Ireland vs Argentina Preview & Prediction | 2026 Nations Championship | Round 4

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The 2026 Nations Championship resumes on Friday as Ireland take on Argentina in Dublin.

Start date/time: 6 November 2026 at 8:10 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – ITV / USA – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – ITVX / USA – RugbyPass TV

Ireland team news: Conan & Doris out with injuries

Squad: Hugo Keenan; Robert Baloucoune, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart McCloskey, Mack Hansen; Sam Prendergast, Craig Casey; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan (capt), Tadhg Furlong; Joe McCarthy, Tadhg Beirne; Ryan Baird, Nick Timoney, Sean Jansen

Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Tom O'Toole, Sam Illo, James Ryan, Josh van der Flier, Jamison Gibson-Park, Ciaran Frawley or Jamie Benson, Bundee Aki

Argentina team news: 12 changes from last Test

Squad: Juan Cruz Mallia; Bautista Delguy, Justo Piccardo, Santiago Chocobares, Mateo Carreras; Tomas Albornoz, Gonzalo Garcia; Boris Wenger, Julian Montoya (capt), Francisco Moreno; Guido Petti, Pedro Rubiolo; Juan Martin Gonzalez, Marcos Kremer, Pablo Matera

Replacements: Leonel Oviedo, Mayco Vivas, Joel Sclavi, Efrain Elias, Juan Martin Scelzo, Simon Benitez Cruz, Geronimo Prisciantelli, Lucio Cinti

Ireland vs Argentina prediction

Although they are fourth in the Northern Hemisphere standings, Ireland are still in the mix having won two of their three games back in July.

Having lost to New Zealand at Eden Park in the last of their matches during the Southern Hemisphere swing though, they will likely need to win all three of their home matches if they are to have a chance of winning the inaugural Nations Championship.

Argentina, meanwhile, endured an underwhelming July with a victory over a struggling Wales side their only success, with that win sandwiched between defeats to Scotland and England.

There have been a couple of close matches between these two nations over the years, but Ireland have come out on top in the last four meetings. With the Aviva Stadium crowd behind them, we expect Andy Farrell's side to have too much for the Pumas and we're backing them to be leading at both half-time and full-time.

Ireland vs Argentina tip: Double result – Ireland / Ireland