1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England

Argentina 1976 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 WALThe match was considered official only for UAR, not by WRU 1 0 0 1 The 1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England was a series of six matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in September and October 1976. Five of the six matches were played in Wales, including an international match against the Wales national rugby union team. Argentina won the first three matches of the tour but lost the last three. Although Wales did not award caps for the international game, they did select a full-strength team and Argentina came close to winning; they led 19–17 as the match went into injury time but were beaten by a late penalty from Phil Bennett. Wales had won the Grand Slam in 1976 and Argentina's performance was considered a shock.CARDIFF (1976) on Periodismo Rugby, by Daniel DionisiRothmans p51 Matches 29 September 1976 East Wales 22–25 ARG G. Beccar Varela, NeyráCarracedo, Penalty try Sansot, G. Beccar Varela, Porta Porta Juliff, Butcher Lewis Lewis 4 Rodney Parade, Newport Alan Welsby (England) East Wales: M. Richards; Clive Rees, N. D. Butcher, N. J. Shanklin, N. B. Juliff; G. Lawrence, N. A. Lewis; Terry Cobner (capt.), Clive Burgess, B. Lease; J. Watkins, J. Floyd; Graham Price, Bobby Windsor, Charlie Faulkner Argentina: M. Sansot; D. Beccar Varela, A. Travaglini, A. Rodríguez Jurado (capt.) (G. Beccar Varela), J. Gauweloose; H. Porta, A. Etchegaray; J. Carracedo, R. Mastai, C. Neyra; E. Branca, J. J. Fernández; R. Irañeta, J. Costante, M. Carluccio 2 October 1976 Cardiff RFC 25–29 ARG Dudley-Jones 2, Rawlins G. Davies 2 G. Davies 3 Gauweloose 2, D.Beccar Varela Sansot G.Beccar Varela, Porta Porta, Sansot Porta National Stadium, Cardiff Kenneth Pattinson (England) Cardiff: J. Davies; Gerald Davies (capt.), M. Murphy, A. J. Finlayson (Holand), D. Thomas; Gareth Davies, Gareth Edwards; Stuart Lane, B. Dubin-Jones, T. Morgan, I. Robinson, P. Rawlins; Mike Knill, Mike Watkins, Barry Nelmes Argentina: M. Sansot; D. Beccar Varela, G. Beccar Varela, A. Travaglini, J. Gauweloose, H. Porta, A. Etchegaray (capt.); C. Neyra, R. Mastai, J. Carracedo; E. Branca, J. J. Fernández; F. Insúa, J. Braceras, M. Carluccio (R. Irañeta) 6 October 1976 Aberavon RFC 6–18 ARG Bevan 2 Travaglini G.Beccar Varela G. Beccar Varela 3, Sansot Port Talbot R. C. Quittenton (England) Aberavon: P. Bessant; R. James, A. Rees, I. Halle, I. Keene; John Bevan, Clive Shell (capt.); O. Alexander, P. Clarke, R. Davies; P. Bell, Billy Mainwaring; Clive Williams, Billy James, B. Lewis Argentina: M. Alonso; M. Sansot, A. Travaglini, G. Beccar Varela, G. Álvarez; H. Porta (F. González Victorica), A. Etchegaray (capt.); J. Carracedo; R. Sanz, H. Massini; J. J. Fernández, E. Branca; R. Irañeta, J. Costante, F. Insúa 9 October 1976 North and Midlands 24–9 ARG Slemen Hare Hare 5 Horton G. Beccar Varela 2, Sansot Welford Road, Leicester P. J. Lillington (England) North and Midlands Dusty Hare; John Carleton, Paul Dodge, Tony Bond, Mike Slemen; John Horton, Steve Smith; D. Forfar, Tony Neary, Garry Adey; D. Trickey, Bill Beaumont; Fran Cotton (capt.), Peter Wheeler, Colin White Argentina: M. Alonso; M. Sansot, A. Travaglini (capt.), G. Beccar Varela, J. Gauweloose; F. González Victorica, R. Castagna; H. Massini, R. Mastai, C. Neyra; E. Branca, J. J. Fernández; F. Insúa, J. Costante, R. Irañeta 12 October 1976 West Wales 14–12 ARG Evans, Griffiths, Hill Phillips Sansot 2, G. Beccar Varela G. Beccar Varela Stradey Park, Llanelli D. H. Burnett (Ireland) West Wales: Clive Griffiths; Elgan Rees (L. Thomas), P. Phillips, Roy Bergiers, Andy Hill; David Richards, S. Williams; G. Jones, H. Jenkins, Trefor Evans; Phil May, Geoff Wheel; Phil Llewellyn, R. Thomas, Glyn Shaw Argentina: M. Sansot; D. Beccar Varela, A. Travaglini, G. Beccar Varela, J. Gauweloose; H. Porta, A. Etchegaray (capt.); J. Carracedo, J. Sanz, C. Neyra; J. J. Fernández, E. Branca; M. Carluccio, J. Braceras, A. Risler 550 Los pumas vs gales en cardiff 04.jpg Los pumas vs gales en cardiff 05.jpg Los pumas vs gales en cardiff 06.jpg Some moments of the test match at Cardiff Arms Park 16 October 1976 WAL 20–19 ARG Davies, Edwards Bennett 4 G. Beccar Varela, Gauweloose Porta G. Beccar Varela 2, Porta Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 4,000 Norman Sanson (Scotland) _collarwhite _whitetop ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 Wales _sky_hoops _lightbluehoops _sky_hoops _hoops_sky ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Argentina Wales XV ArgentinaJ. P. R. WilliamsFB15FBMartin SansotGerald DaviesW14WDaniel Beccar VarelaRay GravellC13CAlejandro TravagliniRoy BergiersC12CGonzalo Beccar VarelaJ. J. Williams W11WJorge GauweloosePhil BennettFH10FHHugo PortaGareth EdwardsSH9SHAdolfo Etchegaray (capt.)Derek QuinnellN88N8Jorge Carracedo(capt.) Terry Cobner F7FRicardo MastaiTrefor EvansF6FCarlos NeyraGeoff WheelL5LJose FernandezBarry CleggL4LEliseo BrancaCharlie FaulknerP3PRito IranetaBobby WindsorH2HJose CostanteGraham PriceP1PFernando Insua Replacements Jeff SquireL16HJorge Braceras Bibliography Vivian Jenkins Vivian Jenkins Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979-80 1979 Queen Anne Press 0-354-09087-9 47–51 https://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/1970/1976.pdf Memoria y Balance Union Argentina de Rugby November 1976 es PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20211108010054/https://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/1970/1976.pdf 8 November 2021 dead References 1976 1976 1976 rugby Category:1976–77 in English rugby union Category:1976–77 in Welsh rugby union 1976 Category:September 1976 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:October 1976 sports events in the United Kingdom 1976