Edmund John Stanfield (8 April 1902 – 18 June 1960), known in Argentina as Edmundo Stanfield, was an
Irish rugby union footballer who played for
Club Atlético San Isidro and the
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: ''Selección de rugby de Argentina'') represents Argentina in men's international rugby union; it is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union ( es, Unión Argentina de Rugby). Nicknamed the Pumas ...
.
Career
Stanfield played at fly-half for the
CASI, where he had started his career in the late 1910s. In the Club Atlético San Isidro, he won several championships organized by the
URBA.
Stanfield was a player and Coach of
Los Pumas
The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: ''Selección de rugby de Argentina'') represents Argentina in men's international rugby union; it is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union ( es, Unión Argentina de Rugby). Nicknamed the Pumas ...
. He played his first
test match against
Springboks, on 16 July 1932. That same year Stanfield was appointed as Coach of the national team.
References
External links
www.pacificrugby.com.ar
1902 births
1960 deaths
Rugby union players from Belfast
Argentina international rugby union players
Argentine rugby union players
Irish rugby union players
Irish expatriates in Argentina
Club Atlético San Isidro rugby union players
Río de la Plata
Rugby union fly-halves
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