Ireland rebounded from defeat to New Zealand by edging Argentina in a nailbiting one-off Test at Lansdowne Road on Friday.
Man of the match Joe McCarthy scored a try as Ireland held on to beat Argentina 22-19. Image: PAUL FAITH / AFPThe Irish led by 13 points at the break but a lack of discipline and excellent play by the Pumas almost gave the visitors their first ever win in Ireland.“It went right down to the wire there,” Ireland skipper Caelen Doris told TNT Sport.
Instead Moroni trudged off after receiving a yellow card for a head collision with Irish fly-half Jack Crowley earlier in the play. The Australia-born wing touched down for his 10th Test try — Crowley failed to convert but the Irish were 12-0 up inside six minutes.The Irish piled the pressure on the visitors and were denied a third try after Beirne knocked on as he went to touch the ball down.Andy Farrell looked rueful in the coach’s box as Bealham trotted off with Albornoz knocking over the penalty for 12-6.Albornoz’s unerring boot added three more points shortly before Bealham returned to the fray for 15-9.
Referee Paul Williams had had enough of Irish offsides and sent McCarthy to the sin bin much to Farrell’s frustration. Farrell rang the changes just after the hour including replacing Crowley with 21-year-old Sam Prendergast for his first cap. The Pumas were the ones pressing right at the end and were inside the 22 when the Irish managed to turn the ball over.Comedian Conan O’Brien, a former late-night television host, will be the emcee for the Oscars for the first time in 2025.
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