1965 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1965 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in Argentina, in Buenos Aires and Rosario, and in Brazil in 1965.[1]

1965 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
P W D L
Total
11 07 02 02
Test match
03 02 01 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 1 1
 Brazil
1 1 0 0

A mixed selection, formed also of many international players of the England national team, students at Oxford and Cambridge universities, was arranged for an historical tour, the third after the tours in 1948 and in 1956

Matches of the tour

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22 August 1965
C.U.B.A.12–32Oxford & Cambridge
Pen: Salinas 3
Drop: Cafferata.
Try: Houston 2, James, Frankcom, Rosser
Con: Wilson 4
Pen: Wilson 3
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Federico Pfister

C.U.B.A.: C. Aldao; C. Salinas, M. Lawson, J. Eiras, J. Pego¬raro; A. Cafferata, G. Elizalde; C.Fontán Balestra, A. Sáenz Valiente, C. Álvarez; C. Teloni, J. Estévez; A. Damas, J. Dumas, E.Gaviña (capt.)
Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; K, Houston, G. Franckom, D. Rosser, S. Fleming; R. Lamb (capt.), J. Dorman; J. James, B. Hadman, C. Thorburn; I. Jones, J. Harvey; E. Gould, E. Lloyd, R. Britton.


25 August 1965
Old Georgian Club3–25Oxford & Cambridge
Try: SorzanaTry: Gibson 2, Hadman, Coley, Rudd;
Con: Wilson 2
Pen: Wilson 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Emilio Aiccardi

Old Georgian Club: D. Morgan; G. Sorzana, D. Bush, G. Ed¬broke, P. Furie; J. Bush, M. Iribarne; D.Ker, A. Dunn, E. Goodliffe; E. Viel Temperley (capt.), J. Lucas; A. Castro, R, Handley, R. Foster
Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; T. Rudd, D. Rosser, R. Hearn, K. Slater; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson; B. Hadman, M. Coley, C. Thornburn; I. Jones, F. Craig; K. Webb, B. Reos, E. Gould.


28 August 1965
C.A. San Isidro3–18Oxford & Cambridge
Try: RosatiTry: Rudd, Flemming, Houston, Frankcom, Thorburn;
Pen: Gibson).
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ricardo Colombo

C. A. San Isidro: J. Lasalle; E. Macadam, M. Lawson, H. Rosati, C. Cornille; M. Beccar Varela, A.Etchegaray; M. Puigdevall, G. Scallan, J. O'Reilly; J. Gerlach, L. Varela (capt.); A Monticelli, N.González del Solar, E. Verardo.
Oxford-Cambridge: R. Lamb (capt.); S. Femming, K. Houston, G. Frankcom, T. Rudd; M. Gibson, J. Dorman; C. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; I. Jones, J. Harvey; R. Britton, B, Reos, K. Webb.


1 September 1965
Córdoba3–23Oxford & Cambridge
Pen: PazTry: Slater 2, Frankcom 2, Lloyd, Fleming, Houston
Con: de Lamb
?, Cordoba
Referee: Sergio Lozada

Córdoba: R. González del Solar; A. Quetglas, L. Rodríguez, N. Astrada, 0. Verde; J. Piuma, J. Del Valle; R. Loyola, P. Demo, J. Ramírez Montroull; J. Masjoan, R. Imas; C. Rivera, A. Paz, J. Coceo.
Oxford-Cambridge: J. Houston; R. Fleming, D. Rosser, P. Frankcom, J. Slater; H. Lamb, J. Hamp-Ferguson; H. James, M. Coley, W. Thorburn; I. Jones, J. Craig; W. Webb, A. Lloyd, H. Gould.


