The 1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between August and September in Argentina by the Ireland national rugby union team.

Despite that the matches were not officially recognised by the Irish Rugby Football Union as Test matches,[2] it was a real tour of Irish national team. At that time, the IRFU considered as official only matches against the other Home Unions, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. It was the third tour of a "Home Union" in Argentina in three years, after Wales (1968) and Scotland (1969), and it was the second tour of an Irish side after the tour of 1952.

Argentina won the unofficial series with two victories.

Touring party

Match details

Complete list of matches played by Ireland in Argentina:[1]

30 August 1970
Selecc. Interior [note 2]11–33Ireland
Try: Brandi
Con: Capell
Pen: Capell		Try: Brown (3), Buckley (2)
Con: Ciernan (3)
Pen: Ciernan (3)
Drop: Mc Gann
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Argentina)

Seleccionado del Interior: L. Capell; D. Filippa, R. Tarquini, G. Vera, M. Brandi; C. Navessi, L. Chacón; B. Casalle, J. Ghiringhelli, H. Barrera; R. Pasaglia, R. Campra (cap.); G. Ribeca, L. Ramos (C. Bianchi), M. Senatore (C. Abud)
Ireland: T. Ciernan; A. Duggan, F. Brenishan, R. Murphy, W. Brown; B. Mc Gann, J. Molones; J. Buckley, A. Moore, R. Lamont; M. Mohillo, W. Mac Bride; P. O ́Callagham, J. Lynch.

2 September
Rosario RU6–11Ireland
Pen: Seaton (2)Try: Grace, Lamont
Con: Mc Gann
Pen: B. O ́Driscoll
Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: César de Elizalde (Argentina)

Rosario: J. Seaton; R. Villavicencio, J. Benzi, C. Blanco, C. García; J. Scilabra, M. Escalante; J. L. Imhoff, M. Chesta (cap.), J. Robin; M. Bouza, J. Mangiamelli; R. Fariello, J. Costante, F. Landó.
Ireland: B. O ́Driscoll; A. Duggan, F. Brenishan, F. O ́Driscoll, T. Grace; B. Mc Gann, L. Hall; R. Lamont, A. Moore, M. Hipwell; W. Mc Bride (cap.), P. Cassidy; S. Millar, J. Brich, J. Lynch.

6 September
Argentina B6–9Ireland
Pen: Seaton
Drop: Harris-Smith		Try: Hipwell
Drop: Mc Gann (2)
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Argentina)

Argentina B: J. Seaton; N. Pérez, J. Benzi, C. Blanco, J. Otaola; T. Harris-Smith, A. Etchegaray (cap.); N. Carbone, G. Anderson, R. Casabal; J. Retegui, R. Castro; M. Farna, J. Dumas, A. Abella.
Ireland: T. Ciernan (cap.); A. Duggan, F. O ́Driscoll, F. Brenishan, W. Brown; B. Mc Gann, J. Molones; M. Hipwell, A. Moore, J. Buckley; M. Mohillo, W. Mc Bride; S. Millar, J. Birch, P. O ́Callaghan.

9 September
Argentina D3–14Ireland
Try: CasasTry: Duggan, O. ́Callaghan
Madigan
Con: Ciernan
Pen: Ciernan
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)[note 3]

Argentina D: A. Bollini; P. Kember, E. Reynolds, L. Esteras, A. Stein; F. Forrester, G. Blaksley (cap.); C. Bori, E. Elowson, J. Borghi; J. C. Anderson, J. Vorasoro; F. Insúa, G. Casas, E. Merelle.
Ireland: T. Ciernan (cap.); A. Duggan, F. O ́Driscoll, B. O ́Driscoll, W. Brown; H. Murphy, L. Hall; R. Lamont, M. Hipwell, J. Buckley; P. Cassidy, M. Mohillo; J. Lynch, P. Madigan, P. O ́Callaghan.

First test

13 September
Argentina 8–3 Ireland
Try: Gradín, TravagliniReportTry: Hipwell
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Argentina)
16 September
Argentina C17–0Ireland
Try: Orzábal
Con: Cutler
Pen: Cutler (3)
Drop: Pimentel
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño Argentina

Argentina C: R. Espagnol; H. Rosatti, J. Walther (E. Word), E. Pérez Otero (G. Blaksley); G. Pimentel, M. Cutler; J. Carracedo, J. Wittman, M. Morgan; A. Orzábal, F. Hughes; H. Incola, L. Lebrón, O. Carbone.
Ireland: B. O ́Driscoll; T. Grace, F. Brenishan, H. Murphy, W. Brown (J. Maloney); F. O ́Driscoll, L. Hall; R. Lamont, M. Hipwell, J. Buckley; P. Cassidy, W. Mc Bride (cap.); J. Lynch, P. Madigan, S. Millar.

Second test

20 September
Argentina 6–3 Ireland
Try: Gradín (2)Try: Kiernan
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Nino (Argentina)

Notes

  1. ^ Recognized as official tests only by UAR.[1]
  2. ^ Combined team composed of players from clubs outside Buenos Aires Province.[1]
  3. ^ Replaced from 18' by Bruno Bertelli.

References

  1. ^ a b c Memoria y Balance 1970 on UAR
  2. ^ "Irish Rugby 1874-1999". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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