2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina
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Series of Irish Rugby Matches Played In Argentina
Main article: 2007 mid-year rugby union tests
Series of rugby union matches
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| Top point scorer(s) | Felipe Contepomi (17) | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | Three players tied with 1 | ||||
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| Previous tour | New Zealand & Australia 2006 | ||||
| Next tour | New Zealand & Australia 2008 | ||||
The 2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 2007 in Argentina by Ireland national rugby union team.
The Irish team, was very renewed, Eddie O'Sullivan tested many new players, and stars like Ronan O'Gara, Brian O'Driscoll remain at home, to rest before the starting of training for 2007 Rugby World Cup. In the first match, Irish lose a tight match, but had a bad defeat in the second.
Touring party
[edit ]Complete list of Ireland personnel:[1] [2]
- Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan
- Captain: Simon Best
Backs
[edit ]- Isaac Boss (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
- Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
- Brian Carney (Clonakilty/Munster)
- Gavin Duffy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
- Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
- Kieran Lewis (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
- Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians/Munster)
- Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)
- Tomás O'Leary (Dolphin RFC/Munster)
- Eoin Reddan (London Wasps)
- Jeremy Staunton (London Wasps)
- Andrew Trimble (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
- Paddy Wallace (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
Forwards
[edit ]- Peter Bracken (London Wasps)
- Tony Buckley (Shannon RFC/Munster)
- Leo Cullen (Leicester Tigers)
- Stephen Ferris (Dungannon RFC/Ulster)
- Jerry Flannery (Shannon RFC/Munster)
- Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
- Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf RFC/Leinster)
- Trevor Hogan (Shannon RFC/Leinster)
- Bernard Jackman (Clontarf RFC/Leinster)
- Shane Jennings (Leicester Tigers)
- Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)
- Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
- Alan Quinlan (Shannon RFC/Munster)
- Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
- Bryan Young (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
Match details
[edit ]First test
[edit ] 26 May 2007
Try: Senillosa
Con: F. Contepomi
Pen: F. Contepomi (4)
Drop: F. Contepomi Report Tries: Carney c
Penalty try c
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace
Duffy
Con: F. Contepomi
Pen: F. Contepomi (4)
Drop: F. Contepomi Report Tries: Carney c
Penalty try c
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace
Duffy
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Attendance: 26,000 [3]
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
Attendance: 26,000 [3]
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)
| Team details |
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Argentina
Ireland
Bernardo Stortoni
FB
15
FB
Gavin Duffy
Tomás de Vedia
W
14
W
Brian Carney
Miguel Avramovic
C
13
C
Andrew Trimble
Hernán Senillosa
C
12
C
Kieran Lewis
Francisco Leonelli
W
11
W
Tommy Bowe
(capt.) Felipe Contepomi
FH
10
FH
Paddy Wallace
Nicolas Vergallo
SH
9
SH
Isaac Boss
Juan Manuel Leguizamón
N8
8
N8
Jamie Heaslip
Pablo Bouza
L
4
L
Trevor Hogan
Santiago González Bonorino
P
3
P
Simon Best (capt.)
Marcos Ayerza
P
1
P
Bryan Young
Replacements
James Diego Stuart
18
L
Mick O'Driscoll upward-facing green arrow
Coaches
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Second test
[edit ] 2 June 2007
| Team details |
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Argentina
Ireland
Federico Serra Miras
FB
15
FB
Geordan Murphy
Tomás de Vedia
W
14
W
Brian Carney
Hernán Senillosa
C
13
C
Barry Murphy
Manuel Contepomi
C
12
C
Gavin Duffy
Francisco Leonelli
W
11
W
Rob Kearney
Federico Todeschini
FH
10
FH
Jeremy Staunton
Nicolas Vergallo
SH
9
SH
Eoin Reddan
Juan Manuel Leguizamón
N8
8
N8
Stephen Ferris
Esteban Lozada
L
4
L
Leo Cullen
Marcos Ayerza
P
1
P
Simon Best (capt.)
Replacements
Coaches
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References
[edit ]- ^ news.bbc.co.uk
- ^ "Seven Uncapped Players In Ireland Squad". irishrugby.ie. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ "Contepomi Strikes Late To Deny Ireland". Irish Rugby Football Union. 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.