Keenan hat-trick as six-try Ireland beat Pumas
Summary
Ireland beat Argentina 42-12 in Dublin to open the home leg of the Nations Championship, earning a bonus point with six tries. Hugo Keenan scored three tries, while Mateo Carreras scored both of Argentina’s tries.Key Facts
- Ireland led 21-5 at halftime and won 42-12.
- Keenan scored a hat-trick of tries for Ireland.
- Dan Sheehan, Sam Prendergast and Ronan Kelleher also scored tries for Ireland.
- Prendergast kicked five conversions, and Jamie Frawley kicked one.
- Carreras scored both of Argentina’s tries; Tomas Albornoz kicked one conversion.
- Argentina’s Justo Piccardo and Ephraim Elias were sin-binned, and captain Julian Montoya left after failing a head injury assessment.
- Ireland moved to the top of the northern hemisphere table before other teams’ matches that weekend.
- Ireland are scheduled to host Fiji the following week and South Africa on 21 November.
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