoyne200000––Kieran Marmion200000––Fergus McFadden200000––Jack McGrath200000––Paul O'Connell200000––Mike Ross200000––Devin Toner200000––Rodney Ah You100000––James Cronin100000––Robbie Diack100000––Rob Herring100000––Felix Jones100000––Rob Kearney100000––Luke Marshall100000––Conor Murray100000––Eoin Reddan100000––Noel Reid100000––Rhys Ruddock100000––Damien Varley100000––Keith Earls–––––0––Robbie Henshaw–––––0––Paddy Jackson–––––0––Martin Moore–––––0––
Test series statistics NameTeamTriesConPenDGPtsJohnny Sexton126024Ian Madigan112013Nicolás Sánchez022010Lucas González Amorosino10005Chris Henry10005Manuel Montero10005Andrew Trimble10005Joaquín Tuculet10005Tomás de la Vega10005Simon Zebo10005Santiago González Iglesias02004
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