Admiral Brown Cup

Admiral Brown Cup

The trophy awarded
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2012; 10 years ago (2012)
Number of teams	2
Country	Argentina  Ireland
Holders	Ireland (2021)
Most titles	Ireland (5 titles)

The Admiral William Brown Cup (in Spanish: Copa Almirante Brown) is an international rugby union competition contested between Argentina and Ireland. It was first held on 16 November 2012 at the Aviva Stadium. The trophy is named after Admiral William Brown, the Irish-Argentine who founded the Argentine Navy.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Statistics[]

Host	Matches	Arg. won	Ire. won	Draws	Arg. points	Ire. points
Argentina	2	0	2	0	34	52
Ireland	4	0	4	0	67	155
Overall	6	0	6	0	101	207

Results[]

The trophy was named after Irish Admiral William Brown, founder of the Argentine Navy

• ST – Summer Test
• AI – Autumn International

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
2021	21 November	Aviva Stadium	Dublin	Ireland	53–7	Argentina	Ireland

See also[]

• History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland

References[]