Dublin (AFP) – Ireland achieved an impressive victory with a bonus point against Los Pumas of Argentina (42-12) in the Nations Championship, with an outstanding collective performance in which defender Hugo Keenan, author of three tries, shone this Friday in Dublin.

First modification: 06/11/2026 - 23:31

The Clover XV now has three wins in four games (compared to a defeat in New Zealand in July) in this competition that pits the nations of the northern and southern hemispheres against one another.

At the Aviva Stadium, Andy Farrell's team scored six tries (three in each half) in a show of strength against Pumas surpassed by their physical commitment, their fluidity in attack and their defensive solidity.

And the Argentines took the lead through Mateo Carreras (10', 0-5).

But that early test gave way to an almost absolute dominance of the greens, unleashed, with Hugo Keenan as a great reference. The Leinster defender, voted best player of the match, had three tries, one of them magnificent: he escaped a tackle, avoided another rival and supported the ball despite Albornoz holding him by the shirt (30', 21-5).

Young fly-half Sam Prendergast also stood out, despite a hesitant start to the game in which he missed some kicks.

In addition, he scored the fourth Irish try after piercing the Argentine defense thanks to a great pass fake (41', 28-5).

Argentina will face Italy and then France on November 21. For Ireland, their next matches will be against Fiji and then against the South African world champions.

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