Ireland

28 - 17

Full Time

Argentina

Argentina vs Ireland

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

CJ Stander has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

76'

Argentina have won 80 rucks so far this game.

76'

Ireland sub Andrew Conway comes onto the field.

75'

Bundee Aki departs for Ireland.

75'

Joey Carbery comes on for Ireland.

75'

Johnny Sexton leaves the field.

75'

Penalty Goal

The Ireland supporters go wild as Johnny Sexton successfully kicks the penalty goal.

75'

Guido Petti Pagadizaval comes on.

75'

Tomas Lavanini comes off.

75'

Ireland have won 140 rucks so far this game.

73'

Tomas Lavanini has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

73'

Matias Alemanno has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

72'

Joaquin Diaz Bonilla comes on.

71'

Nicolas Sanchez comes off.

71'

Lucio Sordoni comes on.

71'

Santiago Medrano comes off.

71'

Ireland have won 120 rucks so far this game.

70'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Rodrigo Bruni getting some game time.

69'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Pablo Matera being replaced.

69'

Ireland make a substitution with Andrew Porter coming on.

67'

Ireland make a substitution with Tadhg Furlong coming off.

67'

Conversion

Johnny Sexton converts the try.

66'

CJ Stander played a key part in that try.

65'

Luke McGrath makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

65'

Try

Ireland are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Luke McGrath picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

65'

Try saving tackle made by Gonzalo Bertranou.

64'

Pablo Matera has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

64'

Argentina sub Tomas Lezana comes onto the field.

63'

Guido Petti Pagadizaval departs for Argentina.

63'

Gonzalo Bertranou comes on for Argentina.

63'

Tomas Cubelli leaves the field.

63'

Julian Montoya comes on.

63'

Agustin Creevy comes off.

63'

Ireland have won 100 rucks so far this game.

61'

Jeronimo De La Fuente has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61'

Argentina have won 60 rucks so far this game.

58'

Devin Toner comes on.

57'

Iain Henderson comes off.

57'

Sean Cronin comes on.

57'

Rory Best comes off.

57'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Johnny Sexton kicks the penalty goal.

57'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Matias Moroni getting some game time.

57'

Argentina decide to make a substitution, with Matias Orlando being replaced.

57'

Argentina make a substitution with Juan Pablo Zeiss coming on.

57'

Argentina make a substitution with Santiago Garcia Botta coming off.

57'

Ireland sub Luke McGrath comes onto the field.

56'

Kieran Marmion departs for Ireland.

56'

Javier Ortega Desio has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

56'

Tomas Lavanini has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

56'

Ireland have won 80 rucks so far this game.

55'

Fabulous play by Ireland has led to Bundee Aki being able to wriggle through a gap.

55'

Nicolas Sanchez has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55'

James Ryan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53'

Trouble here as Emiliano Boffelli breaches the defence.

53'

Jack McGrath comes on for Ireland.

52'

Cian Healy leaves the field.

52'

Santiago Medrano has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

50'

Ireland have won 60 rucks so far this game.

48'

There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Johnny Sexton as it drops short of the posts.

47'

Matias Alemanno has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47'

Santiago Garcia Botta has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

45'

Iain Henderson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

43'

Penalty Goal

Nicolas Sanchez adds the points for Argentina.

42'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Argentina have a drop goal attempt through the boot of Nicolas Sanchez, but he pulls it to the left.

40'

Penalty Goal

Johnny Sexton does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

38'

Dan Leavy comes on.

37'

Sean O'Brien comes off.

37'

Argentina have won 40 rucks so far this game.

37'

Ireland have won 40 rucks so far this game.

35'

Penalty Goal

Nicolas Sanchez makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

34'

Conversion

Johnny Sexton has kicked a conversion.

25'

That's a great try assist by Kieran Marmion.

25'

Try

Bundee Aki scores the try from close range.

24'

Nicolas Sanchez has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

18'

This is dangerous for the defence as Bautista Delguy bursts through to advance the Argentina attack.

17'

Javier Ortega Desio sets up the try.

17'

Try

Great hands by Argentina leads to a try for Bautista Delguy.

16'

Argentina have won 20 rucks so far this game.

16'

A gap opened in the defence and Matias Orlando took full advantage.

16'

Ireland have won 20 rucks so far this game.

11'

Penalty Goal

Nicolas Sanchez kicks the penalty.

11'

The defensive line has been broken as Ramiro Moyano goes through the gap.

10'

Johnny Sexton has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Try

Ireland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Kieran Marmion touching down.

What a tackle there by Tomas Lavanini as he saves a certain try!.

Penalty Goal

Nicolas Sanchez has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Ireland v Argentina

Sat 10th November 2018, 10:30am PST

Points Flow Chart

Ireland win +11

Time in lead

Mins in lead

51%

% Of Game In Lead

48%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Sexton

28 - 17

75'

Sexton

25 - 17

66'

McGrath

23 - 17

65'

Sexton

18 - 17

57'

Sanchez

42'

15 - 17

Half Time

Sexton

15 - 14

38'

Sanchez

34'

12 - 14

Sexton

12 - 11

25'

Aki

10 - 11

24'

Delguy

16'

5 - 11

Sanchez

11'

5 - 6

Marmion

5 - 3

Sanchez

0 - 3

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Ireland vs Argentina Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Ireland face off against Argentina in Internationals on Sat 10th November 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 18:30. In South Africa it’s at 20:30 SAST, 07:30 NZST in New Zealand, 05:30 AEST in Australia and 10:30 EST in the US.

Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 3 and Argentina in position 5, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Ireland vs Argentina Squads

The official squads for Ireland vs Argentina will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.