1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina

March 2014 March 2014 Wales 1968 6 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 ARGOfficial test match only for Argentine Rugby UnionMemoria y Balance 1968 on UAR website note notest 2 0 1 1 1964 Africa 1969 Oceania In 1968, the Wales national rugby union team toured Argentina for a series of rugby union matches against Argentine regional and invitational teams, as well as two matches against the Argentina national team. History This was the first Welsh tour in Argentina: before only South Africa, Ireland and France national teams, visited Argentina and South America. Despite the fact that the Welsh Rugby Union did not consider them as official, the two matches against Argentina national team were deemed test matches for Argentina. It was a big surprise that the "Pumas" won the series with a victory and a draw. Match summary Complete list of matches played by Wales in Argentina: #ffff99 silver Test matches thumb|One of the matches played by Wales at Estadio GEBA Date Opponent City Venue Score 7 September Belgrano Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 24–11 11 September Seleccionado Interior Combined team formed by players from different provinces of Argentina note provinc Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 12–3 14 September ARG Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 5–9 21 September Argentina B Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 8–8 25 September Argentina C Third Argentine national team note third Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 9–6 28 September ARG Buenos Aires Estadio G.E.B.A. 9–9 Pld W D L PF PA 6 3 2 1 67 46 Notes note Match details 7 September 1968 Belgrano 11–24 WAL Martínez Rosati Rosati (2) Gray 2, Hughes, Ball, Dawes Dawes 3 Dawes Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Carlos A. Tozzi (Argentina) Belgrano: H. Rosati; C. Cornille, C. Martínez, G. Escobar, E. de las Carreras; F. Forrester, L. Gradín; A. Gómez Aparicio, E. Elowson, L. Loyola; M. Cole, L. Tahier; G. Luchetti, F. Gradín (c), E. Verardo Wales: J. Williams; A. Morgan, J. Dawes (c), G. Ball, L. Daniel; P. Bennett, G. Turner; T. Gray, D. Hughes, D. Morris; L. Baxter, R. Mainwaring; B. Butler, N. Gales, J. Lloyd 11 September 1968 Seleccionado Interior 3–12 WAL Seaton Ferguson, GrayButler, Morgan Ferguson Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Eduardo Niño (Argentina) Seleccionado del Interior: J. Seaton; E. España, R. Taquini, J. Benzi, A. Quetglas; R. Villavicencio, O. Aletta da Silva; J. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. L. Imhoff (c); M. Campra, H. Suárez; F. Landó, J. Fradua, S. Furno Wales: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, G. Dawes (c), A. Morgan; R. Phillips, T. Evans, A. John, J. Jeffery, A. Gray; M. Witshire, W. Mainwaring; W. Williams, B. Rees, L. Butler 14 September 1968 ARG 9–5 Report WAL Loyola Seaton (2) Turner Dawes Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Ricardo Colombo (Argentina) _sky_hoops _lightbluehoops _sky_hoops _hoops_sky FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Argentina _collarwhite _whitetop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Wales Argentina: 15. Jorge Seaton, 14. Mario Walther, 13. Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 12. Marcelo Pascual, 11. Alejandro Travaglini, 10. Jorge Dartiguelongue, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 8. Hector Silva, 7. Miguel Chesta, 6. Raul Loyola, 5. Aitor Otano, 4. Adrian Anthony, 3. Marcelo Farina, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Luis Garcia Yanez Wales: 15. J. P. R. Williams, 14. Laurie Daniel, 13. Glen Ball, 12. John Dawes, 11. Andy Morgan, 10. Phil Bennett, 9. Glyn Turner, 8. Dennis Hughes, 7. Tony Gray, 6. Dai Morris, 5. Billy Mainwaring, 4. Lyn Baxter, 3. Brian Butler, 2. Brian Rees, 1. John Lloyd 21 September 1968 Argentina B 8–8 WAL Pére, Travaglini Gradín Daniel 2 Daniel Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Bruno Bertelli (Argentina) Argentina B: D. Morgan; N. Pérez, J. Benzi, R. Villavicencio, A. Travaglini; C. Martínez, L. Gradín (c); G. Plesky, H. Miguens, J. Imhoff; L. Varela, R. Sellarés; R. Casabal, C. Massabó, A. Abella. Wales: J. Williams; L. Daniel, S. Dawes (c), G. Ball, A. Morgan; R. Phillips, G. Turner; A. Gray, D. Hughes, W. Morris, W. Mainwarling, M. Witshire; W. Williams, N. Gale, D. Lloyd 25 September 1968 Argentina C 6–9 WAL O'Reilly Ferguson, Dawes, Bennett Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires César De Elizalde (Argentina) Argentina C: Pagano (c); N. Pérez, E. Reynolds, P. Grossi, J. Fiordalisi; G. Pimentel, A. Gómez Aparicio; J. O'Reilly, E. Elowson, M. Morgan; R. Castro, J. Ferraiuolo; M. Carluccio, E. Toribio, H. Nicola Wales: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, S. Dawes (c), A. Morgan; P. Bennett, T. Evans; A. John, D. Hughes, J. Jefrey; M. Wilshire, L. Baxter; w. Williams, B. Rees, B. Butler 28 September 1968 ARG 9–9 Report WAL by scrum Seaton 2 Ferguson Ferguson 2 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Ken John (England)Carlos Tozzi (Argentina) from 25' _sky_hoops _lightbluehoops _sky_hoops _hoops_sky FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Argentina _collarwhite _whitetop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Wales Argentina: 15. Jorge Seaton, 14. Mario Walther, 13. Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 12. Marcelo Pascual, 11. Nestor Perez, 10. Jorge Dartiguelongue, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 7. Hector Silva (c), 8. Miguel Chesta, 6. Raul Loyola, 5. Aitor Otano, 4. Adrian Anthony, 3. Marcelo Farina, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Luis Garcia Yanez Wales: 15. J. P. R. Williams, 14. Laurie Daniel, 13. Glen Ball, 12. John Dawes (c), 11. Stuart Ferguson, 10. Bob Phillips, 9. Glyn Turner, 8. Dennis Hughes, 7. Tony Gray, 6. Dai Morris, 5. Billy Mainwaring, 4. Max Wiltshire, 3. John Lloyd, 2. Norman Gale, 1. Walter Williams See also History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Wales References Category:1968 rugby union tours 1968 1968 Rugby Tour Category:History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Wales