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Ireland beat Argentina after scoring six tries in Dublin
Ireland scored six tries to beat Argentina in Dublin on Friday, turning around a strong start by the visitors.
Full-back Hugo Keenan scored a hat-trick in his first home match since the 2025 Six Nations.
The win showed Ireland's attacking potential when their back three are fit, but several players left the game injured or with concerns.
Captain Dan Sheehan failed a head injury assessment, while Robert Baloucoune went off with a knock; Mack Hansen, Sean Jansen and Josh van der Flier also had injury concerns.
Coach Andy Farrell said the performances gave him more options for team selection in the remaining matches.
Ireland next host Fiji on 14 November, then face world champions South Africa.
Ireland beat Argentina 42-12 in Dublin in the Nations Championship, scoring six tries for a bonus-point victory.
Hugo Keenan scored three tries, while Dan Sheehan, Sam Prendergast and Ronan Kelleher also crossed for Ireland.
Argentina scored twice through Mateo Carreras, but yellow cards and individual errors hurt their chances.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said his team missed opportunities to be more ruthless.
Ireland face Fiji in Dublin on 14 November, with several players carrying injuries.
- Who
- Ireland and Argentina played, with Ireland winning.
- What
- Ireland won 42-12, scoring six tries for a bonus point in the Nations Championship.
- When
- Friday, 6 November 2026.
- Where
- Dublin, at the Aviva Stadium.
- Why
- Not stated
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Mateo Carreras scored Argentina’s opening try.
Ireland scored six tries, including three by Hugo Keenan, to win 42-12.
Ireland are due to face Fiji in Dublin.
- Final score
- Ireland 42-12 Argentina
- Ireland tries
- 6
- Keenan tries
- 3
- Argentina scorer
- Mateo Carreras scored twice
- Next match
- Fiji visit Dublin on 14 November
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What people are saying
But I think the story of the game is we missed a chance to be ruthless.
But then we know there were a lot of individual errors which we need to get better because when you start summing up all those errors at this level against a team that is very cohesive, that is one of the three best teams in the world for the last 10 years, it makes it really hard.
We weathered the storm and got into how we wanted to play the game.