Head-To-Head: Ireland v Argentina

2018 GUINNESS SERIES MATCH: Saturday, November 10

IRELAND v ARGENTINA, Aviva Stadium, 6.30pm (live RTE Two/www.rte.ie/live (ROI only)/Channel 4/RTE Radio 1/IRFU Live Blog)

IRELAND: Jordan Larmour (St. Mary’s College/Leinster); Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht), Jacob Stockdale (Ballynahinch/Ulster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht); Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) (capt), Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Queen’s University/Ulster), James Ryan (UCD/Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster), CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster).

Replacements: Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster), Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster), Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster), Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster).

ARGENTINA: Emiliano Boffelli (Jaguares); Bautista Delguy (Jaguares), Matias Orlando (Jaguares), Jerónimo de la Fuente (Jaguares), Ramiro Moyano (Jaguares); Nicolás Sánchez (Jaguares), Tomás Cubelli (Jaguares); Santiago García Botta (Jaguares), Agustin Creevy (Jaguares), Santiago Medrano (Jaguares), Matías Alemanno (Jaguares), Tomás Lavanini (Jaguares), Pablo Matera (Jaguares) (capt), Guido Petti (Jaguares), Javier Ortega Desio (Jaguares).

Replacements: Julián Montoya (Jaguares), Juan Pablo Zeiss (Jaguares), Lucio Sordoni (Club Atlético del Rosario), Rodrigo Bruni (Club San Luis), Tomás Lezana (Jaguares), Gonzalo Bertranou (Jaguares), Joaquin Diaz Bonilla (Jaguares), Matías Moroni (Jaguares).

Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Ludovic Cayre (France)
Television Match Official: David Grashoff (England)

Head-To-Head:

Played – 17
Ireland Won – 11
Argentina Won – 6

Ireland v Argentina: IRFU Stat Zone

Ireland v Argentina – 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
Saturday, June 14, 2014 – Summer Tour – Argentina 17 Ireland 23, Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán
Sunday, October 18, 2015 – Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final – Ireland 20 Argentina 43, Millennium Stadium
Saturday, November 25, 2017 – Autumn Test – Ireland 28 Argentina 19, Aviva Stadium

Biggest Wins And Margins:

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

Argentina: Points & Margin: 43-20, 2015 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final

Individual Records In The Series:

Most Points In A Match: Ireland 24 (David Humphreys, 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final play-off); Argentina 23 (Gonzalo Quesada, 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final play-off; Nicolas Sanchez, 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final)

Most Tries In A Match: Ireland 3 (Matt Mostyn, 1999 Test match, Lansdowne Road); Argentina 2 (Agustin Pichot, 1999 Test match, Lansdowne Road; Juan Imhoff, 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final)

Most Appearances – Ireland v Argentina:

9 – Malcolm O’Kelly, Felipe Contepomi
8 – Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara
7 – Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Jamie Heaslip, Gonzalo Longo Elia, Agustin Pichot
6 – Rimas Alvarez Kairelis, Marcos Ayerza, Rory Best, Ignacio Corleto, Martin Durand, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, John Hayes, Mario Ledesma, Geordan Murphy, Paul O’Connell, Eoin Reddan, Martin Scelzo

Top Points Scorers – Ireland v Argentina:

73 – Jonathan Sexton
63 – Gonzalo Quesada
59 – Ronan O’Gara
53 – Felipe Contepomi
49 – Nicolás Sánchez
44 – David Humphreys
23 – Ian Madigan
18 – Hugo Porta
16 – Michael Kiernan
15 – Tommy Bowe, Matt Mostyn, Joaquin Tuculet

Top Try Scorers – Ireland v Argentina:

3 – Tommy Bowe, Matt Mostyn, Jonathan Sexton, Joaquin Tuculet
2 – Justin Bishop, Juan Imhoff, Agustin Pichot, Jacob Stockdale, Simon Zebo

Ireland – Form Guide From Start Of The 2017 Six Nations:

