Ireland have survived a fierce second half comeback from Argentina to narrowly defeat the Pumas 22-19 at the Aviva Stadium and just about bounce back from last week’s disappointing loss to New Zealand.
Ireland led 22-9 at half-time after ruthlessly punishing an early Argentina yellow card with two tries in the first seven minutes from Jack Crowley and Mack Hansen.
Joe McCarthy added a third after Tomas Albornoz had kept the visitors in touch.
But a very different Argentina side emerged after half-time with Juan Cruz Mallia slicing the hosts open with the try of the game.
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Albornoz cut the lead to just three points as the Irish errors of a week ago began to creep back in.
But the hosts composed themselves, in no small part thanks to an impressive debut off the bench from 21-year-old flyhalf Sam Prendergast.
The hosts then hung on at the death to avoid back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2021.
