Guillermo Mc Cormick (1938–2005) was an Argentine

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player. His position on the field was

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. Mc Cormick's entire career was in

Belgrano Athletic Club Belgrano Athletic Club is an Argentine amateur sports club from Belgrano, Buenos Aires. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano was one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union in 1899. The senior ...

, having also played for the Argentina national team. In 1965, was part in the historic tour by Rhodesia and South Africa.

Career

In 1959, Mc Cormick began his career playing for the club Belgrano, where he won four titles. He also was member of the executive committee of Belgrano club, and was his youth coach. He had his first test match in the

1964 South American Rugby Championship The 1964 South American Rugby Championship was the fourth edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America. The tournament was played in São Paulo, Brazil and was won by Argentina. Standings : Results ...

, tournament played in

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. On August 19, 1964, Mc Cormick debuted on the national team, scoring a try against

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, in the Argentina's victory by 30–5. In 1965, Guillermo Mc Cormick participated in the successful tour by

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. On this tour the national team began using the name Los Pumas.

Titles

International titles

References

External links

www.espn.com.ar
1938 births 2005 deaths Argentine people of Irish descent Argentine people of Scottish descent Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Argentina international rugby union players Argentine rugby union players Rugby union props {{Argentina-rugbyunion-bio-stub