Ireland’s Hugo Keenan scored three tries on his return to international rugby as the hosts beat Argentina 42-12 in Dublin. The visitors struck first, but Ireland built a 21-5 half-time lead and finished with six tries. Keenan was named player of the match after an absence of 21 months from the national side.
Ireland full-back Hugo Keenan returned to international rugby with three tries as his team beat Argentina 42-12 in Dublin. The match at the Aviva Stadium came after 21 months away from the national side for Keenan. He was named player of the match as Ireland began the northern-hemisphere portion of the Nations Championship with a win.[1], [2]
Argentina opened the scoring through Mateo Carreras, who gathered a cross-field kick from Albornoz. Ireland replied after Mack Hansen helped launch an attack that ended with Keenan crossing the try line. Dan Sheehan then scored from close range following a Nick Timoney carry. Keenan’s second came after a stolen lineout, and Ireland reached the interval 21-5 ahead.[1]
Sam Prendergast scored early in the second half to secure Ireland’s attacking bonus. Santiago Chocobares broke through to set up Carreras for Argentina’s second try, before Keenan completed his hat-trick after an exchange of passes among the forwards. Ronan Kelleher supplied Ireland’s sixth try from a driving maul. Argentina captain Julian Montoya left the match after failing a head-injury assessment.[1]
