1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina

1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina
Team that played a test v Argentina at Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium
Summary	P W D L
Total	07 04 00 03
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
Argentina [note 1]	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Australia 1967
Next tour	New Zealand & Fiji 1976

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

• Manager: E. Patterson
• Assistant Manager: Ronnie Dawson
• Captain: Tom Kiernan

Match details

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

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.

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.

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.

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, Travaglini	Report	Try: Hipwell

Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Argentina)

Team details

Argentina Ireland Dudley Morgan FB 15 FB Tom Kiernan (capt.) Mario Walther W 14 W Alan Duggan Marcelo Pascual C 13 C Barry Bresnihan Alejandro Travaglini C 12 C Frank O'Driscoll Julio Otaola W 11 W Tom Grace Carlos Martínez FH 10 FH Barry McGann Luis Gradín SH 9 SH John Moloney Raúl Loyola N8 6 N8 Michael Hipwell Héctor Silva (capt) F 8 F Terry Moore Hugo Miguens F 7 F James Buckley Aitor Otaño L 5 L Mick Molloy Adrián Anthony L 4 L Willie-John McBride Luis García Yánez P 3 P Sean Lynch Ricardo Handley H 2 H John Birch Ronnie Foster P 1 P Philo O'Callaghan

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)

Team details

Argentina Ireland Dudley Morgan FB 15 FB Tom Kiernan (capt) Mario Walther W 14 W Alan Duggan Arturo Rodríguez Jurado C 13 C Barry Bresnihan Alejandro Travaglini C 12 C Frank O'Driscoll Marcelo Pascual W 11 W Tom Grace Carlos Martínez FH 10 FH Barry McGann Luis Gradín SH 9 SH John Moloney Raúl Loyola N8 7 N8 Michael Hipwell (capt.) Héctor Silva F 8 F Terry Moore Hugo Miguens F 6 F James Buckley Adrián Anthony L 5 L Mick Molloy Aitor Otaño L 4 L Willie-John McBride Ronnie Foster P 3 P Sean Lynch Ricardo Handley H 2 H John Birch Luis García Yáñez P 1 P Philo O'Callaghan

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