1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

6	3	2	1

Test match

2	1	1	0

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Argentina^[1]

2	1	1	0

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 that 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: 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	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	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

memorias del UAR 1968 (spanish)

References

↑ Official test-match only for Union Argentina de Rugby

Wales rugby union tours

Argentina	1968 1999 2004 2006

Australia	1969 1978 1991 1996 2003 2007 2012

New Zealand	1969 1988 2003 2016

South Africa	1964 1995 1998 2002 2004 2008 2014

Japan	1965 2001 2013

South Pacific	1969 1986 1994

North America	1980 (as "Wales B") 1989 (as "Wales B") 1994 1997 2005

Namibia and Zimbabwe	1990 1998

Spain	1983

Rugby union tours of Argentina

British Lions	1910 1927 1936

New Zealand	1976 1985 1991 2001 2006

Australia	1979 1987 1997 2002

South Africa	1932 (Junior Springboks) 1959 (Junior Springboks) 1966 (Gazelles) 1972 (Gazelles) 1993 1996 2000 2004 2005

England	1981 1990 1997 2002 2013

France	1949 1954 1960 1974 1977 1985 1986 1988 1992 1996 1998 2002 2003 2012

Ireland	1952 1970 2000 2007

Italy	1989 2001 2005 2007 2008

Romania	1973

Scotland	1969 1994 2008

Wales	1968 1999 2004 2006

Asia and Oceanian team	1980 1993 2003 2005 2005

Other team	1948 (Oxford-Cambridge) 1956 (Oxford-Cambridge) 1965 (Oxford-Cambridge) 1965 (Section Paloise) 1971 (Oxford-Cambridge) 1994 (New Zealand Development)

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