Teams

Ireland	Argentina
Tries Hooks, Kiernan	Tries Macome
Cons none	Cons Porta
Pens Kiernan 4	Pens Porta 4
Team 15 FB Kenny Murphy 14 W Kenneth Hooks 13 C Brendan Mullin 12 C Michael Kiernan 11 W Keith Crossan 10 FH Brian Smith 9 SH Alain Rolland 1 P Nick Popplewell 2 H John McDonald 3 P Des Fitzgerald 4 L Donal Lenihan (c) 5 L Paddy Johns 6 F Noel Mannion 7 F Denis McBride 8 N8 Philip Lawlor     Replacements 16 C Vince Cunningham 17 John Fitzgerald 18 Terry Kingston 19 Mick Galwey 20 Michael Bradley 21 Ralph Keyes	Team 15 FB Alejandro Scolni 14 W Santiago Ezcurra 13 C Diego Cuesta Silva 12 C Hernan Garcia Simon 11 W Gustavo Jorge 10 FH Hugo Porta (c) 9 SH Rodrigo Crexell 1 P Federico Mendez Azpillaga 2 H Ricardo le Fort 3 P Diego Cash 4 L German Llanes 5 L Pedro Sporleder 6 F Pablo Garreton 7 F Miguel Bertranou 8 N8 Agustin Macome     Replacements 16 FH Lisandro Arbizu

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 2 points

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Referee CJ Hawke (New Zealand)

Ireland Test debuts PS Johns, PJ Lawlor, ACP Rolland

Argentina Test debuts L Arbizu, RH Crexell, S Ezcurra, HM Garcia Simon, RA le Fort, GA Llanes, AM Macome, FE Mendez Azpillaga, PL Sporleder

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3

Other scores

Asian Championship
Japan	9 - 13	Korea	Colombo
FIRA Championship D2
Belgium	12 - 15	Poland	Liege