1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina

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 Los Pumas, led by Hugo Porta.Los ocho duelos inolvidables que marcaron el historial entre los Pumas y los Wallabies, La Nación, 2015

It was the first tour of an Australian side in Argentina.Memoria y balance 1979 on UAR website The Australian squad captain was the Queenslander Mark Loane.

Players

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

Match details

Team detailsSan Isidro Club: Fernando Argerich; Carlos Ramallo, Fernando Sainz Trápaga, Marcelo Loffreda, Mario Walther (capt.); Rafael Madero, Alfredo.Soares Gache; Ricardo de Vedia, Tomas Petersen, Roberto Lucke; Bernardo Miguens, Miguel Glastra; Fernando Insúa, Javier Pérez Cobo, Carlos Sainz Trápaga. Australia: Paul McLean; B.Moon, Andrew Slack, M.O'Connor, P.Crowe; A.Melrose P, Carson; M.Loane (capt.); G.Cornelsen, T.Shaw; Peter Mc Lean, M.Mathers; S.Pilecki, P, Horton, C.Handy.

Team details 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

Team detailsBuenos Aires RU: 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.Miguens; 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.

Team detailsRosario: 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.

First test

Team detailsArgentina Australia Martín Sansot FB15FBPaul McLeanMarcelo CampoW14WPhil CroweRafael MaderoC13CMichael O'ConnorMarcelo LoffredaC12CAndrew SlackAdolfo CappellettiW11WBrendan Moon Hugo Porta (c) FH10FHTony Melrose Tomás LandajoSH9SHPhillip Cox Héctor Silva N88N8Mark Loane (c)Tomás PetersenF7FGreg CornelsenGabriel TravagliniF6FAndy StewartMarcos Iachetti|align=right|L5LTony ShawAlejandro IachettiL4LPeter McLeanFernando MorelP3PChris HandyAlejandro Cubell]H2HPeter HortonEnrique RodríguezP1PStan Pilecki Replacements Eduardo SanguinettiFB

Team detailsCuyo RU: 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.

Second Test

Team details Martín Sansot FB15FBPaul McLeanMarcelo CampoW14WPaddy BatchRafael MaderoC13CMichael O'ConnorMarcelo LoffredaC12CAndrew Slack Adolfo Cappelletti W11WBrendan Moon Hugo Porta (c) FH10FHTony MelroseTomás LandajoSH9SHPhillip Cox Héctor SilvaN88N8Mark Loane (c) Tomáas Petersen F7FGreg CornelsenGabriel TravagliniF6FAndy Stewart Marcos Iachetti L5LTony Shaw Alejandro Iachetti L4LPeter McLeanFernando MorelP3P Chris Handy Alejandro CubelliH2HBill RossEnrique RodríguezP1PStan Pilecki

Notes

Match details

Team detailsSan Isidro Club: Fernando Argerich; Carlos Ramallo, Fernando Sainz Trápaga, Marcelo Loffreda, Mario Walther (capt.); Rafael Madero, Alfredo.Soares Gache; Ricardo de Vedia, Tomas Petersen, Roberto Lucke; Bernardo Miguens, Miguel Glastra; Fernando Insúa, Javier Pérez Cobo, Carlos Sainz Trápaga. Australia: Paul McLean; B.Moon, Andrew Slack, M.O'Connor, P.Crowe; A.Melrose P, Carson; M.Loane (capt.); G.Cornelsen, T.Shaw; Peter Mc Lean, M.Mathers; S.Pilecki, P, Horton, C.Handy.

Team details 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

Team detailsBuenos Aires RU: 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.Miguens; 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.

Team detailsRosario: 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.

First test

Team detailsArgentina Australia Martín Sansot FB15FBPaul McLeanMarcelo CampoW14WPhil CroweRafael MaderoC13CMichael O'ConnorMarcelo LoffredaC12CAndrew SlackAdolfo CappellettiW11WBrendan Moon Hugo Porta (c) FH10FHTony Melrose Tomás LandajoSH9SHPhillip Cox Héctor Silva N88N8Mark Loane (c)Tomás PetersenF7FGreg CornelsenGabriel TravagliniF6FAndy StewartMarcos Iachetti|align=right|L5LTony ShawAlejandro IachettiL4LPeter McLeanFernando MorelP3PChris HandyAlejandro Cubell]H2HPeter HortonEnrique RodríguezP1PStan Pilecki Replacements Eduardo SanguinettiFB

Team detailsCuyo RU: 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.

Second Test

Team details Martín Sansot FB15FBPaul McLeanMarcelo CampoW14WPaddy BatchRafael MaderoC13CMichael O'ConnorMarcelo LoffredaC12CAndrew Slack Adolfo Cappelletti W11WBrendan Moon Hugo Porta (c) FH10FHTony MelroseTomás LandajoSH9SHPhillip Cox Héctor SilvaN88N8Mark Loane (c) Tomáas Petersen F7FGreg CornelsenGabriel TravagliniF6FAndy Stewart Marcos Iachetti L5LTony Shaw Alejandro Iachetti L4LPeter McLeanFernando MorelP3P Chris Handy Alejandro CubelliH2HBill RossEnrique RodríguezP1PStan Pilecki

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