The 2005 Italy rugby union tour of Argentina and South Africa was a series of matches played in June_ 2005 in Argentina and Australia by

Italy national rugby union team The Italy national rugby union team (Italian: ''Squadra nazionale italiana di rugby'') represents Italy in men's international rugby union. The team is known as ''gli Azzurri'' (the light-blues). Savoy blue is the common colour of the national ...

. Italy obtain his first victory in test-match played in Argentina against the Pumas. It was the only victory of a Northern hemisphere team in a test match during the 2005 mid-year rugby union tests

Results

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

: 15. Bernardo Stortoni, 14.

José María Núñez Piossek José María Núñez Piossek (born 6 December 1976, in Tucumán) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for Scottish club Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic League. He has also represented the Argentina national team, including ...

, 13.

Lisandro Arbizu Lisandro Arbizu (born September 29, 1971 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half or inside centre. He began playing for the local traditional club Belgrano Athletic Club and was one of the first Argentine pla ...

, 12.

Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi (born 20 August 1977) is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby. He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the ...

, 11.

Hernán Senillosa Hernán Senillosa (born October 1, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. Senillosa rugby position is centre. His brother Santiago "Aguaviva" Senillosa, is also an important rugby player. Senillosa made his debut for the nati ...

, 10. Federico Todeschini, 9. Nicolás Fernández Miranda, 8. Gonzalo Longo (capt), 7. Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 6.

Martín Schusterman Martin Schusterman (born 13 September 1975 in San Juan, Argentina) is a retired rugby union footballer. His last club was San Isidro Club. His usual position was at flanker. Schusterman started his career in 1997 with San Isidro Club in Argentin ...

, 5. Pablo Bouza, 4.

Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete (born 9 December 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, i ...

, 3. Omar Hasan, 2.

Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena (born 17 May 1973 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union coach and a former international rugby player. He played in Argentina's successful 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign and had a professional playing career in France s ...

, 1.

Marcos Ayerza Marcos Ayerza (born January 12, 1983 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine rugby union rugby player who played loose-head prop for the Leicester Tigers and his national team. His passion and aggression on the field earned him the nickname "El Toro ...

– ''Replacements:'' 17.

Pablo Henn Pablo Henn (born 15 July 1982) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays at prop for London Welsh and has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team. Career Henn started his career with Hindu Club in Argentina. In 2005, he w ...

, 18.

Mariano Sambucetti Mariano Sambucetti (born 23 October 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a professional rugby union player for Bristol Bears (2004-2014) in the Aviva Premiership and IPA Championship. Mariano Sambucetti's position of choice is at lock Lock(s) ...

, 19. Federico Andres Genoud, 19. Federico Andres Genoud, 21. Francisco Leonelli Morey – ''Unused:'' 16. Eusebio Guiñazú, 20. Matias Albina, 22. Federico Serra Miras

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

: 15. Gert Peens, 14. Kaine Robertson, 13.

Gonzalo Canale Gonzalo Canale (born 11 November 1982) is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre or at full back. He plays for French club ASM Clermont Auvergne. Canale has also been capped for the Italy national tea ...

, 12.

Andrea Masi Andrea Masi (born 30 March 1981) is a retired Italian rugby union footballer. His usual position was in the centres but he has also played at fly-half and at full-back. His last club before retirement was the English Premiership club Wasps. In ...

, 11. Ludovico Nitoglia, 10.

Luciano Orquera Luciano Orquera (born 12 October 1981 in Córdoba) is an Argentine-Italian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for Zebre, an Italian club in the Pro14. Rugby Union career Amateur career Born in Argentina of Italian descent, he first pl ...

, 9. Paul Griffen, 8.

Sergio Parisse Sergio Francesco Parisse (; born 12 September 1983) is an Italian rugby union player. He currently plays for French club Toulon and played for the Italy national team from 2002 until the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Parisse is Italy's most-capped player ...

, 7.

Josh Sole Josh Sole (born 15 February 1980) is a retired New Zealand born rugby union player, currently playing for Heartbeat Tigers Rugby Union in Dubai. He has been capped for the Italian national team, making his debut in 2005 against Argentina ...

, 6. Aaron Persico, 5.

Marco Bortolami Marco Bortolami (; born 12 June 1980) is a rugby union coach and retired Italian international player, whose career includes experience playing in the national top-level Italian ( Petrarca Padova), French (RC Narbonne), and English (Gloucester Ru ...

(capt.), 4. Cristian Bezzi, 3. Carlos Nieto, 2. Andrea Moretti, 1. Andrea Lo Cicero – ''Replacements:'' 16. Carlo Festuccia, 17.

Martin Castrogiovanni Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ...

, 18. Antonio Pavanello, 19.

Silvio Orlando Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor. Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy '' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'' ...

– ''Unused:'' 20. Nicolas Canavosio, 21. Gabriel Pizarro, 22. Antonio Mannato Australia: 15. Bernardo Stortoni, 14.

, 13.

, 12.

, 11. Federico Martín Aramburú, 10. Federico Todeschini, 9.

Agustín Pichot Agustín Pichot (born 22 August 1974, in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine rugby union player, formerly captain of the Argentine team and the English club Bristol. In addition to Bristol, he played for French sides Stade Français and Racing ...

(capt), 8. Gonzalo Longo, 7. Juan Manuel Leguizamón , 6.

, 5.

