The 2008 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, the Pacific Islanders and Canada tour the northern hemisphere.
The tour ended with the traditional 'final challenge' Barbarians match, against Australia, which was the first rugby union Test at the new Wembley Stadium.
The test matches took on added significance, with seedings for the 2011 Rugby World Cup draw to take place on 1 December at stake.
With the other results on the day, the Pumas would have dropped to fifth place, behind England, if O'Gara had converted, as it would have given Ireland a win by more than 15 points.
The other major news of the week was New Zealand's win over England, completing a successful Grand Slam tour for the All Blacks.