4 September 1965
Argentina B  3–0Oxford & Cambridge
Try: Cazenave
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Francisco Lamastra

Argentina B D. Morgan; C. Cornille, J. Benzi, M. Pas¬cual, A. Quetglas; R. Cazenave, A.Etchegaray; J. Ramírez Montroull, H. Silva (capital), J. Imhoff; G. Illia, A. Anthony; W. Aniz, R. Handley, H. Cresta.
Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; S. Fleming, K. Houston, D. Rosser, T. Rudd; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson; C. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; J. Harvey, I. Jones; K. Webb, B. Rees, R. Britton


8 September 1965
Rosario5–18Oxford & Cambridge
Try: Rosser, Frankcom, Slater;
Con: Wilson 3
Pen: Wilson
Try: Quetglas
Con: Caballeo
Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Federico Pfister

Rosario: J. Seaton; E. España (capitán), J. Benzi, E. Ferraza, E. Quetglas; J. Caballero, C. Cristie; M.Paván, J. Imhoff, J. Costante; M. Bouza, M. Chesta; J. Gómez Kenny, R. Seaton, R. Esmendi.
Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; K. Slater, G. Frankcom, D. Rosser, K. Houston; R. .Lamb (capitán), J. Dorman; M. Coley, B. Hadman, A. Herbert; F. Craig, J. Harvey; B. Reos, E. Lloyd, K. Webb.


11 September 1965
Argentina  19–19Oxford & Cambridge
Try: Scharenberg, Rodríguez Jurado
Con: Poggi 2
Pen: Poggi 3
Try: Frankcom, Gibson, Houston, James
Con: Wilson 2
Pen: Wilson
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: César de Elizalde

Argentina: E. Poggi; E. España, A. Rodríguez Jura¬do, M. Pascual, R. Cazenave; M. Beccar Varela, L. Gradín;E. Scharenberg, H. Silva, R, Loyola; B. Otaño (capitán), L. García Yáñez; G. McCormick, N. González del Solar, R. Foster
Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; T. Rudd, D. Rosser, G. Frankcom, K. Houston; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson; J. James B. Hadman, C. Thornburn; I. Jones, F Craig; K. Webb, B. Reos, R. Britton


15 September 1965
Belgrano A.C.10–0Oxford & Cambridge
Try: scrum, Gómez Aparici
Con: Rosati 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Federico Pfister

Belrano AC : J. Haack; C. Cornille, A. Gómez. Aparicio, Ro¬sati, E. de las Carreras; F Forrester, L.Gradín; R. Schmidt, E. Elowson, F. Caillet-Sois; C. Iribarne, A. Anderson; G. McCormick, G. Luchetti, E. Verardo.
Oxford-Cambridge: K. Houston; S. Fleming, D. Rosser, D. Hearn, K. Slater; R. Lamb, J. Dorman; J. Herbert, M. Coley, J. James; F. Craig, J. Harvey; R. Britton, E. Lloyd, C. Thorburn.


18 September 1965
Argentina  3–9Oxford & Cambridge
Pen: PoggiTry: Frankcom
Drop: Gibson 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño

Argentina: E. Poggi; E. España, A. Rodríguez Ju¬rado. M. Pascual, E. Neri: M, Beccar Varela, L. Gradín; R. Loyola, L. García Yáñez, E, Scharenberg; A Otaño (capitán), A. Anthony; R. Foster, N. González del Solar, G. McCormick.
Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson: S. Fleming, K. Houston, G. Frankcom, T. Rudd; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson: F. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; F. Craig, I. Jones, Webb, B. Rees, R. Britton.


21 September 1965
Second division XV6–6Oxford & Cambridge
Try: Garat
Pen: Ludice
Try: Frankcom
Pen: Harvey
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño

Second division XV: J. Ferrer; A. Chiocconi, A. Pagano, J. Vila, H. Houssay; J. Iudice, C. Cullen; M. Ortiz, J. Cornejo Saravia, A. Da Milano; G. Salas, E. Garat; I. Lafuente; C. Massabó, H.Beltrame.
Oxford-Cambridge: M. Gibson; K, Slater, K. Houston, D. Hearn, G. Frankcom; R. Lamb, J. Dorman;C. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; F. Craig, J. Harvey; I. Jones, E. Lloyd, R. Britton.


28 September 1965
Brazil  5–49Oxford & Cambridge
?, São Paulo

References

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