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Full time20 September 1970
Argentina
6–3
Ireland
Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina · Tour 1970Head-to-head

Argentina won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –PArgentina penalty · Luis Gradin3–0
  2. –PArgentina penalty · Luis Gradin6–0
  3. –TIreland try · Tom Kiernan6–3

Line-ups

Argentina

  1. 1Luis YanezProp
  2. 2Ricardo HandleyHooker
  3. 3Ronaldo FosterProp
  4. 4Adrian AnthonySecond row
  5. 5Aitor OtañoSecond row
  6. 6Hugo MiguensFlanker
  7. 7Hector SilvaFlanker
  8. 8Raul LoyolaNumber 8
  9. 9Luis GradinScrum-half
  10. 10Carlos MartinezFly-half
  11. 11Marcelo PascualWing
  12. 12Alejandro TravagliniCentre
  13. 13Arturo Rodriguez JuradoCentre
  14. 14Mario WaltherWing
  15. 15Dudley MorganFull-back

Ireland

  1. 1Philip O'CallaghanProp
  2. 2John BirchHooker
  3. 3Sean LynchProp
  4. 4Willie John McBrideSecond row
  5. 5Mick MolloySecond row
  6. 6James BuckleyFlanker
  7. 7Terence MooreFlanker
  8. 8Mike HipwellNumber 8
  9. 9John MoloneyScrum-half
  10. 10Barry McGannFly-half
  11. 11Tom GraceWing
  12. 12Frank O'DriscollCentre
  13. 13Barry BresnihanCentre
  14. 14Alan DugganWing
  15. 15Tom KiernanFull-back

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Context

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

Argentina going in
Ireland 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.