Pumas (10) 17 / 23 (9) Ireland (Final Score)

The Argentinian Pumas and Ireland did battle in their 2nd Test of the June Internationals at

Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán at 20:40 SA Time (15:40 ARG Time, 19:40 BST, 18:40 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Pumas:

• Penalties – Nicolás Sánchez (1)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Joaquín Tuculet (1), Lucas González Amorosino (1)
• Conversions – Nicolás Sánchez (1), Santiago González Iglesias (1)

Ireland:

• Penalties – Jonathan Sexton (3)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Simon Zebo (1), Ian Madigan (1)
• Conversions – Jonathan Sexton (1), Ian Madigan (1)

Teams:

Argentina: 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Lucas González Amorosino, 13 Jerónimo De la Fuente, 12 Gabriel Ascárate, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo (Captain), 8 Antonio Ahualli de Chazal, 7 Tomás De la Vega, 6 Rodrigo Báez, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Matías Cortese, 1 Lucas Noguera Paz
Replacements: 16 Santiago Iglesias Valdez, 17 Bruno Postiglioni, 18 Matías Díaz, 19 Matías Alemanno, 20 Javier Ortega Desio, 21 Tomás Cubelli, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Matías Orlando.

Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Fergus McFadden, 12 Darren Cave, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Chris Henry, 6 Rhys Ruddock, 5 Paul O’Connell (Captain), 4 Devin Toner, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best. 1 Dave Kilcoyne
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 James Cronin, 18 Jack McGrath, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Jordi Murphy, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Noel Reid.

Date: Saturday 14 June
Venue: Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán
Kick-Off: 20:40 SA Time (15:40 ARG Time, 19:40 BST, 18:40)
Expected weather: Noticeably cooler, but little chance of rain. High of 17 C and a low of 8 C
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant Referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), John Lacey (Ireland)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)