1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina

1968 Wales tour in Argentina
Type P W D L
Total: 6 3 2 1
Test match: 2 1 1 0
Opp. P W D L
 Argentina[1] 2 1 1 0
Statistics against Test match opponents

The 1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Argentina. 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 onlySoutHA frica, Ireland and France national teams, visit Argentina and South America.

Depstite the fact tha the Welsh Rugby Union didn't considered them as official, the two match against Argentina national team were real test matches.

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

Results

7 September 1968
Belgrano A.C. 11–24  Wales XV
Try: Martínez
Con: Rosati
Pen: Rosati 2
 Try: Gray 2, Highes, Ball, Dawes;
Con: Dawes 3
Pen: Dawes
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Buenos Aires)

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 (cap.), E. Verardo.
Wales XV: J. Williams; A. Morgan, J. Dawes (cap.), G. Ball, L. Daniel; P. Bennet, G. Turner; T. Gray, D. Highes, D. Morris; L. Baxter, R. Mainwaring; B. Butler, N. Gales, J. Lloyd.

11 September 1968
Interior 3–12  Wales XV
Pen: Seaton
 Try: Ferguson, Grayz
Butler, Morgan
Con: Ferguson
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño (Buenos Aires)

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 (cap.); M. Campra, H. Suárez; F. Landó, J. Fradua, S. Furno.
Wales XV: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, G. Dawes (cap.), 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 XV
Try: Loyola
Pen: Seaton 2
 Try: Turner
Con: Dawes
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: R. Colombo Argentina

Argentina: 15.Jorge Seaton, 14.Mario Walther, 13.Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 12.Marcelo Pascual, 11.Alejandro Travaglini, 10.Jorge Dartiguelongue, 9.Adolfo Etchegaray, 7.Miguel Chesta, 8.Hector Silva, 6.Raul Loyola, 5.Aitor Otano, 4.Adrian Anthony, 3.Marcelo Farina, 2.Ricardo Handley, 1.Luis Garcia Yanez
Wales XV: 15.JPR 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 B Argentina 8–8  Wales XV
Try: Pére, Travaglini
Con: Gradín
 Try: Daniel 2
Con: Daniel)
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Buenos Aires)

Seleccionado "B”': D. Morgan; N. Pérez, J. Benzi, R. Villavicencio, A. Travaglini; C. Martínez, L. Gradín (cap.); G. Plesky, H. Miguens, J. Imhoff; L. Varela, R. Sellarés; R. Casabal, C. Massabó, A. Abella. Wales XV: J. Williams; L. Daniel, S. Dawes (cap.), 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 C Argentina 6–9  Wales XV
Pen: O 'Reilly
 Pen: Ferguson, Dawes, Bennet
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: César De Elizalde

Seleccionado "C”: Pagano (cap.); 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 XV: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, S. Dawes (cap.), A. Morgan; P. Bennet, 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 XV
Try: by scrum
Pen: Seaton 2
 Try: Ferguson
Pen: Ferguson 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ken John (England)
Carlos Tozzi (Argentina) from 25'

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 cap., 8.Miguel Chesta, 6.Raul Loyola, 5.Aitor Otano, 4.Adrian Anthony, 3.Marcelo Farina, 2.Ricardo Handley, 1.Luis Garcia Yanez
Wales XV:15.JPR Williams, 14.Laurie Daniel, 13.Glen Ball, 12.John Dawes cap., 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,

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Official test-match only for Union Argentina de Rugby