Lost 27-22 v Scotland away (Six Nations)
Won 63-10 v Italy away (Six Nations)
Won 19-9 v France home (Six Nations)
Lost 22-9 v Wales away (Six Nations)
Won 13-9 v England home (Six Nations)
Won 55-19 v USA away (Summer Tour)
Won 50-22 v Japan away (Summer Series)
Won 35-13 v Japan away (Summer Series)
Won 38-3 v South Africa home (GUINNESS Series)
Won 23-20 v Fiji home (GUINNESS Series)
Won 28-19 v Argentina home (GUINNESS Series)
Won 15-13 v France away (Six Nations)
Won 56-19 v Italy home (Six Nations)
Won 37-27 v Wales home (Six Nations)
Won 30-25 v Scotland home (Six Nations)
Won 24-15 v England away (Six Nations)
Lost 18-9 v Australia away (Summer Series)
Won 26-21 v Australia away (Summer Series)
Won 20-16 v Australia away (Summer Series)
Won 54-7 v Italy neutral (Autumn Test)

Argentina – Form Guide From Start Of 2017 Test Season:

Lost 38-34 v England home (Summer Series)
Lost 35-25 v England home (Summer Series)
Won 45-29 v Georgia home (Summer Test)
Lost 37-15 v South Africa away (Rugby Championship)
Lost 41-23 v South Africa home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 39-22 v New Zealand away (Rugby Championship)
Lost 45-20 v Australia away (Rugby Championship)
Lost 36-10 v New Zealand home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 37-20 v Australia home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 21-8 v Argentina away (Autumn Tour)
Won 31-15 v Italy away (Autumn Tour)
Lost 28-19 v Ireland away (Autumn Tour)
Lost 23-10 v Wales home (Summer Series)
Lost 30-12 v Wales home (Summer Series)
Lost 44-15 v Scotland home (Summer Series)
Lost 34-21 v South Africa away (Rugby Championship)
Won 32-19 v South Africa home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 46-24 v New Zealand away (Rugby Championship)
Won 23-19 v Australia away (Rugby Championship)
Lost 35-17 v New Zealand home (Rugby Championship)
Lost 45-34 v Australia home (Rugby Championship)

Ireland – Most-Capped Players:

133 Brian O’Driscoll
128 Ronan O’Gara
111 Rory Best
108 Paul O’Connell
105 John Hayes
98 Peter Stringer
95 Jamie Heaslip
94 Donncha O’Callaghan
92 Malcolm O’Kelly
86 Rob Kearney
82 Gordon D’Arcy
82 Girvan Dempsey
81 Cian Healy
76 Jonathan Sexton
72 David Humphreys
72 Geordan Murphy
72 David Wallace
71 Eoin Reddan
70 Keith Earls
70 Kevin Maggs
70 Andrew Trimble
69 Tommy Bowe
69 Mike Gibson
67 Marcus Horan
67 Conor Murray

Ireland – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

1083 Ronan O’Gara
714 Jonathan Sexton
560 David Humphreys
308 Michael Kiernan
296 Eric Elwood
245 Brian O’Driscoll
217 Ollie Campbell
195 Paddy Jackson
158 Tom Kiernan
150 Tommy Bowe
145 Denis Hickie
135 Keith Earls

Ireland – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

46 Brian O’Driscoll
30 Tommy Bowe
29 Denis Hickie
27 Keith Earls
21 Shane Horgan
19 Girvan Dempsey
18 Geordan Murphy
17 Brendan Mullin
17 Andrew Trimble
16 Ronan O’Gara
15 Kevin Maggs
15 Keith Wood
14 George Stephenson
13 Jamie Heaslip
13 Rob Kearney
12 Keith Crossan
12 Conor Murray
12 David Wallace
11 Alan Duggan
11 Simon Geoghegan
11 Jacob Stockdale

Argentina – Most-Capped Players:

