1978 Argentina rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Italy
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The 1978 Argentina rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Italy was a series of nine matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in September and October 1978.
Six of the nine matches were played in England, with the tourists going on to play one match each in Wales, Ireland and Italy. Argentina won five matches, lost three and drew one. The draw came against the England national rugby union team, although England did not award full international caps for the fixture.
The tour captain, Hugo Porta, played all nine games, scored 94 of the team's 157 points on tour and, according to Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, "established himself as one of the world's great players" on the tour[2]
Contents
The Team
Team Manager: Angel Guastella
Full back
Three-quarters
- Marcelo Campo (Old Georgian – Buenos Aires)
- Adolfo Cappelletti (Banco Nacion – Buenos Aires)
- Marcelo Loffreda (San Isidro Club – Buenos Aires)
- Rafael Madero (San Isidro Club – Buenos Aires)
- Alejandro Puccio (C.A. San Isidro – Buenos Aires)
- Javier Trucco (Club Universitario B.A. – Buenos Aires)
- Edoardo Sanguinetti (Club Universitario B.A. – Buenos Aires)
Half-backs
- Alejandro Cerioni (Pueyrredón – Buenos Aires)
- Alejandro Cubelli (Belgrano A.C. – Buenos Aires)
- Javier Escalante (Duendes – Rosario)
- Tomas Landajo (Pueyrredón – Rosario)
- Hugo Porta (Banco Nacion – Buenos Aires)
- Alfredo Soares Gache (San Isidro Club – Buenos Aires)
Forwards
- Alejandro Iachetti (Hindú Club – Buenos Aires)
- Hugo Nicola (Curupayti – Buenos Aires)
- Ricardo Passaglia (la Tablada – Córdoba)
- Guillermo Paz (Alumni – Buenos Aires)
- Tomas Petersen (San Isidro Club – Buenos Aires)
- Topo Rodriguez (Tala – Córdoba)
- Ronaldo Seaton (Club Atlético del Rosario – Rosario)
- Carlos Serrano (Hindú Club – Buenos Aires)
- Hector Silva (Los Tilos – Buenos Aires)
- Gabriel Travaglini (C.A. San Isidro – Buenos Aires)
- Rodolfo Ventura (Club Newman – Buenos Aires)
The matches
Southern Counties
27 September |
Southern Counties | 9–39 | Argentina XV |
Pen: I. Gale 3 | Try: Porta, Cappelletti, Cerioni Madero, Puccio, Petersen Con: Porta 3 Pen: Porta 3 |
Iffley Road, Oxford Referee: Jean Pierre Bonnet (France) |
Southern Counties: I.Gale. Clive Rees, B.Reynolds, D.Course-, R.Ellis Jones; J.Wright e I.George; G.Sharpe, R.Jackson, J.Coock j.Mawle, John Orwin, Paul Rendall, A.Jenkins, Gary Pearce.
Argentina: M.Sansot; A.Puccio, R.Madero, M.Loffreda, A.Cappelletti; H.Porta (capt.), R.Landajo; C.Serreno, H.Silva, T.Petersen; A.Iachetti, G.Travaglini; H.Nicola; R..Seaton, A.Cerioni.
London Division
30 September |
London Division | 22–15 | Argentina XV |
Try: Ripley, French, Prestan Con: Bushell 2 Pen: Bushell 2 |
Try: Madero Con: Porta Pen: Porta Drop: Porta, Sansot |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Corris Thomas (Wales) |
London Division: K.M.Bushell; R.O.Demming; N.R.French, Clive Woodward, Derek Wyatt; N.J.Preston, M.R.Conner; T.C.Claston, P.d'A.Keith-Roach (capt.) A.J.Cutter, N.D.Mantell, Maurice Colclough, A.C.Alexander, R.J.Mordell, Andy Ripley.
Argentina: M.Sansot; A.Puccio, M.Loffreda, R.Madero, A.Cappelletti; H.Porta (capt.), R.Landajo; H.Silva, T.Pe¬tersen, G.Paz; G.Travaglini, A.Iachetti; H.Nicola, A.Cubelli, A.Cerioni.
Northern Division
4 October |
North of England | 20- 6 | Argentina XV |
Try: Slemen, Boyd , Horton, Penalty try Con: Young Pen: Boyd 2 |
Pen: Sansot Drop: Sansot |
Bridge Road, Headingley Referee: A. Bryce (Scotland) |
North of England: D.Boyd; Peter Squires, Tony Bond, W.Lyon, Mike Slemen; John Horton, Malcolm Young; Fran Cotton; K.Pacey, J.Bell, Bill Beaumont (capt.), J.Buttler, Peter Dixon, P.Moss, K.Higgins.
Argentina: M.Sansot; M.Campo, J.Trueco, R.Madero, A.Cappelletti; H.Porta (capt.), R.Landajo; T.Petersen, C.Serrano, H.Silva; A.Iachetti, R.Passaglia; H.Nicola, R.Sea¬ton, E.Rodríguez.
North Midlands
North Middlands: P.J.Mumford.C.Perry, A.Watson-Jones, M.K.Swain, M.A.Hall; Les Cusworth, P.C.Bullock; T.F.Corless, G.N.J.Cox, J.J.Moore, B.Aire, N.J.Bekewell, J.C.White, T.Clarke, D.Nutt.
