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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Parc des Princes, Paris · 30 September 2007Head-to-head
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Argentina won by 15 points.Half-time 10–18 · Tries 2–2

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183340483150Attacks927Ball won78903041545820214534241038%Own 2246%Own half48%Opp half57%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
IRE829
ARG767
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE1/11/10
ARG1/13/33
← Argentina attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
18′ArgentinaTry, Lucas Borges0–5
33′IrelandTry, Brian O'Driscoll, converted8–8
40′ArgentinaTry, Horacio Agulla, converted10–16
48′IrelandTry, Geordan Murphy15–21
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
18′Lucas Borges33′Brian O'Driscoll40′Horacio Agulla48′Geordan Murphy
IRE

Team stats

ARG
46%Possession54%
42%Territory58%
82Carries74
464Metres gained370
6Defenders beaten8
83Passes83
10Offloads10
82Tackles made76
9Tackles missed7
48/58Rucks won70/72
12/15Lineouts won9/11
2/2Mauls won6/6
2Turnovers won13
5Penalties conceded8
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 1/1, penalties 1/1 · ARG conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Jerry FlanneryHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7David WallaceFlanker
  8. 8Denis LeamyNumber 8
  9. 9Eoin ReddanScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Gordon D'ArcyCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Shane HorganWing
  15. 15Geordan MurphyFull-back
  16. 16Rory BestBench
  17. 17Bryan YoungBench
  18. 18Malcolm O'KellyBench
  19. 19Neil BestBench
  20. 20Isaac BossBench
  21. 21Paddy WallaceBench
  22. 22Gavin DuffyBench

Argentina

  1. 1Rodrigo RonceroProp
  2. 2Mario LedesmaHooker
  3. 3Martín ScelzoProp
  4. 4Carlos Ignacio Fernandez LobbeSecond row
  5. 5Patricio AlbaceteSecond row
  6. 6Lucas OstigliaFlanker
  7. 7Juan Martín Fernandez LobbeFlanker
  8. 8Gonzalo Longo ElíaNumber 8
  9. 9Agustin PichotScrum-half
  10. 10Juan Martín HernándezFly-half
  11. 11Horacio AgullaWing
  12. 12Felipe ContepomiCentre
  13. 13Manuel ContepomiCentre
  14. 14Lucas BorgesWing
  15. 15Ignacio CorletoFull-back
  16. 16Alberto Vernet BasualdoBench
  17. 17Omar Hasan JalilBench
  18. 18Rimas Álvarez KairelisBench
  19. 19Martín DurandBench
  20. 20Nicolás FernandezBench
  21. 21Federico TodeschiniBench
  22. 22Hernán SenillosaBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 16–8 Argentina, 1 drawn in 25 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Argentina going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.