Argentina had a chance to pull off a historic win in Dublin but Ireland clung on.
A WIN IS a win but Ireland fans had to deal with more than a bit of second-half stress to see their side edge home in this one.
They threatened a comeback victory but a yellow card for replacement prop Francisco Gomez Kodela with five minutes left was costly, although Ireland had to defend in their own 22 against a final desperate Pumas attack with the clock in the red. Tighthead prop Thomas Clarkson also won his first Ireland cap, doing well off the bench, while loosehead Cian Healy equalled Brian O’Driscoll’s all-time record of 133 with his 15-minute cameo off the bench.
Crowley converted, then Ireland scored straight off the restart. Henshaw made big gains up the right initially, then Garry Ringrose smashed through the Argentina defence after Doris’ tip on pass went to ground. Ringrose was stopped short but Gibson-Park swung the ball wide left to Beirne, who popped inside for Hansen to score.
The tit-for-tat continued with another three from Albornoz’s boot after Kelleher obstructed a tackler in front of Joe McCarthy, but Ireland managed to grab their third try in the 33rd minute. It was Toulouse fullback Juan Cruz Mallía who scorched through their defence, beating Ringrose’s tackle attempt on his inside shoulder, skipping away from Doris’ tap tackle attempt, then beating the covering Hansen all ends up with a lethal sidestep.
Restored to 15 players and looking for a big final-quarter push, Farrell sent on Prendergast for Crowley, Jamie Osborne for Henshaw, Ryan Baird for Ryan, and Rob Herring for Kelleher.
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