■ By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Ireland...............22pts
Tries: Crowley 3, Hansen 5, McCarthy 31
Conversions: Crowley 3, 32
Drop goal: Crowley 21
Argentina .........19pts

Try: Mallia 45
Conversion: Albernoz 46
Penalties: Albernoz 11, 17, 25, 50

Crashing home: Jack Crowley gets the first try

IRELAND, so strong and confident in the first half, were left clinging on at the end against a short-handed Pumas team which refused to go quietly and could even have nicked the game at the death.
With the clock in the red the Pumas had been progressing relentlessly for fully...