Keenan hat-trick as Ireland beat Argentina 42-12 in Nations Championship opener

Ireland beat Argentina 42-12 in Dublin in the opening match of the Nations Championship's home leg, with Hugo Keenan scoring three of their six tries.

• Dan Sheehan, Sam Prendergast and Ronan Kelleher scored Ireland's other three tries, while Mateo Carreras scored both of Argentina's.
• Prendergast, who started at fly-half after a wrist injury, scored his first international try two minutes into the second half and kicked five conversions.
• Argentina captain Julian Montoya failed a head injury assessment before half-time, and Justo Piccardo and Ephraim Elias were sin-binned.
• Ireland top the northern hemisphere table and host Fiji next week before South Africa visit Dublin on 21 November.