Admiral_Brown_Cup

Admiral Brown Cup

Admiral Brown Cup

Add article description

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]

Quick Facts Sport, Instituted ...

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]

Summary

Overall

More information Host, Matches ...

Records

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

More information Record, Argentina ...

Results

The trophy was named after Irish Admiral William Brown, founder of the Argentine Navy
More information Year, Date ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Almirante Guillermo Brown biography on Government of Argentina website
  2. [2]
    Almirante Guillermo Brown: padre de la Armada Argentina on Gaceta Marinera
  3. [3]
    Irlanda v Argentina: La Copa Almirante Brown at the IRFU, 21 Nov 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    "Ireland 46-24 Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Sexton injury mars Ireland win". espnscrum. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. [6]
    "First Test: Argentina 17-29 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Second Test: Argentina 17-23 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Ireland battle to victory over Argentina and seal third autumn Test win". espnscrum. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Autumn international: Ireland 28-19 Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Ireland 28-17 Argentina". Ireland’s 2018 Autumn Internationals Confirmed. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Recap: Ireland 28-17 Argentina". RTE. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Ireland cap off brilliant month with easy Pumas win". RTE. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Admiral_Brown_Cup, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.