1927 British Lions tour to Argentina

1927 British Lions Tour to Argentina
Date	24 July – 21 August
Coach(es)	James Baxter
Tour captain(s)	David MacMyn
Test series winners	British and Irish Lions (4–0)
Top test point scorer(s)	Ernest Hammett (40)
	← South Africa 1924 New Zealand and Australia 1930 →

C D Aarvold, E. Hammett and EG Taylor, covered on El Gráfico.

During its second tour to Argentina, the British Lions played 9 matches there. Although this was not an official tour, The River Plate Rugby Union (now Unión Argentina de Rugby) recognised four of them as the first official matches of Argentina national team.

The British Lions were formed by English and Scottish players.^[1]^[2]

Touring team

Player	Position	Club	Born / National team	1st test	2nd test	3rd test	4th test
Roger Wakefield	Forward	Cambridge Univ.	(uncapped)
JNS Wallens	Fullback		England	Played		Played	Played
AF Hamilton Smythe	Three-Quarter		(uncapped)			Played
RF Kelly	Three-Quarter		Scotland	Played	Played		Played
EG Taylor	Wing	Oxford Univ.	Scotland		Played	Played	Played
C D Aarvold	Wing	Cambridge Univ.	England (capped in 1928)	Played	Played	Played	Played
Peter Douty	Scrum-half		Scotland		Played	Played
George McIlwaine	Flanker	Cambridge Univ.	South Africa (uncapped)	Played	Played	Played	Played
AD Allen	F. Prop	Cambridge Univ.	(uncapped)	Played	Played	Played	Played
Granville Coghlan	Lock	Cambridge Univ.	England (uncapped)		Played		Played
TW Gubb	Lock	Oxford Univ.	South Africa (uncapped)			Played
DS Troup	Lock/Flanker	Oxford Univ.	(uncapped)	Played		Played
E Coley	Flanker		England (capped in 1929)		Played		Played
Theodore Pike	Flanker	Lansdowne	Ireland	Played
DE Law	Hooker		England	Played	Played	Played	Played
CT Payne	Prop		Ireland	Played	Played	Played	Played
DJ MacMyn (C)	Number 8	London Scottish	Scotland	Played	Played	Played	Played
EDG Hammett	Three-Quarter		England	Played	Played	Played
JL Farrell	Lock		Ireland	Played	Played	Played	Played
WH Sobey	Scrum-half	Old Millhillians	England (capped in 1920)	Played	Played		Played
JOJ Malfroy	Scrum-half	Cambridge Univ.	New Zealand (uncapped)
RS Spong	Fly-half	Old Millhillians	England (capped in 1929)	Played	Played	Played	Played
GS Wilson	Wing		England (capped in 1929)	Played			Played

Manager: James "Bim" Baxter

Results

The British Lions played 9 matches in Argentina, winning all of them, with only 9 points conceded.

24 July 1927

Anglo-Argentinos^[3]	0–27	Great Britain XV

27 July 1927

C.A. San Isidro	0–14	Great Britain XV

31 July 1927

Argentina	0–37	Great Britain XV
		Try: Aarvold, Hammett Kelly, MacMyn Payne, Spong Wilson 2 Con: Hammett 3 Pen: Hammett Drop: Spong

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Thomas Vile (

– WRU)


Argentina		Great Britain XV
Cesar Pollano	FB	15	FB	Jack Wallens
Cesar Vazquez	W	14	W	Guy Wilson
(capt.) Arturo Rodríguez Jurado	C	13	C	Ernest Hammett
Fabio Lucioni	C	12	C	Robert Kelly
W. Braddon	W	11	W	Carl Aarvold
Alberto Zappa	FH	10	FH	Roger Spong
Reginald Cooper	SH	9	SH	Wilf Sobey
Antonio Pasalagua	N8	8	N8	David MacMyn (capt.)
Antonio Hobson	F	7	F	Theodore Pike
Miguel McCormick	F	6	F	George McIlwaine
Rodolfo Serra	L	5	L	Donald Troup
Jose Cuesta Silva	L	4	L	Jimmy Farrell
Ray Cameron	P	3	P	Arthur Allen
Jorge Conrard	H	2	H	Douglas Law
Enrique Bustamante	P	1	P	Charles Payne

3 August 1927

Combined team ^[4]	0–24	Great Britain XV

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

7 August 1927

Argentina	0–46	Great Britain XV
		Try: Aarvold 4, Kelly 2 McIlwaine, MacMyn Payne, Spong Con: Hammett 6 Drop: Hammett

