Friendly: Teams up for Argentina v Ireland.

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Seven Ulster players start for Ireland in their summer “jolly boys” outing against Argentina in Estadio Centenario, Resistencia on Saturday evening. KO 19:40 UK/IRE.

It’s a match that will likely go down in the annals of Irish Rugby history as Robbie Diack’s and Kieran Marmion’s first starts but not for much else as both teams are well off their first choice selections. Mind you it could be entertaining enough.

The back three see’s Ulster’s Andrew Trimble on the right wing with Zebo on the left and Jones at full back so plenty of work for Trimby as he covers Zebo as he drifts out of the game and Jones’ poor positioning, both of which were exploited ruthlessly by the Ulster Academy players in their last outing at Thomond! :p

Darren Cave and Luke Marshall should slot seamlessly into the centre and they should get a fair dig at stating their claim in the post O’Driscoll era with Murray and Sexton inside them at half . . .

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