Ireland Beat Argentina but Admit They Could Do Better
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Ireland won a rugby match against Argentina on Friday.
Ireland scored six tries in the game.
Ireland won by 30 points. This is a big win.
But the coach was not fully happy.
The coach's name is Andy Farrell.
He said Ireland could play better.
A player named Tadhg Beirne agreed with him.
He said the team was not ruthless enough.
Ruthless means very strong and not kind to the other team.
Ireland is a strong rugby team.
Argentina is also a good rugby team.
The match was an important international game.
Andy Farrell is the head coach of Ireland.
Tadhg Beirne plays rugby for Ireland.
Ireland wants to play even better next time.
Vocabulary15 words
- tries
- points scored in rugby by putting the ball down
- ruthless
- very strong; not kind to the other team
- international
- between two or more countries
- head coach
- the main person who trains a sports team
- rugby
- a sport with an oval ball and two teams
- win
- to be first; to beat another team
- match
- a game between two teams
- points
- numbers you get when you score in a game
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- score
- to get points in a game
- strong
- having a lot of power
- happy
- feeling good
- better
- more good
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1. Six 2. 30 3. No
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Ireland won a rugby _____ against Argentina on Friday.
Ireland scored six _____ in the game.
Ireland won by 30 _____. This is a big win.
But the _____ was not fully happy.
The coach's name is Andy _____.
He said Ireland could play _____.
A player named Tadhg Beirne _____ with him.
He said the team was not _____ enough.
Ireland is a strong rugby _____.
The match was an important _____ game.
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