Autumn Nations Series - Ireland v Argentina: All You Need to Know

Ireland's Autumn Nations Series got off to the most underwhelming start as New Zealand came away with a 23-13 win last Friday.

After being so used to blockbuster battles between the sides in recent years, it was something of a let-down.

But now a resurgent Argentina side, with former Leinster man Felipe Contepomi at the helm, are gunning for a first ever win over Ireland in Dublin.

They've already beaten France, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa this year and would love to add Andy Farrell's men to that list.

It's another Friday night game but let's hope there's a better atmosphere at Aviva Stadium.

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ONLINE

We'll have a live blog, match report, player ratings and post-game reaction from Aviva Stadium on rte.ie/sport.

RADIO

There will be live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1, with coverage getting under way at 8pm.

TV

The game will be live on Virgin Media and TNT Sports.

WEATHER

More mild weather conditions are forecast with temperatures around 11-12C expected in Dublin on Friday evening.

It's set to be a cloudy evening but the rain should hold off, while winds of 11-13km/hr are forecast.

It's the 20th official Test meeting overall between the two teams with 10 of the contests taking place in Dublin.

However, the game will be the 25th international between the sides.

Last year the IRFU retrospectively awarded caps to the players who featured in five games, between 1952 and 1973, that were