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 Hugo Porta (born 11 September 1951) is a former Argentine Rugby Union footballer, an inductee of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame and IRB Hall of Fame, and one of the best fly-halves the sport has seen. During the 1970s and 1980s, he pl ...

.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

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the ''Wallabies'' at Argentina: Test matches Argentina australia ferro 1979

Match details

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First test

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Second Test

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References

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History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Australia