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Attendance: .000
Referee: Thomas Vile (

– WRU)


Argentina		Great Britain XV
A. Jacobs	FB	15	FB	Peter Douty
Martin Ayerra	W	14	W	Carl Aarvold
Carlos Reyes	C	13	C	Ernest Hammett
Cesar Vazquez	C	12	C	Robert Kelly
G.E.F. Cooke	W	11	W	Edward Taylor
Marco Hernandez	FH	10	FH	Roger Spong
Reginald Cooper	SH	9	SH	Wilf Sobey
Julian Sommer	N8	8	N8	David MacMyn (capt.)
Arturo Rodríguez Jurado (capt.)	F	7	F	Eric Coley
Roberto Botting	F	6	F	George McIlwaine
Ray Cameron	L	5	L	Granville Coghlan
Jose Cuesta Silva	L	4	L	Jimmy Farrell
Alfredo Riganti	P	3	P	Arthur Allen
Jorge Conrard	H	2	H	Douglas Law
Enrique Bustamante	P	1	P	Charles Payne

10 August 1927

Combined team ^[5]	3–44	Great Britain XV

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

14 August 1927

Argentina	3–34	Great Britain XV
Goal from mark: Torino		Try: Douty, Hamilton-Smythe 2 McIlwaine, Taylor 3 Con: Hammett 5 Pen: Hammett

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Attendance: .000
Referee: Thomas Vile (

– WRU)


Argentina		Great Britain XV
C. Derkheim	FB	15	FB	Jack Wallens
Norberto Escary	W	14	W	Carl Aarvold
Carlos Reyes	C	13	C	Ernest Hammett
Marco Hernandez	C	12	C	Arthur Hamilton-Smythe
Llewellyn Makin	W	11	W	Edward Taylor
Francisco Torino	FH	10	FH	Roger Spong
Reginald Cooper	SH	9	SH	Peter Douty
Roberto Botting	N8	8	N8	David MacMyn (capt.)
Arturo Rodríguez Jurado (capt.)	F	7	F	Donald Troup
Antonio Pasalagua	F	6	F	George McIlwaine
Rodolfo Serra	L	5	L	Tom Gubb
Jose Cuesta Silva	L	4	L	Jimmy Farrell
Alfredo Riganti	P	3	P	Charles Payne
Vicente Grimoldi	H	2	H	Douglas Law
Enrique Bustamante	P	1	P	Arthur Allen

15 August 1927

Combinado Clubes^[6]	3–29	Great Britain XV

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

21 August 1927

Argentina	0–43	Great Britain XV
		Try: Aarvold 3, Coghlan Kelly 2, McIlwaine MacMyn, Sobey Spong, Wilson Con: Wilson 5

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Attendance: .000
Referee: Thomas Vile (

– WRU)


Argentina		Great Britain XV
A. Jacobs	FB	15	FB	Jack Wallens
Cesar Vazquez	W	14	W	Carl Aarvold
Carlos Reyes	C	13	C	Robert Kelly
Marco Hernandez	C	12	C	Guy Wilson
Norberto Escary	W	11	W	Edward Taylor
Francisco Torino	FH	10	FH	Roger Spong
Reginald Cooper	SH	9	SH	Wilf Sobey
Roberto Botting	N8	8	N8	David MacMyn (capt.)
Salvador Muller	F	7	F	Eric Coley
Arturo Rodríguez Jurado (capt.)	F	6	F	George McIlwaine
Jose Cuesta Silva	L	5	L	Granville Coghlan
Rodolfo Serra	L	4	L	Jimmy Farrell
Alfredo Riganti	P	3	P	Arthur Allen
Vicente Grimoldi	H	2	H	Douglas Law
Enrique Bustamante	P	1	P	Charles Payne

References

↑ Argentina tour at Lions official site (Archive)
↑ El Gráfico No. 424, 20 August 1927
↑ Selection of Argentinian players with English bornplace or origin. At those times, it was usual to play an end of season match of that nature.
↑ Formed by players from Gimnasia y Esgrima and Universitario
↑ Formed by players from Belgrano A.C. and Buenos Aires F.C.
↑ Combined team. is not known of which clubs

Bibliography

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[1] Argentina tour at Lions official site (Archive)

[2] El Gráfico No. 424, 20 August 1927

[3] Selection of Argentinian players with English bornplace or origin. At those times, it was usual to play an end of season match of that nature.

[4] Formed by players from Gimnasia y Esgrima and Universitario

[5] Formed by players from Belgrano A.C. and Buenos Aires F.C.

[6] Combined team. is not known of which clubs

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