1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina

1979 Australia tour in Argentina
Type P W D L
Total: 7 6 0 1
Test match: 2 1 0 1
Opp. P W D L
 Argentina 2 1 0 1
Statistics against Test match opponents

The 1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between October and November 1979 in Argentina by Australia. The Wallabies won six matches of seven and drew the two game Test series against the "Pumas", led by Hugo Porta. It was the first tour of an Australian side in Argentina. The Australian squad captain was the Queenslander Mark Loane.

Results

13 October 1979
San Isidro Club 12–17 Australia XV
Try: penalty try
Con: Loffreda
Pen: Loffreda
Drop: F.Sainz Trápaga;
 Try: O'Connor, Moon, Crowe;
Con: Paul McLean
Pen: Paul McLean
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires

San Isidro Club: F.Argerich; C.Ramallo, F.Sainz Trápaga, M.Loffreda, M.Walther (capt.); R.Madero y A.Soares Sache; R.de Vedia, T, Petersen, R.Lucke; B.Minguez, M.Glastra; F.Insúa, J.Pérez Cabo, C.Sainz.
Australia: Paul McLean; B.Moon, A.Slack, M.O'Connor, P.Crowe; A.Melrose P, Carean; M.Loane (capt.); G.Cornelsen, T.Shaw; Peter Mc Lean, M.Mathers; S.Pilecki, P, Horton, C.Handy.

16 October 1979
Interior 12–47 Australia XV
Try: Basile
Con: Virgolini
Drop: Rodriguez
 Try: Crowe 2, Ella
Loane, Peter Mc Lean
Batch, Gould, Cox
Con: Gould 6
Drop: Ella
Club Universitario, Salta

Interior: Torno; Nogués, Rodríguez, Gasilica, San Martín; Virgolini, Basile; Bisio, Passaglia, Antonini; Casale, Mangiamelli; Irañeta, del Chazal (Bianchi), Michelli.
Australia: Gould; Crowe, Slack, Knight, Batch; Ella, Cox; T.Shaw, Loane (capt.), Cornelsen (Mathers); Hall, Peter Mc Lean; D'Arcy, Ros, Cooligan

20 October 1979
Buenos Aires 6–22 Australia XV
Try: Puccy
Con: G.Beccar Varela
 Try: Cox, T.Shaw
M.O'Connor, Batch;
Con: P.Mc.Lean 3
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires

:Buenos Aires: E.García Terán; A.Puccio, C.Jacobi, G.Beccar Varela, C.Ramallo; G.Sanguinetti, M. Garcia Laborde; M.Negra, M.Glastra, G.Paz; C.Bottarini, B.Minguez; R.Ventura (capt.), J.Sarto, A.Cerioni.
Australia: Paul McLean; (R.Gould); P.Batch, A.Slack, M.O'Connor, B.Moon; T.Melrouse, P.Cox; T.Shaw, M.Loane (capt.), A.Stewart; Peter Mc Lean, M.Mathers; C.Handy, P.Hortan, S.Pilecki.

23 October 1979
Rosario 13–21 Australia XV
Try: Tallo, Basilico;
Con: baetti
Pen: Baetti
 Try: Crowe 2, O'Connors pen2= O'Connors 2
Drop: Melrose

referee: Roberto Magnani

Rosario: Baetti; Nogués, Rodríguez, Escalante (capt.), Basílico Dip, Noccia; Tallo (Poet), Marengo, Imhoff; Mangiamelli, Milano; Sangionissi, Cheste (Cristini), Fernández.
Australia: Gould (Melrouse); Knight, Slack, O´Connors, Growe; Ella, Carson, Stewart, Loane (capt.), (Pilecki), Hall; Peter Mc Lean Mathers; Cooligan, Ross, D´Arcy.

27 October 1979
Argentina  24–13  Australia
Try: Madero 2
Con: Porta 2
Pen: Porta
Drop: Porta 3
 Try: Crowe
Pen: Paul McLean 2
Drop: Melrose
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S.Strydom (South Africa)
Argentina Australia
Martin SansotFB15FBPaul McLean
Marcelo CampoW14WPhil Crowe
Rafael MaderoC13CMichael O'Connor
Marcelo LoffredaC12CAndrew Slack
Adolfo CappellettiW11WBrendan Moon
(capt.) Hugo Porta FH10FHTony Melrose
Tomas LandajoSH9SHPhillip Cox
Hector Silva N88N8Mark Loane (capt)
Tomas PetersenF7FGreg Cornelsen
Gabriel TravagliniF6FAndy Stewart
Marcos IachettiL5LTony Shaw
Alejandro IachettiL4LPeter McLean
Fernando MorelP3PBuddha Handy
Alejandro CubelliH2HPeter Horton
Topo RodriguezP1PStan Pilecki
Replacements
Eduardo SanguinettiFB
30 October 1979
Cuyo 4–43 Australia XV
Try: Antonini
 Try: Show 2, Moon 2
Melrose, O'Connors;
Con: Melrose 4, M.O'Connor;
Pen: Melorse 3
Club Marista, Mendoza
Referee: Felipe Ferrari

Cuyo: Muñiz; Carbonell, Foquet, Morgan, Ruffo; Curto, Basile; Antonini (Suárez Lagos) Orrigo y Bertona; Cásale (capt.) Irañeta; Michelle, Cichitti, Cruz.
Australia: Melrose; Mann, O´Connors, Knight, Batch; Ella, Carson (Cox); T.Shaw(capt.), Hall, Stewart; Mathers, D'Arcy; Cooligan, Ross, Pilecki.

3 November 1979
Argentina  12–17  Australia
Try: Petersen
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta
Drop: Porta
 Try: Match, moom 2
Con: Paul McLean
Pen: Paul McLean
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S.Strydom (South Africa)
Argentina Australia
Martin SansotFB15FBPaul McLean
Marcelo CampoW14WPaddy Batch
Rafael MaderoC13CMichael O'Connor
Marcelo LoffredaC12CAndrew Slack
Adolfo CappellettiW11WBrendan Moon
(capt.) Hugo Porta FH10FHTony Melrose
Tomas LandajoSH9SHPhillip Cox
Hector Silva N88N8Mark Loane (capt.)
Tomas PetersenF7FGreg Cornelsen
Gabriel TravagliniF6FAndy Stewart
Marcos IachettiL5LTony Shaw
Alejandro IachettiL4LPeter McLean
Fernando MorelP3PBuddha Handy
Alejandro CubelliH2HBill Ross
Topo RodriguezP1PStan Pilecki

The team

Player Match
Played		 Score Total points
tries conv. pen. drop
Tony Melrose 5 1 4 3 2 27
Michael O'Connor 6 4 1 2 24
Phil Crowe 4 6 24
Paul McLean 4 5 4 22
Brendan Moon 5 5 20
Roger Gould 2 1 6 16
Tony Shaw 6 3 12
Paddy Batch 4 3 12
Phillip Cox 4 2 8
Mark Ella 3 1 1 7
Mark Loane 6 1 4
Peter McLean 6 1 4
Andrew Slack 6 0
Stan Pilecki 5 0
Greg Cornelsen 4 0
Budda Handy 4 0
Mick Mathers 4 0
Bill Ross 4 0
Peter John Carson 3 0
John Coolican 3 0
Tony D'Arcy 3 0
Dunacn Hall 3 0
Peter Horton 3 0
P. Knight 3 0
Andy Stewart 5 0

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