1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national team to Argentina.

1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
P W D L
Total
06 03 02 01
Test match
02 01 01 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina [note 1]
2 1 1 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour1964 Africa
Next tour1969 Oceania

History

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 only South Africa, Ireland and France national teams, visited Argentina and South America.

Despite the fact that the Welsh Rugby Union didn't considered them as official, the two matches against Argentina national team were official test matches for Argentina.

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

Match summary

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

  Test matches

One of the matches played by Wales at Estadio GEBA
# Date Rival City Venue Score
17 SepBelgrano A.C.Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima24–11
211 SepSeleccionado Interior [note 2]Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima12–3
314 Sep ArgentinaBuenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima5–9
421 SepArgentina BBuenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima8–8
525 SepArgentina C [note 3]Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima9–6
628 Sep ArgentinaBuenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima9–9
Balance
Pl W D L Ps Pc
63216746
Notes
  1. Official test-match only for Argentine Rugby Union[1]
  2. Combined team formed by players from different provinces of Argentina
  3. Third Argentine national team


Match details
7 September 1968
Belgrano A.C. 11–24 Wales
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 (Argentina)

Belgrano A.C.: 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: 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
Seleccionado Interior 3–12 Wales
Pen: Seaton
 Try: Ferguson, Grayz
Butler, Morgan
Con: Ferguson
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)

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: 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
Try: Loyola
Pen: Seaton 2
 Try: Turner
Con: Dawes
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)
Argentina
Wales

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: 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
Try: Pére, Travaglini
Con: Gradín
 Try: Daniel 2
Con: Daniel)
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Argentina)

Argentina 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: 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
Pen: O 'Reilly
 Pen: Ferguson, Dawes, Bennet
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: César De Elizalde (Argentina)

Argentina 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: 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 
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
Wales

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: 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,

See also

References
  1. Memoria y Balance 1968 on UAR website
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