2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina

Series of Irish Rugby Matches Played In Argentina

Main article: 2007 mid-year rugby union tests

Series of rugby union matches

2007 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina

Top point scorer(s)| Felipe Contepomi (17)
Top try scorer(s)| Three players tied with 1
Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 02|  00|  00|  02

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Test match| | 02|  00|  00|  02

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Argentina| | 2|  0|  0|  2

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Tour chronology
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

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Complete list of Ireland personnel:[1][2]

* Manager: Eddie O'Sullivan
* Captain: Simon Best

### Backs

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* 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

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* Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
* Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

* 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)

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## Match details

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### First test

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26 May 2007

Argentina | 22–20|  Ireland

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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
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Attendance: 26,000 [3]
Referee: Lyndon Bray (New Zealand)

Team details

Argentina

Ireland

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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
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | F | 7 | F | Keith Gleeson
Martín Durand | F | 6 | F | Neil Best
Esteban Lozada | L | 5 | L | Malcolm O'Kelly
Pablo Bouza | L | 4 | L | Trevor Hogan
Santiago González Bonorino | P | 3 | P | Simon Best (capt.)
Alberto Vernet Basualdo | H | 2 | H | Jerry Flannery
Marcos Ayerza | P | 1 | P | Bryan Young
|  | Replacements |  |
Matias Cortese |  | 16 | H | Bernard Jackman
Pablo Cardinali | P | 17 | P | Tony Buckley
James Diego Stuart |  | 18 | L | Mick O'Driscoll
Genaro Fessia | F | 19 | F | Stephen Ferris
Lucio López Fleming |  | 20 | SH | Tomás O'Leary
Juan Fernández Miranda |  | 21 | FB | Geordan Murphy
Horacio Agulla |  | 22 | W | Barry Murphy
|  | Coaches |  |
Marcelo Loffreda |  |  |  | Eddie O'Sullivan

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### Second test

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2 June 2007

Argentina | 16–0|  Ireland

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Try: M. Contepomi
Con: Todeschini
Pen: Todeschini (3)| Report|
Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

Team details

Argentina

Ireland

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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
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | F | 7 | F | Shane Jennings
Martín Durand (c) | F | 6 | F | Alan Quinlan
Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | L | 5 | L | Mick O'Driscoll
Esteban Lozada | L | 4 | L | Leo Cullen
Santiago González Bonorino | P | 3 | P | Bryan Young
Pablo Gambarini | H | 2 | H | Frankie Sheahan
Marcos Ayerza | P | 1 | P | Simon Best (capt.)
|  | Replacements |  |
Eusebio Guiñazú | P | 16 | H | Bernard Jackman
Pablo Henn |  | 17 | P | Tony Buckley
Pablo Bouza | L | 18 | L | Malcolm O'Kelly
Martín Schusterman | F | 19 | N8 | Neil Best
Nicolás Fernández Miranda |  | 20 |  | Isaac Boss
Juan Fernández Miranda |  | 21 | C | Kieran Lewis
Horacio Agulla |  | 22 | FB | Luke Fitzgerald
|  | Coaches |  |
Marcelo Loffreda |  |  |  | Eddie O'Sullivan

## References

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1. ^ news.bbc.co.uk
2. ^ "Seven Uncapped Players In Ireland Squad". irishrugby.ie. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
3. ^ "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.

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