1983 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia

Touring team

Props

• Pablo Devoto (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
• Fernando Morel (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
• Serafín Dengra (San Martin - Buenos Aires)
• Enrique Rodríguez (Tala - Córdoba) Hooker
• Andrés Courreges (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
• Juan Baeck (Pueyrredón - Buenos Aires) Locks
• Eliseo Branca (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
• Gustavo Milano (Jockey Club Rosario - Rosario)
• Gabriel Travaglini (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires) Flanker and number 8
• Tomas Petersen (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
• Ernesto Ure (Club Universitario B.A. - Buenos Aires)
• Carlos Neyra (Alumni - Buenos Aires)
• Buenaventura Minguenz (Sporting Club - Mar del Plata)
• Ricardo De Vedia (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires) Scrum halves
• Alfredo Soares Cache (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
• Marcelo Larrubia (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires) Fly half
• Hugo Porta (Banco Nacion - Buenos Aires) Center
• Rafael Madero (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
• Marcelo Loffreda (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
• Bernardo Miguens (Club Universitario B.A. - Buenos Aires)
• Guillermo Varone (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires) Wings
• Marcelo Campo (Pueyrredón - Buenos Aires)
• José Maria Palma (Pucará - Buenos Aires)
• Fernando González Moran (Pucará - Buenos Aires) Full-backs
• Daniel Baetti (Atlético Rosario - Buenos Aires)
• Martín Sansot (Pueyrredón - Buenos Aires)

Match details

Complete list of matches played by Argentina in Australia:

New South Wales :_ G.Ella, G.Da Vanzo, B.Papworth, M.Hawker, M.Martin, M.Ella (capt.), D.Voughan, R.Reynolds, S.Poidevin, D.Codey, P.Clemente, S.Williams, D.Curran, L.Walker (B.Malouf), O.Hall. Argentina: M.Sansot, J.Palma, M.Loffreda, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache, B.Minguez, G.Travaglini, T.Petersen, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, A.Courreges, S.Dengra.

Girvan, Galvin McGrath, O'Neill, |con1= Campese 4 |pen1= Campese A.C.T. : Campese (capt.), Thomas, Girvan, McGrath, Morton, Vest, Berry, O'Neill, Galvin, Utilelea, Donnellan, Kasrrzak, Takiari, Cowie, Didier Argentina: D.Baetti, J.Palma, G.Varone, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), M.Larrubia, R.De Vedia, C.Neyra, E.Ure, G.Milano, E.Branca, P.Devoto, A.Courregee, F.Morel

Slack, Roche B.Minguez, Milano Queensland: Martin, Moon, Slack, Hanley, Grigg, Lynagh, Parker, Shaw (capt.), Hall, Roche, McLean, Hillhouse, Pileki, Rosa, Meadows Argentina: M.Sansot (Bernardo Miguens), J.Palma, M.Loffreda, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache, G.Travaglini, B. Minguez, T.Petersen, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, A.Courreges, S.Dengra.

Loffreda, Baeck, Varone Minguez, Ure New South Wales Country: P.Gell, D.Vignes, J.Grant, M.Scanlon, M.Kinlayson, B.Everingham, B.Turnar, S.Morgan, B.Abram, D.Carter, J.Boland, M.Smith, J.Coolican, P.Palmer (capt.), R.Mercer. Argentina: B.Miguens, J.Palma, M.Loffreda, G.Varone, M.Campo, R.Madero, A.Soares Gache (capt.), R.De Vedía, B.Mínguez, E.Ure, G.Milano, G.Travaglini, P.Devoto, J.Baeck, S.Dengra

First test

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Wholer, R.Burnees ''Queensland Country**: Smee (capt.), Dillon, Wholer, Finch, Hood, Duncan, Iwikau, Astken, McLeod, R.Burnees, Filday, McCowan, Shaelds, Cox, K.Burnees. **Argentina''': D.Baetti, M.Sansot, M.Loffreda, G.Varone, F.González Morán, Porta (capt.), M.Larrubia, R.De Vedia, C.Neyra, G.Travaglini, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, J.Baeck, P.Devoto

Second test

Poidevin, Roche|try2= Milano

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References

References

1. [https://www.espn.com.ar/noticias/nota/_/id/2174031/recuerdos-del-primer-y-unico-triunfo-puma-en-australia Recuerdos del primer y único triunfo Puma en Australia] by Mariano Arroquigaray on ESPN, 8 Sep 2014
2. [https://www.clarin.com/deportes/rugby/35-anos-inolvidable-primera-victoria-pumas-wallabies_0_S1wxUOKOX.html A 35 años de aquella inolvidable primera victoria de Los Pumas ante los Wallabies] by Walter Raiño on ''Clarín'', 15 Sep 2018
3. [http://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/1980/1983.pdf Memoria y Balance 1983] on UAR website