1978 Argentina rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Italy

Argentina tour of Europe 1978
Coach: Angel Guastella
Captain: Hugo Porta
Type P W D L
Total: 8 5 1 3
Test match: 2 0 1 1
Test match opponents
Opp. P W D L
England 1 [1] 0 1 0
Italy 1 0 0 1

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

Matches

Scores and results list Argentina's points tally first.
Opposing Team Result For Against Date Venue
Southern Counties Won 39 9 September 27 Iffley Road Oxford
London Division Lost 15 22 September 30 Twickenham, London
Northern Division Lost 6 20 October 4 Bridge Road, Headingley
North Midlands Won 22 14 October 7 The Reddings, Moseley
English Students Won 15 9 October 10 Kingsholm, Gloucester
ENGLAND XV Drew 13 13 October 14 Twickenham, London
Wales 'B' Won 17 14 October 17 Stradey Park, Llanelli
Leinster Won 24 13 October 21 Lansdowne Road, Dublin
ITALY Lost 6 19 October 24 Rovigo

The matches

Southern Counties

September 27
 Southern Counties 9 - 39 Argentina XV Ifley Road, Oxford
Referee: Jean Pierre Bonnet (France)
Pen: I. Gale 3
 Try: Porta, Cappelletti, Cerioni
Madero, Puccio, Petersen
Con: Porta 3
Pen: Porta 3

London Division

September 30
 London Division 22 - 15 Argentina XV Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Corris Thomas (Wales)
Try: Ripley, French, Prestan
Con: Bushell 2
Pen: Bushell 2
 Try: Madero
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta
Drop: Porta, Sansot

Northern Division

October 4
 Northern Division 20- 6 Argentina XV Bridge Road, Headingley
Referee: A. Bryce (Scotland)
Try: Slemen, Boyd , Horton, Penalty try
Con: Young
Pen: Boyd 2
 Pen: Sansot
Drop: Sansot

North Midlands

October 7
 North Midlands 14 - 22 Argentina XV The Reddings, Moseley
Referee: D. Burnett (Ireland)

The English Students

October 10
 English Students 9 - 15 Argentina XV Kingsholm, Gloucester
Referee: N.Sanson (Scotland)
Try: I. Wilkins
Con: Rose
Pen: Rose
 Try: Porta
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta 3

England

October 14
 England XV 13 - 13 Argentina Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Clive Norling (Wales)
Try: Gifford, Squires
Con: Bushell
Drop: Horton
 Try: Campo, Passaglia
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta

England XV=15.K. M. Bushell, 14.P. J. Squires, 13.P. J. Warfield, 12.P. W. Dodge, 11.M. A. Slemen, 10.J. P. Horton, 9.J. Gifford, 8.B. G. Nelmes, 7.P. J. Wheeler, 6.F. E. Cotton, 5.W. B. Beaumont, 4.M. J. Colclough, 3.P. J. Dixon, 2.M. Rafter, 1.J. P. 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.Hector Silva, 7.Tomas Petersen, 5.Alejandro Iachetti, 4.Ricardo Passaglia, 3.Alejandro Cerioni, 2.Alejandro Cubelli, 1.Hugo Nicola

Wales "B"

October 17
 Wales B 14 - 17 Argentina XV Stradey Park, Llanelli
Referee: R. C. Quittenton (England)
Try: Lewis, Hutchings
Pen: Barry 2
 Try: Campo, Serrano
Pen: Porta, Sansot
Drop: Porta

Leinster

October 21
 Leinster 13 - 24 Argentina XV Landsdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Laurie Prideaux (England)
Try: Andrucetti
Pen: Quinn 3
 Try: Travaglini
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta 4 Sansot
Drop: Porta

Italy

October 24
 Italy 19 - 6 Argentina Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo
Referee: Sergio Tavelli (Italy)
Try: R Francescato, Ghizzoni
Con: Zuin
Pen: Zuin 2
Drop: Zuin
 Pen: Porta
Drop: Porta

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 (cap), 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

  1. ^ Not "cap match" for Rugby Football Union
  2. ^ Rothmans p 47

Sources