Ireland 42-12 Argentina: Six tries to two at the Aviva Stadium

Ireland beat Argentina 42-12 at the Aviva Stadium in Round 4 of the Nations Championship on Friday 6 November 2026. Hugo Keenan scored three tries, with Dan Sheehan, Sam Prendergast and Ronan Kelleher each adding one. Mateo Carreras scored both of Argentina’s tries. Ireland led 21-5 at half-time, and Prendergast kicked all six of their conversions.

How the match unfolded

Argentina scored first when Carreras went over in the 10th minute, making it 0-5. Keenan answered for Ireland in the 15th minute, and Prendergast’s conversion put Ireland ahead at 7-5.

Sheehan scored in the 25th minute and Prendergast converted a minute later to make it 14-5. Keenan added his second try in the 30th minute, and Prendergast’s conversion took Ireland to 21-5, the half-time score.

Prendergast scored a try himself in the 42nd minute and converted it, making it 28-5. Carreras got his second try for Argentina in the 46th minute, and Tomas Albornoz’s conversion cut the deficit to 28-12.

Keenan completed his three tries in the 50th minute, and Prendergast’s conversion in the 51st made it 35-12. Kelleher scored Ireland’s sixth try in the 56th minute and Prendergast converted to make it 42-12. No further scores are listed after that point, and the match finished at that scoreline.

Key stats

Ireland scored six tries to Argentina’s two and converted six of them to Argentina’s one. Ireland had 53 per cent of possession and Argentina 47 per cent.

Argentina won nine turnovers to Ireland’s five. Ireland received one yellow card and Argentina two, and neither side had a player sent off, with no red cards shown to either team in the match.

Cards

Argentina’s Justo Piccardo was shown a yellow card in the 36th minute, with Ireland leading 21-5 at the time. Argentina’s Efraín Elías was shown a yellow card in the 57th minute, one minute after Kelleher’s try and conversion had made it 42-12.

Ireland’s Sam Illo was shown a yellow card in the 61st minute. The score was 42-12 at that stage, and it was the last card of the match.