In June 2014,
Ireland
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played a two-
test
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series against
Argentina
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. This was Ireland's first test series against Argentina since
2007
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, in which Argentina won that series 2–0. However, Ireland did go into this series on the back of a
Six Nations Championship
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victory, and three consecutive win over Argentina. Including a record winning margin of 22, the last time these two teams faced each other. The tour is part of the third year on the global rugby calendar established by the
International Rugby Board
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, which runs through to 2019.
Ireland won the series 2–0, the first time they had won a test series in Argentina, and won the
Admiral Brown Cup
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for the second time.
Fixtures
Squads
Note: Caps and ages are to 7 June, pre first test.
Ireland
On 19 May 2014, Ireland announced a 30-man squad for their 2014 tour of Argentina.
On 21 May 2014,
Paddy Jackson
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was ruled out of the tour due to injury. He was replaced by Ian Madigan.
On 1 June 2014,
Keith Earls
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and
Martin Moore were ruled out of the tour due to injuries. Earls was replaced by
Noel Reid
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...
, while Moore was replaced by
Rodney Ah You
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. Both these replacements were promoted from the
Emerging Ireland
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History
2013 Tbilisi Cup
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side that is participating in the
2014 IRB Nations Cup
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in
Bucharest
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.
Head coach:
Joe Schmidt
Argentina
Argentina 33-man Squad for their
June tests against
Ireland
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and
Scotland
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, plus the uncapped match against a
South American XV
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The squad was first formed i ...
side.
Head coach:
Daniel Hourcade
Matches
First Test
Second Test
Statistics
Key
*Con: Conversions
*Pen: Penalties
*DG: Drop goals
*Pts: Points
Tour statistics
Test series statistics
References
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2013–14 in Irish rugby union