1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America

Irish's rugby national selection Tour of matches March 2014 April 2026 Ireland 1952 9 6 2 1 2 1 1 0 ARG 2 1 1 0 Canada 1899 South Africa 1961 The 1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America, was a series of rugby matches played in Chile and Argentina. This tour by the Ireland national rugby union team coincided with the death of Eva Peron, the wife of Juan Peron, the President of Argentina. As a result, it was almost cancelled. Eva Peron died on 26 July, six days after the Irish squad had departed Dublin. However, after playing their first game in Santiago, Chile, the team travelled onto Buenos Aires and completed the tour as planned.Memoria y Balance 1952 https://web.archive.org/web/20170313135515/http://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/1950/1952.pdf 13 March 2017 on UAR website They finished with a record of played 9, won 6, drew 2 and 1 defeat. The tour also featured the first full rugby internationals between Ireland and Argentina.The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Croninhttp://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history.htm www.irishrugby.ie 8 October 2008 27 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181227235812/http://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history.htm dead Touring party Manager: G.P.S. Hogan Secretary: R.W. Jeffares, Jr Referee: O.B. Glasgow Captain: Des O'Brien Backs M. Birthistle (Old Belvedere) Richard Chambers (Instonians) Robin Gregg (Queen's University) John Hewitt (Instonians) Mick Hillary (University College Dublin) J.T. Horgan (University College Cork) Mick Lane (University College Cork) Jack Notley (Wanderers) John O'Meara (University College Cork) Forwards Fuzzy Anderson (Queen's University) D. Crowley (Cork Constitution) Michael Dargan (Old Belvedere) Ronnie Kavanagh (University College Dublin) Patrick Kavanagh (University College Dublin) Des O'Brien (Cardiff) Archie O'Leary (Cork Constitution) William O'Neill (University College Dublin) Paddy Lawlor (Clontarf) Jim McCarthy (Dolphin) John Smith (Collegians) Paul Traynor (Clontarf) thumb|170px|W.J. Hewitt and Miguel Angel Sarandón posing together in Argentina Match details 9 August CHL 0–30 IRE Santiago 12 August Capital 6–12 Ireland Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 15 August Club Pucará 11–6 Ireland Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 17 August Provincia 6–6 Ireland Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires 21 August Argentina A 3–19 Ireland Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires First test 24 August ARG 3–3 IRE Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Ossie Glassgow (Ireland) Fernandez del Casal O'Meara Team details _sky_hoops _lightbluehoops _sky_hoops _hoops_sky ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Argentina _collarwhite _whitetop 009900 009900 009900 ffffff 009900 Ireland Julio Genoud FB15FBRobin Gregg Edmundo Caffarone W14WMick Lane Enrique Fernández del Casal C13CRichard Chambers Alfredo Palma C12CJohn Notley Julián Santiago W11WMichael Hillary Ricardo Giles FH10FHWilliam Hewitt Guillermo Ehrman SH9SHJohn O'Meara Miguel Sarandon N88N8Jim McCarthy Alberto Conen F7FPatrick Kavanagh Rodolfo Grosse F6FMichael Dargan Lucas Glastra L5LPatrick Lawlor Emilio Domínguez L4LP.P. Traynor Normando Tompkins P3PW.J. O'Neill Carlos Swain H2HFuzzy Anderson Ricardo Follett P1PJohn Smith Coaches GPS Hogan 28 August Argentina B 3–25 Ireland Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Second test 31 August ARG 0–6 IRE Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Dargan, Hillary Team details _sky_hoops _lightbluehoops _sky_hoops _hoops_sky ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Argentina _collarwhite _whitetop 009900 009900 009900 ffffff 009900 Ireland Enrique Fernández del Casal FB15FBRobin Gregg Edmundo Caffarone W14WPatrick Kavanagh Gastón Recagno C13CRichard Chambers Alfredo Palma C12CJohn Notley Antonio Salinas W11WMichael Hillary Ricardo Giles FH10FHWilliam Hewitt Guillermo Ehrman SH9SHJohn O'Meara Ezequiel Holmberg N88N8Jim McCarthy Rodolfo Grosse F7FDes O'Brien (c) Alberto Conen F6FMichael Dargan Luis Maurette L5LP.P. Traynor Emilio DomínguezL4LJames Kavanagh Normando Tompkins P3PW.J. O'Neill Carlos Swain H2HFuzzy Anderson Ricardo Follett P1PJohn Smith Coaches GPS Horgan 3 September 1952 Universitario B.A. 11–19 Ireland Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires References 1952 1952 1952 Category:1952 rugby union tours Category:1952 in Argentine sport Category:History of rugby union matches between Argentina and Ireland Five Nations