Admiral Brown Cup Explained

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The Admiral William Brown Cup (in Spanish; Castilian: 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]

Summary

Overall

HostMatches
won

won
DrawsArg.
points
Ire.
points
2 0 2 0 34 52
4 0 4 0 67 155
Overall 6 0 6 0 101207

Records

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

RecordArgentinaIreland
Longest winning streakN/a6 (16 Nov 2012–present)
Largest points for
Home17 (7 June 2014)53 (21 November 2021)
Away24 (16 November 2012)29 (7 June 2014)
Largest winning margin
HomeN/a46 (21 November 2021)
AwayN/a12 (7 June 2014)

Results

YearDateHomeScoreAwayVenuewidth= pxCityTrophy
Winner
Ref.
2012 16 Nov [5]
2014 14 Jun [6] [7]
7 Jun [8]
2017 25 Nov [9] [10]
2018 10 Nov [11] [12]
2021 21 Nov [13]

See also

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: Ireland 46-24 Argentina . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Sexton injury mars Ireland win . espnscrum . 13 July 2022.
  7. Web site: First Test: Argentina 17-29 Ireland . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
  8. Web site: Second Test: Argentina 17-23 Ireland . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Ireland battle to victory over Argentina and seal third autumn Test win . espnscrum . 4 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Autumn international: Ireland 28-19 Argentina . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022.
  11. Web site: Ireland 28-17 Argentina . Ireland’s 2018 Autumn Internationals Confirmed . 4 November 2021.
  12. Web site: Recap: Ireland 28-17 Argentina . RTE . 13 July 2022.
  13. Web site: Ireland cap off brilliant month with easy Pumas win . RTE . 13 July 2022.