Argentina: M.Sansot; M.Campo, M.Lofreda, R.Madero, A.Cappelletti; H.Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache; G.Paz, C.Serrano, G.Travaglini; R.Passaglia, A.Iachetti; H.Nicola, R.Seaton, A.Cerioni.
The English Students
10 October |
English Students | 9–15 | Argentina XV |
Try: I. Wilkins Con: Rose Pen: Rose |
Try: Porta Con: Porta Pen: Porta 3 |
Kingsholm, Gloucester Referee: Norman Sanson (Scotland) |
English Students: Marcus Rose; J.Basnett, A.Harrower, Clive Woodward, P.Asquith; 1.Wilkins, M.Conner; S.Wilkes, M.Howe, J.Doubleday, Paul Ackford, Steve Bainbridge, T.Allchurch, Nick Jeavons, P.Polledri.
Argentina: E.Sanguinetti; M.Campo, J.Escalante, R.Madero, A.Cappelletti; H.Porta (capt.), R.Landajo; G.Paz, G.Travaglini, H.Silva; R.Passaglia, A.Iachetti; H.Nicola, A.Cubelli, A.Cerioni.
England
14 October |
England XV | 13–13 | Argentina |
Try: Gifford, Squires Con: Bushell Drop: Horton |
Try: Campo, Passaglia Con: Porta Pen: Porta |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Clive Norling (Wales) |
England XV=15. Kevin Bushell, 14.Peter Squires, 13. Peter Warfield, 12.Paul Dodge, 11.Mike Slemen, 10.John Horton, 9.Chris Gifford, 1.Barry Nelmes, 2.Peter Wheeler, 3.Fran Cotton, 4.Bill Beaumont, 5.Maurice Colclough, 6.Peter Dixon, 7.Mike Rafter, 8.John Scott
Argentina15.Martin Sansot, 14.Marcelo Campo, 13.Marcelo Loffreda, 12.Rafael Madero, 11.Adolfo Cappelletti, 10.Hugo Porta(c), 9.Tomas Landajo, 8.Gabriel Travaglini, 6.Héctor Silva, 7.Tomas Petersen, 5.Alejandro Iachetti, 4.Ricardo Passaglia, 3.Alejandro Cerioni, 2.Alejandro Cubelli, 1.Hugo Nicola
Wales "B"
17 October |
Wales B | 14–17 | Argentina XV |
Try: Lewis, Hutchings Pen: Barry 2 |
Try: Campo, Serrano Pen: Porta, Sansot Drop: Porta |
Stradey Park, Llanelli Referee: Roger Quittenton (England) |
Wales "B": I.Walsh; E.Rees, N.Hutchings, P.Morgan, R.Ellis¬Jones; D.Barry, G.Williams; D.Jones, G.Davies, D.Lewis, R.Moriarty, S.Sutton, G.Williams, Ch.Seldon, P.Ringer.
Argentina: M.Sansot; M.Campo, M.Loffreda, R.Madero, A.Cappelletti; H.Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache; T.Peter¬sen, C.Serrano, G, Travaglini; R.Passaglia, A.lachetti; H.Nicola, A.Cubelli, A.Cerioni.
Leinster
21 October |
Leinster | 13–24 | Argentina XV |
Try: Andrucetti Pen: Quinn 3 |
Try: Travaglini Con: Porta Pen: Porta 4 Sansot Drop: Porta |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Laurie Prideaux (England) |
Leinster: F.Ennis; T.Kennedy, P.Andrucetti, P.Me Naughton, A.Me Lennan; M.Quinn, J.Moloney (capt.); P.Orr, J.Cantrell, M.Fitzpatrick, W.Duggan, E.D'Raffertty, F.Slattery, S.Deering, M.Gibson.
Argentina: M.Sansot; M.Campo, J.Trucco, R.Madero, A.Cappelletti; H.Porta (capt.), Landajo; H.Silva, T.Petersen, G.Travaglini; R.Passaglia, A.lachetti; H.Nicola, A.Cubelli, A.Cerioni.
Italy
24 October |
Italy | 19–6 | Argentina |
Try: R Francescato, Ghizzoni Con: Zuin Pen: Zuin 2 Drop: Zuin |
Pen: Porta Drop: Porta |
Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo Referee: Sergio Tavelli (Italy) |
Italy: 15.Rocco Caligiuri, 14.Massimo Mascioletti, 13.Nello Francescato, 12.Rino Francescato, 11.Serafino Ghizzoni, 10.Loredano Zuin, 9.Angelo Visentin, 8.Elio de Anna, 7.Fiorenzo Blessano, 6.Paolo Mariani, 5.Adriano Fedrigo, 4.Fulvio di Carlo, 3.Ambrogio Bona (capT.), 2.Claudio Robazza, 1.Anacleto Altigieri – Replacement: Narcisio Zanella
Argentina 15.Eduardo Sanguinetti, 14.Martin Sansot, 13.Javier Escalante, 12.Rafael Madero, 11.Marcelo Campo, 10.Hugo Porta (cap), 9.Alfredo Soares Gache, 8.Gabriel Travaglini, 7.Tomas Petersen, 6.Carlos Serrano, 5.Ricardo Passaglia, 4.Alejandro Iachetti, 3.Alejandro Cerioni, 2.Alejandro Cubelli, 1.Rodolfo Ventura – Replacement: Adolfo Cappelletti, Hugo Nicola
References
- ↑ Not "cap match" for Rugby Football Union
- ↑ Rothmans p 47
Sources
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