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1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina

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1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
P W D L
Total
06 03 02 01
Test match
02 00 01 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina[note 1]
2 0 1 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour1964 Africa
Next tour1969 Oceania

In 1968, the Wales national rugby union team toured Argentina for a series of rugby union matches against Argentine regional and invitational teams, as well as two matches against the Argentina national team.

History

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The tour also took in five matches against Argentine regional and invitational teams with one test against South Africa. This was the first official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere.

It was the first Welsh tour in Argentina: before only South Africa, Ireland and France national teams, visited Argentina and South America.

Despite the fact that the Welsh Rugby Union did not consider them as official, the two matches against Argentina national team were deemed test matches for Argentina.

It was a big surprise that the "Pumas" won the series with a victory and a draw.

Match summary

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Complete list of matches played by Wales in Argentina:[1]

  Test matches

One of the matches played by Wales at Estadio GEBA
Date Opponent City Venue Score
7 September Belgrano Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 24–11
11 September Seleccionado Interior [note 2] Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 12–3
14 September  Argentina Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 5–9
21 September Argentina B Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 8–8
25 September Argentina C [note 3] Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 9–6
28 September  Argentina Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 9–9
Pld W D L PF PA
6 3 2 1 67 46
Notes
  1. ^ Official test match only for Argentine Rugby Union[1]
  2. ^ Combined team formed by players from different provinces of Argentina
  3. ^ Third Argentine national team

Match details

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7 September 1968
Belgrano11–24 Wales
Try: Martínez
Con: Rosati
Pen: Rosati (2)		Try: Gray 2, Hughes, Ball, Dawes
Con: Dawes 3
Pen: Dawes
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires
Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Argentina)

Belgrano: H. Rosati; C. Cornille, C. Martínez, G. Escobar, E. de las Carreras; F. Forrester, L. Gradín; A. Gómez Aparicio, E. Elowson, L. Loyola; M. Cole, L. Tahier; G. Luchetti, F. Gradín (c), E. Verardo
Wales: J. Williams; A. Morgan, J. Dawes (c), G. Ball, L. Daniel; P. Bennett, G. Turner; T. Gray, D. Hughes, D. Morris; L. Baxter, R. Mainwaring; B. Butler, N. Gales, J. Lloyd

11 September 1968
Seleccionado Interior3–12 Wales
Pen: SeatonTry: Ferguson, Gray
Butler, Morgan
Con: Ferguson
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)

Seleccionado del Interior: J. Seaton; E. España, R. Taquini, J. Benzi, A. Quetglas; R. Villavicencio, O. Aletta da Silva; J. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. L. Imhoff (c); M. Campra, H. Suárez; F. Landó, J. Fradua, S. Furno
Wales: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, G. Dawes (c), A. Morgan; R. Phillips, T. Evans, A. John, J. Jeffery, A. Gray; M. Witshire, W. Mainwaring; W. Williams, B. Rees, L. Butler

14 September 1968
Argentina 9–5 Wales
Try: Loyola
Pen: Seaton (2)		ReportTry: Turner
Con: Dawes
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires
Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)
Argentina
Wales

Argentina: 15. Jorge Seaton, 14. Mario Walther, 13. Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 12. Marcelo Pascual, 11. Alejandro Travaglini, 10. Jorge Dartiguelongue, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 8. Hector Silva, 7. Miguel Chesta, 6. Raul Loyola, 5. Aitor Otano, 4. Adrian Anthony, 3. Marcelo Farina, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Luis Garcia Yanez
Wales: 15. J. P. R. Williams, 14. Laurie Daniel, 13. Glen Ball, 12. John Dawes, 11. Andy Morgan, 10. Phil Bennett, 9. Glyn Turner, 8. Dennis Hughes, 7. Tony Gray, 6. Dai Morris, 5. Billy Mainwaring, 4. Lyn Baxter, 3. Brian Butler, 2. Brian Rees, 1. John Lloyd

21 September 1968
Argentina B8–8 Wales
Try: Pére, Travaglini
Con: Gradín		Try: Daniel 2
Con: Daniel
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Argentina)

Argentina B: D. Morgan; N. Pérez, J. Benzi, R. Villavicencio, A. Travaglini; C. Martínez, L. Gradín (c); G. Plesky, H. Miguens, J. Imhoff; L. Varela, R. Sellarés; R. Casabal, C. Massabó, A. Abella. Wales: J. Williams; L. Daniel, S. Dawes (c), G. Ball, A. Morgan; R. Phillips, G. Turner; A. Gray, D. Hughes, W. Morris, W. Mainwarling, M. Witshire; W. Williams, N. Gale, D. Lloyd

25 September 1968
Argentina C6–9 Wales
Pen: O'ReillyPen: Ferguson, Dawes, Bennett
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires
Referee: César De Elizalde (Argentina)

Argentina C: Pagano (c); N. Pérez, E. Reynolds, P. Grossi, J. Fiordalisi; G. Pimentel, A. Gómez Aparicio; J. O'Reilly, E. Elowson, M. Morgan; R. Castro, J. Ferraiuolo; M. Carluccio, E. Toribio, H. Nicola
Wales: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, S. Dawes (c), A. Morgan; P. Bennett, T. Evans; A. John, D. Hughes, J. Jefrey; M. Wilshire, L. Baxter; w. Williams, B. Rees, B. Butler

28 September 1968
Argentina 9–9 Wales
Try: by scrum
Pen: Seaton 2		ReportTry: Ferguson
Pen: Ferguson 2
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires
Referee: Ken John (England)
Carlos Tozzi (Argentina) from 25'
Argentina
Wales

Argentina: 15. Jorge Seaton, 14. Mario Walther, 13. Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 12. Marcelo Pascual, 11. Nestor Perez, 10. Jorge Dartiguelongue, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 7. Hector Silva (c), 8. Miguel Chesta, 6. Raul Loyola, 5. Aitor Otano, 4. Adrian Anthony, 3. Marcelo Farina, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Luis Garcia Yanez
Wales: 15. J. P. R. Williams, 14. Laurie Daniel, 13. Glen Ball, 12. John Dawes (c), 11. Stuart Ferguson, 10. Bob Phillips, 9. Glyn Turner, 8. Dennis Hughes, 7. Tony Gray, 6. Dai Morris, 5. Billy Mainwaring, 4. Max Wiltshire, 3. John Lloyd, 2. Norman Gale, 1. Walter Williams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Memoria y Balance 1968 on UAR website
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