Admiral Brown Cup

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Admiral Brown Cup
SportRugby union
Instituted2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Number of teams2
Country Argentina
 Ireland
Holders Ireland (2018)
Most titles Ireland (4 titles)

The Admiral William Brown Cup is an international rugby union competition contested between Argentina and Ireland at rugby union. It was played for on 16 November 2012 at the Aviva Stadium. The trophy is named after Admiral William Brown, the Irish-Argentine who founded the Argentine Navy.

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.[1]

Statistics

Host Matches Arg.
won
Ire.
won
Draws Arg.
points
Ire.
points
 Argentina 2 0 2 0 34 52
 Ireland 1 0 1 0 24 46
Overall 3 0 3 0 58 98

Results

Year Date Venue City Home Score Away Winner
2012 16 November Aviva Stadium Dublin Ireland 
46–24
 Argentina  Ireland
2014 14 June Monumental José Fierro Tucumán Argentina 
17–23
 Ireland  Ireland
7 June Estadio Centenario Resistencia Argentina 
17–29
 Ireland
2017 25 November Aviva Stadium Dublin Ireland 
28–19
 Argentina  Ireland
2018 10 November Aviva Stadium Dublin Ireland 
28–17
 Argentina  Ireland

See also

References

  1. ^ Irlanda v Argentina: La Copa Almirante Brown at the IRFU, 21 Nov 2012 (in Spanish)