87 Felipe Contepomi
86 Lisandro Arbizu
86 Rolando Martin
85 Juan Manuel Leguizamon
84 Mario Ledesma
83 Martin Landajo
80 Agustin Creevy
78 Pedro Sporleder
74 Juan Martin Hernandez
73 Federico Mendez
71 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
71 Agustin Pichot
71 Nicolás Sánchez
67 Tomás Cubelli
66 Marcos Ayerza

Argentina – All-Time Leading Points Scorers:

680 Nicolás Sánchez
651 Felipe Contepomi
590 Hugo Porta
486 Gonzalo Quesada
365 Santiago Meson
256 Federico Todeschini
183 Lisandro Arbizu
176 Juan Martin Hernandez
158 Juan Fernandez Miranda

Argentina – All-Time Leading Try Scorers:

29 Jose Nunez Piossek
28 Diego Cuesta Silva
24 Gustavo Jorge
21 Juan Imhoff
18 Rolando Martin
18 Facundo Soler
17 Hernan Senillosa
16 Lisandro Arbizu
16 Felipe Contepomi
16 Manuel Montero
16 Joaquin Tuculet

World Rugby All-Time Top Points Scorers:

1598 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)
886 Florin Vlaicu (Romania)
878 Matt Burke (Australia)
840 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia)
809 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
756 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

World Rugby All-Time Top Try Scorers:

67 Bryan Habana (South Africa)
64 David Campese (Australia)
60 Shane Williams (58-Wales, 2-Lions)
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)
46 Julian Savea (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:

148 Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
141 Brian O’Driscoll (133-Ireland, 8-Lions)
139 George Gregan (Australia)
134 Gethin Jenkins (129-Wales, 5-Lions)
134 Sergio Parisse (Italy)
132 Keven Mealamu (New Zealand)
130 Ronan O’Gara (128-Ireland, 2-Lions)
129 Stephen Moore (Australia)
127 Alun Wyn Jones (118-Wales, 9-Lions)
127 Victor Matfield (South Africa)
124 Bryan Habana (South Africa)
119 Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy)
119 Jason Leonard (114-England, 5-Lions)
118 Fabien Pelous (France)
118 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand)
116 Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
116 Nathan Sharpe (Australia)
115 Paul O’Connell (108-Ireland, 7-Lions)
115 Kieran Read (New Zealand)
114 Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia)
112 Marco Bortolami (Italy)
112 Dan Carter (New Zealand)
112 Davit Kacharava (Georgia)
111 Rory Best (Ireland)
111 Ross Ford (110-Scotland, 1-Lions)
111 Philippe Sella (France)
111 John Smit (South Africa)
111 George Smith (Australia)
111 Florin Vlaicu (Romania)
110 Stephen Jones (104-Wales, 6-Lions)
109 Jean de Villiers (South Africa)
109 Chris Paterson (Scotland)
107 John Hayes (105-Ireland, 2-Lions)
107 Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa)
106 Mauro Bergamasco (Italy)
106 Sam Whitelock (New Zealand)
106 Alessandro Zanni (Italy)
105 Sean Lamont (Scotland)
104 Owen Franks (New Zealand)
104 Martyn Williams (100-Wales, 4-Lions)
103 Catalin Fercu (Romania)
103 Matt Giteau (Australia)
103 Andrea Lo Cicero (Italy)
103 Ma’a Nonu (New Zealand)
103 Gareth Thomas (100-Wales, 3-Lions)
102 Stephen Larkham (Australia)
102 Percy Montgomery (South Africa)
101 David Campese (Australia)
101 Alessandro Troncon (Italy)
101 Goncalo Uva (Portugal)
101 Vasco Uva (Portugal)
100 Giorgi Chkhaidze (Georgia)
100 Jamie Heaslip (95-Ireland, 5-Lions)
100 Adam Jones (95-Wales, 5-Lions)
100 Sekope Kepu (Australia)
100 Mils Muliaina (New Zealand)