Games over the last 50 years have been marred by stand-out brutality on both sides

Eight Ireland players - six from Leinster - will start the first match of the Lions Tour

Combinations looked rusty and set-pieces failed to come off, but that’s part of the process

And these Pumas will be welcome back any time too

Finlay Bealham did well but there are plenty of things for Andy Farrell’s team to work on before facing Australia

Frustrated Lions make lots of errors in disjointed performance against Argentina

1888 Cup up first for the Lions before they head down under for three-Test series against Australia

Better days lie ahead for the outhalf, whose grandfather Tom Elliot played for the Lions

Tries for Bundee Aki and Tadhg Beirne as Andy Farrell’s side suffer shock defeat at the Aviva

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Andy Farrell has positive news on Keenan and Gibson-Park injuries

Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Finlay Bealham included in starting XV

Pumas head coach announces his team for Friday night’s encounter against the Lions at the Aviva Stadium

Powerhouse centre Bundee Aki could get run out at Aviva Stadium on Friday

There were positives along the way in the three wins but the reliance on five-metre lineouts tells us that Ireland’s attack has become more blunt

Les Bleus beat Los Pumas 37-23 at Stade de France

Performance under the high ball likely to be tested against Fiji and outcome sure to be instructive

Gatland’s side face a huge task as they try and avoid going a full calendar year without a Test win for the first time since 1937

Some supporters and critics don’t seem to have learned from the previous highs and lows in our rugby history

Argentina have beaten every other Tier 1 nation away from home, Ireland preserving their record should be praised