, 4. Pablo Bouza, 3. Omar Hasan, 2.

, 1. Rodrigo Roncero – ''Replacements:'' 21.

– ''Unused:'' 16. Eusebio Guiñazú, 17.

, 18.

, 19. Alejandro Broggi, 20. Nicolás Fernández Miranda, 22. Federico Serra Miras

: 15. Gert Peens, 14. Kaine Robertson, 13.

, 12.

, 11. Antonio Mannato, 10.

Ramiro Pez Ramiro Pez (born 6 December 1978 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer who normally plays at fly-half. In 2008-09, he joined the newly promoted French Top 14 club Toulon, having been signed from Venezia Mestre i ...

, 9. Paul Griffen, 8.

, 7. Mauro Bergamasco, 6. Aaron Persico, 5.

(capt.) , 4. Santiago Dellapè , 3. Carlos Nieto, 2. Carlo Festuccia, 1. Andrea Lo Cicero – ''Unused:'' 16. Andrea Moretti, 17.

, 18. Cristian Bezzi, 19. David dal Maso Australia: 15.

Mat Rogers Mathew Steve Rogers (born 1 February 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He also played rugby union at the highest level, becoming a dual-code international. The son of ...

, 14.

Wendell Sailor Wendell Jermaine Sailor (born 16 July 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international. In rugby league Sailor was a member of the succes ...

, 13.

Stirling Mortlock Stirling Austin Mortlock AM (born 20 May, 1977) is a former Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored more than 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby, Melbourne Re ...

, 12.

Matt Giteau Matthew James Giteau (born 29 September 1982) is an Australian rugby union professional player who is playing with the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR). Giteau joined the Giltinis after a short playing stint with the Gungahlin Eagles in ...

, 11.

Lote Tuqiri Lote Daulako Tuqiri (born 23 September 1979) is a former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league. Tuqi ...

, 10.

Stephen Larkham Stephen Larkham (born 29 May 1974) is a retired Australian rugby union professional player, currently in the role of head coach for Brumbies. He spent his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for whom he played from the inception of the pro ...

, 9.

George Gregan George Musarurwa Gregan AM (born 19 April 1973) is a retired Australian rugby union player, and is currently Australia's most capped international player. Gregan was born in Lusaka, Zambia. He played Super 12 (now Super Rugby) for the Brumbies ...

(capt), 8. David Lyons, 7. George Smith, 6.

Rocky Elsom Rocky Elsom (born 14 February 1983) is a former Australian rugby union player. He played the positions of flanker and number eight. He was selected for 75 caps for Australia. He is the most capped Australian blindside flanker. Elsom was the 7 ...

, 5.

Nathan Sharpe Nathan Sharpe (born 26 February 1978) is a retired professional Australian rugby union player. He began his rugby career at the Queensland Reds in 1999 before joining the newly created Western Force in 2006, where he captained the club until h ...

, 4. Mark Chisholm, 3. Al Baxter, 2. Jeremy Paul, 1.

Bill Young Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the H ...

– ''Replacements:'' 16. Stephen Moore, 17.

Matt Dunning Matt Dunning (born 19 December 1978) is a former Australian rugby union footballer. He played as a prop for the Waratahs and Western Force in Super Rugby, and represented Australia. He coached the Balmain rugby club in Sydney 2013/2014. Earl ...

, 18.

Hugh McMeniman Hugh McMeniman (born 1 November 1983 in Brisbane) is an Australian retired professional rugby union footballer. He represented Australia national rugby union team, Australia in 22 tests and played for the Queensland Reds and Western Force in Sup ...

, 19. John Roe, 20.

Chris Whitaker Chris Whitaker (born 19 October 1974) is an Australian professional rugby union coach and former international player. he is head coach of the Sydney Rays in Australia's National Rugby Championship, and the interim head coach of Super Rugby si ...

, 21.

Morgan Turinui Morgan Turinui (born 5 January 1982 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently is a rugby commentator for Stan Sport and Channel Nine in Australia. Early life Turinui was educated at the Sydney school of Waverley College. ...

, 22.

Mark Gerrard Mark Gerrard (born 4 September 1982) is a former Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently is the assistant coach for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR) competition in the United States. In 2011, he was one o ...

: 15. Gert Peens, 14. Antonio Mannato, 13.

, 12.

, 11. Kaine Robertson, 10.

, 9. Paul Griffen, 8.

, 7. Mauro Bergamasco, 6. David dal Maso, 5.

(capt.), 4. Cristian Bezzi, 3.

, 2. Carlo Festuccia, 1. Andrea Lo Cicero – ''Replacements:'' 16. Michele Rizzo, 17. Carlos Nieto, 18. Antonio Pavanello, 19.

, 20.

Pablo Canavosio Pablo Canavosio (born 26 December 1981 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. Canavosio played for Rovigo, Calvisano, Castres Olympique and Aironi. His usual position is at scrum half or wing. Canavosio has be ...

, 21. Cristian Zanoletti – ''Unused:'' 22.

Walter Pozzebon Walter Pozzebon (born 12 June 1979 in Treviso, Italy) is a rugby union player for Venezia Mestre in the Top12. Walter Pozzebon's position of choice is as a centre. He used to play for Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United K ...

References

{{Rugby union tours of Australia

tour Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...

Italy national rugby union team tours

rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

Italy national rugby union team tours of Argentina Italy national rugby union team tours of Australia