The 1948 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in Argentina by a mixed selection of players from Oxford and Cambridge universities in 1948.[1] The matches were held in Buenos Aires and Rosario.[2]
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 Argentina |
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After some contacting the previous years, the Argentine Rugby Union then, "River Plate Rugby Union" hosted, with the help of clubs Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires and Hindú, this selection, formed also of many international players of British national team.[citation needed]
It was the first (of a total of four) tours of this British team on Argentina.[3]
The team
edit- C. R. Hopwood (manager)
- A. Matthews (referee)
- Syd Newman
- S. M. Duff
- David Swarbrick
- D. J. W. Bridge
- J. B. Raine
- Alan Stewart
- M. T. Maloney
- Clive van Ryneveld
- J. H. Galbraith
- Arthur Dorward
- P. J. de A. Moore
- T. S. Mc Roberts
- E. C. C. Wynter
- R. V. Thompson
- C. G. Gilthorpe
- G. A. Wilson (Capt.)
- Peter Kininmonth
- A. P. de Nobriga
- E. Bole
- Anthony van Ryneveld
- R. D. Gill
- John Kendall-Carpenter
- Barry Holmes
Results
edit| 4 August 1948 |
| El Resto | 3–22 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima,[n 1] Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
| 8 August 1948 |
| Capital [n 2] | 5–16 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
| 12 August 1948 |
| Los Norteños | 0–19 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
| 15 August 1948 |
| Provincia [n 3] | 3–17 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
| 22 August 1948 |
| Club Universitario B.A. | 0 - 10 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: T. H. Blades (Argentina) |
| 25 August 1948 |
| Porteños | 0–15 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
| 29 August 1948 |
| Argentina | 0–17 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Report |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
| 5 September 1948 |
| Argentina | 0–39 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Report |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: T. H. Blades (Argentina) |
- Notes
- ^ Referred as "Maldonado", as this venue was formerly known.
- ^ Combined formed of players from Buenos Aires city ("Capital Federal").
- ^ Combined formed of players from Greater Buenos Aires, popularly known as "provincia de Buenos Aires".
References
edit- ^ EL REJUNTADO VICTORIOSO by Jorge Búsico, Periodismo Rugby, 18 Aug 2022
- ^ "La Unión de Rugby del Río de la Plata – Memoria y Balance 1948" at UAR (archived, 27 Jun 2013)
- ^ Oxford & Cambridge: el primer equipo británico que jugó en nuestro medio by César Miño on El Litoral. 21 Apr 2017