Admiral Brown Cup Explained

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The Admiral William Brown Cup (in es|Copa Almirante Brown) is an international rugby union competition contested between and . It was first held on 16 November 2012 at the Aviva Stadium.^[1] The trophy is named after Admiral William Brown, the Irish-Argentine born in Foxford, Co Mayo in 1777, who founded the Argentine Navy.^{[1] [2] [3]}

This competition was born after a joint initiative involving the Embassy of Argentina in Dublin, the Embassy of Ireland in Buenos Aires, the Argentine Rugby Union and the Irish Rugby Football Union.^{[4] [5]}

Summary

Overall

Host	Matches	won	won	Draws	Arg. points	Ire. points
	2	0	2	0	34	52
	5	0	5	0	86	177
Overall	7	0	7	0	120	229

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record	Argentina	Ireland
Longest winning streak		7 (16 Nov 2012–present)
Largest points for
Home	17 (7 June 2014)	53 (21 November 2021)
Away	24 (16 November 2012)	29 (7 June 2014)
Largest winning margin
Home		46 (21 November 2021)
Away		12 (7 June 2014)

Results

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	width= px	City	Trophy Winner	Ref.
2012	16 Nov							^[6]
2014	14 Jun							^[7] ^[8]
7 Jun						^[9]
2017	25 Nov							^[10] ^[11]
2018	10 Nov							^[12] ^[13]
2021	21 Nov							^[14]
2024	15 Nov							^[15]

See also

• History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland

Notes and References

1. Web site: New rugby trophy to honour Argentine naval hero . Irish Independent . 7 August 2024.
2. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/armada/historia-naval/heroes-navales/almirante-guillermo-brown Almirante Guillermo Brown
3. https://gacetamarinera.com.ar/especiales/almirante-guillermo-brown-padre-de-la-armada-argentina/ Almirante Guillermo Brown: padre de la Armada Argentina
4. https://www.irishrugby.ie/2012/11/21/irlanda-v-argentina-la-copa-almirante-brown/ Irlanda v Argentina: La Copa Almirante Brown
5. Web site: What Is The Admiral Brown Cup For Ireland v Argentina? . Balls . 16 November 2024.
6. Web site: Ireland 46-24 Argentina . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
7. Web site: Sexton injury mars Ireland win . espnscrum . 13 July 2022.
8. Web site: First Test: Argentina 17-29 Ireland . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
9. Web site: Second Test: Argentina 17-23 Ireland . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
10. Web site: Ireland battle to victory over Argentina and seal third autumn Test win . espnscrum . 4 November 2021.
11. Web site: Autumn international: Ireland 28-19 Argentina . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
12. Web site: Ireland 28-17 Argentina . Ireland’s 2018 Autumn Internationals Confirmed . 4 November 2021.
13. Web site: Recap: Ireland 28-17 Argentina . RTE . 13 July 2022.
14. Web site: Ireland cap off brilliant month with easy Pumas win . RTE . 13 July 2022.
15. Web site: Ireland 22-19 Argentina . Autumn Internationals . 16 November 2024.