Ireland v Argentina: All you need to know ahead of tonight's game

Ireland will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they take on Argentina in the Aviva Stadium on Friday night.

Andy Farrell's side started the November series with a 23-13 defeat to New Zealand, in a very disappointing performance.

Several handling errors, combined with a number of penalties given away, meant Ireland were their own worst enemies at times.

As Ireland look for an immediate response, here is all you need to know ahead of the game.

Ireland v Argentina kicks off at 8:10pm at the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland v Argentina will be shown live on Virgin Media One, with coverage beginning at 7:30pm.

Ireland's loss to New Zealand was their third defeat in their last five games. While there is no shame in losing to the All Blacks, South Africa and England, the way in which Ireland lost last week will be a concern.

Ireland gave New Zealand far too many chances to close out the game with penalties, while showing little in attack. After Josh Van Der Flier scored their only try, they never looked like scoring again.

They won't panic yet, but winning the final three games of the year is a must.

For Argentina, they have had an impressive 2024 under Felipe Contepomi, who was a fan favourite as a player and a coach at Leinster.

After finishing second in the Rugby Championship, Argentina started their European tour with a 50-18 win over Italy.

Andy Farrell makes one change to the starting 15, with Robbie Henshaw coming in for Bundee Aki, who dropes out of the squad.

Henshaw partners Garry Ringrose in the centre, as Farrell resisted the temptation to make wholesale changes.

On the bench, there could be debuts for Leinster duo Tom Clarkson and Sam Prendergast.

After injuries to Tadhg Furlong and Tom O'Toole, Clarkson will