Argentina Rugby

Games over the last 50 years have been marred by stand-out brutality on both sides

Eight Ireland players - six from Leinster - will start the first match of the Lions Tour

Combinations looked rusty and set-pieces failed to come off, but that’s part of the process

And these Pumas will be welcome back any time too

Finlay Bealham did well but there are plenty of things for Andy Farrell’s team to work on before facing Australia

Frustrated Lions make lots of errors in disjointed performance against Argentina

1888 Cup up first for the Lions before they head down under for three-Test series against Australia

Better days lie ahead for the outhalf, whose grandfather Tom Elliot played for the Lions

Tries for Bundee Aki and Tadhg Beirne as Andy Farrell’s side suffer shock defeat at the Aviva

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Andy Farrell has positive news on Keenan and Gibson-Park injuries

Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Finlay Bealham included in starting XV

Pumas head coach announces his team for Friday night’s encounter against the Lions at the Aviva Stadium

Powerhouse centre Bundee Aki could get run out at Aviva Stadium on Friday

There were positives along the way in the three wins but the reliance on five-metre lineouts tells us that Ireland’s attack has become more blunt

Les Bleus beat Los Pumas 37-23 at Stade de France

Performance under the high ball likely to be tested against Fiji and outcome sure to be instructive

Gatland’s side face a huge task as they try and avoid going a full calendar year without a Test win for the first time since 1937

Some supporters and critics don’t seem to have learned from the previous highs and lows in our rugby history

Argentina have beaten every other Tier 1 nation away from home, Ireland preserving their record should be praised

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‘Too small a sample size ... It’s certainly not a trend,’ according to Ireland head coach

Andy Farrell warns of dangers of making too many changes for Ireland’s clash with Fiji

Sam Prendergast did well off the bench but there’s little doubt who deserves to be Ireland’s first-choice pivot at present

Sam Prendergast and Thomas Clarkson both earned their first caps for Ireland on Friday

Ireland leave a few tries behind them amid a lack of precision, Argentina’s ball carrying was largely more effective around the fringes

A first-half full of promising play gave way to an error-strewn second 40 minutes against Argentina

Head coach Felipe Contepomi and captain Julián Montoya both share similar emotions after defeat in Dublin

Ireland head coach not overly concerned at penalty count and says players need to be patient

Ireland started the game with vigour, before hanging on in tough second half

Andy Farrell’s side roared into a 22-9 half-time lead but Argentina came back and set up a chance of a first win in Dublin

Andy Farrell’s men bounced back from defeat to the All Blacks with a battling victory over the Pumas

Josh van der Flier stood out for his carrying, tackling and forcing turnovers

Argentina have lost on all of their previous visits to Dublin - but they are equipped to punish any Irish frailties

Ireland could be in trouble if the Saracens player gels with Matias Moroni in Argentina’s new midfield partnership

Hurting Ireland face emboldened Pumas in Autumn Nations Series on Friday

To halt their decline in attack, Ireland need to hold on to the ball, improve their kicking and exploit their opponents’ defensive weakness

Back in Dublin with his national team for Friday’s Test, Contepomi is not assuming Ireland will be vulnerable after defeat to All Blacks

Head coach unveils his side against Argentina on Friday as Ireland look to bounce back following defeat to All Blacks

Aki not named in the matchday 23 with Sam Prendergast and Thomas Clarkson in line to make their debuts off the bench