{"id":677866,"date":"2026-11-07T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/677866\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T17:16:11","slug":"hugo-keenan-hat-trick-seals-ireland-bonus-point-win-over-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/677866\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Keenan hat-trick seals Ireland bonus-point win over Argentina &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>              <img width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/aviva-stadium.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ireland win 42 \u2013 12 against Argentina in Aviva this Friday. Photo: Pixabay\" title=\"Ireland win 42 \u2013 12 against Argentina in Aviva this Friday. Photo: Pixabay\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>Ireland win 42 \u2013 12 against Argentina in Aviva this Friday. Photo: Pixabay              &#13;<br \/>\n                Hugo Keenan locks down Ireland\u2019s 12th win over Los Pumas on Irish soil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IRELAND have officially moved into the top spot in the Northern Hemisphere table, after beating Argentina this Friday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A routine Irish win of 42 \u2013 12 also saw man of the match, Hugo Keenan pull off a well-deserved hat-trick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sam Prendergast was also one to watch, as he helped bring Ireland to victory with a 100% success rate with his five conversations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of which was off the back of his own try, which he managed after a 40-metre run down the gap through the Argentinian defence. This marks his first senior international try.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Captain Dan Sheehan and R\u00f3nan\u202fKelleher got in on the nights action, having both landed themselves a try. Andy Farell\u2019s team managed to secure a bonus-point win against the Argentinian squad. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Los Pumas did not help their case against the roaring Irish last night, as both Justo Piccardo and Efrain Elias picked up yellow cards. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ireland team are yet to lose to Argentina on Irish soil yet, now having extended their winning streak to 12 games. <\/p>\n<p>Ireland are set to host Fiji next week in the Aviva Stadium in their fifth game of the Nations Championship. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Starting XV:<\/p>\n<p>15. Hugo Keenan (UCD\/Leinster)(48)<br \/>14. Robert Baloucoune (Enniskillen\/Ulster)(9)<br \/>13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers\/Leinster)(85)<br \/>12. Stuart McCloskey (Bangor\/Ulster)(31)<br \/>11. Mack Hansen (Connacht)(30)<br \/>10. Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne\/Leinster)(17)<br \/>9. Craig Casey (Shannon\/Munster)(30)<br \/>1. Andrew Porter (UCD\/Leinster)(79)<br \/>2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne\/Leinster)(41)(captain)<br \/>3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf\/Leinster)(88)<br \/>4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University\/Leinster)(26)<br \/>5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne\/Munster)(73)<br \/>6. Ryan Baird (Dublin University\/ Leinster) (33)<br \/>7. Nick Timoney (Queen\u2019s University\/Ulster) (14)<br \/>8. Sean Jansen (Connacht)(2)<\/p>\n<p>Replacements:<\/p>\n<p>16. R\u00f3nan Kelleher (Lansdowne\/Leinster)(51)<br \/>17. Tom O\u2019Toole (Ballynahinch\/Ulster)(24)<br \/>18. Sam Illo (Buccaneers\/Connacht)(1)<br \/>19. James Ryan (UCD\/Leinster)(83)<br \/>20. Josh van der Flier (UCD\/Leinster)(81)<br \/>21. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(53)<br \/>22. Ciaran Frawley (UCD\/Connacht)(15)<br \/>23. Bundee Aki (Galwegians\/Connacht)(72).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                                     &#13;<br \/>\n                     &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland win 42 \u2013 12 against Argentina in Aviva this Friday. 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