The 1973 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland was a series of eight matches played by the

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(the Pumas) in

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and

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in October and November 1973. The Pumas won only of two of their matches, lost four and drew the others; they lost both of their international matches, against Ireland and Scotland. Neither Ireland nor Scotland regarded the matches as full internationals and did not award caps for the games. A Match in England was cancelled after that in May the

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cancelled a tour of the English national team in Argentina, worried about the political situation in the South American country.

Results

Munster: D.Spring; P.Pratt, P.Parfrey, S.Dennison, P.Lavery; B.Mc Gann (capt.), D.Canniffe; J.Buckley, T.Moore, S.Deering; M.Keane, B.Foley; J.Me Loughlin, P.Wheland, P.O'Callaghan.
Argentina: Arturo Rodríguez Jurado; Eduardo Morgan, Roberto Matarazzo, Alejandro Travaglini, Guillermo Pérez Leirós; Hugo Porta, Adolfo Etchegaray; Jorge Carracedo, Raul Sanz, Hugo Miguens (capt.); José Virasoro, José Javier Fernández; Fernando Insúa, Guillermo Casas, Mario Carluccio. ---- Ulster: G.Crothers; J.Miles.R.Patterson, R.Milliken, W.Mac Mas¬ter; A.Harrison, W.Oakes; A.S.Mac Kinney, H.Steele, J.Davison; R.Hakin, W.J.McBride (capt.); R.Clegg, K.Kennedy, P.Aghew.
Argentina: Alonso; R.Matarazzo, A.Travaglini, A.Rodriguez Jurado, E.Morgan; T.Harris Smith, L.Gradín; J.Carracedo, H.Miguens (capt.), N.Carbone; J.Virasoro, J.Fernández; M.Carluccio, J.Dumas, R.Faríello. ---- Connacht: T.Corley; P.Flynn, N.Jennings, J.Kerin, M.Connolly; C.Smyth, M.Mahoney; T.Cuningham, M.Casserley, M.Staple¬ton; M.Me Hugh, L.Galvin (capt.); D.Frawley, B.Troy, P.Me Loughlin.
Argentina: Martin Alonso; Alejandero Altberg.,Roberto Matarazzo, Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, Eduardo Morgan; Hugo Porta (Tomas Harrís Smíth), Adolfo Etchegaray; José Javier Fernández, Hugo Miguens (capt.), Nestor Carbone; Carlos Bottarini, José Virasoro; Fernando Insúa, Guillermo Casas, Roberto Fariello. ---- ---- Glasgow-Edinburgh: A.Irvine; R.Hannah, M.Hunter, I.Forisyth, L.Dick (G.Hogg); D.Reid, D.W.Morgan; G.Strachan (A.Fraser), W.Watson, J.Dixon; R.Wright, G.Brown; A.B.Carmichael, R.Balfour, A.Wilson.
Argentina: Martin Alonso; Alejandro Altberg, Roberto Matarazzo, Alejandro Travaglini, Eduardo Morgan; Tomas Harris Smith,

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; Jorge Carracedo, Raul Sanz, Hugo Miguens (capt.); José Virasoro, José Javier Fernández; Roberto Fariello, Juan Dumas, Mario Carluccio (Fernando Insúa). ---- South of Scotland A.Brown A.Gill, J.Renwick, A.Cronston, A.White; C.Telfer, R.Laidlaw; C.Hegarty, C.Oliver, W.Davies; H.Bar¬nes, J.Scott; E.Pender, C.Anderson, N.Suddon
Argentina: Martin Alonso; Alejandro Travaglini, Andrés Brown (Roberto Matarazzo), Arturo Rodríguez Jurado, Eduardo Morgan; Tomas Harris Smith, Luis Gradín; Nestor.Carbone, Raul Sanz, Hugo Miguens (capt.); José Javier Fernández, José Virasoro; Roberto Fariello, Juan Dumas, Martin Giargia (Fernando Insúa). ---- North of Scotland: D.Aitchison; T.D.Dunlop, M.B.Paul, J.Adams, J.McGregory; D.Arneil e I.McRae; 1.Coull, David Leslie,

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; George Mackie, C.Snape; J.Braid, J.Hardie (S.Frazer), M.Clark.
Argentina: A.Rodríguez Jurado; G.Pérez Leirós, A.Travaglini, E.Morgan, L.Gradín; H.Porta, A.Etchegaray; J.Carracedo, H.Miguens (capt.), N.Carbone; C.Bottarini, J.Fernández; F.Insúa, G.Casas, R.Fariello. ---- ----

Notes

References

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Union Argentina de Rugby - Memorias 1973
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