2008 Argentina rugby union tour

2008 end of year rugby union tests Argentina 2008 Alejandro Cubelli ARG Santiago Phelan Felipe Contepomi 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 FRA 1 0 0 1 ITA 1 1 0 0 IRE 1 0 0 0 The 2008 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Europe by the Argentina national team. Coached by Santiago Phelan, the Argentine national side toured on France, Italy and Ireland playing a total of three matches thereof. Argentina beat Italy and lost to France and Ireland.Memoria y Balance 2008 at the UAR Touring party Coaching staff Head coach: Santiago Phelan Assistant coach: Fabián Turnes Assistant coach: Marcelo Reggiardo Players 20em Horacio Agulla (Brive) Patricio Albacete (Stade Toulousain) Rimas Álvarez Kairelis (Perpignan) Miguel Avramovic (Montauban) Marcos Ayerza (Leicester Tigers) Nicolás Bruzzone (San Isidro Club) Alejandro Campos (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Rafael Carballo (Castres Olympique) Mauro Comuzzi (Pucará) Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) (captain) Martín Durand (Champagnat) Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Sale Sharks) Santiago Fernandez (Hindú) Juan Figallo (Jockey Club Salta) Agustin Figuerola (C.A. San Isidro) Mariano Galarza (Universitario LP) Álvaro Galindo (Racing Metro) Eusebio Guiñazú (Agen) Juan Martín Hernández (Stade Francais) Mario Ledesma (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Stade Francais) Francisco Leonelli (Saracens) Esteban Lozada (Toulon) Federico Martín Aramburú (Dax) Juan Pablo Orlandi (Rovigo) Rodrigo Roncero (Stade Francais) Bernardo Stortoni (Glasgow Warriors) Gonzalo Tiesi (Harlequins) Nicolas Vergallo (Dax) Alberto Vernet Basualdo (Stade Toulousain) Match summary Date Rival Score Venue City Ref. 8 Nov FRA 6–12 Vélodrome Marseille Los Pumas cayeron en un partido muy cerrado, La Capital, 8 Nov 2008 15 Nov ITA 22–14 Olympic Stadium Turin Los Pumas vencieron a Italia en partido mediocre on Ambito.com, 15 Nov 2008, by SILVANA SALDISURI 22 Nov IRE 3–17 Croke Park Dublin Test match: Los Pumas cayeron contra Irlanda por 17 a 3 on La Nueva, 22 Nov 2008 Match details Report 8 November 2008 FRA 12–6 ARG Vélodrome, Marseille Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) 57.000 Skrela 29', 79', Baby 32' Contempomi 27' 36' Skrela 11' Team details _france_rugby_home 000C51 000C51 000C51 000C51 000C51 France _blacklines _whitehoops _blacklines _black_stripes_adidas _hoops_white A9E0F8 A9E0F8 A9E0F8 ffffff A9E0F8 Argentina France Argentina 72 Maxime MedardFB15FBBernardo StortoniJulien MalzieuW14WFrancisco LeonelliYannick JauzionC13CGonzalo Tiesi 41Benoit BabyC12CFelipe Contepomi (capt.)Cédric HeymansW11WHoracio AgullaDavid SkrelaFH10FHJuan Martín Hernández 72 Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeSH9SHNicolas Vergallo 68 Louis PicamolesN88N8Juan Martín Fernández LobbeImanol HarinordoquyF7FÁlvaro Galindo 50Thierry DusautoirF6FMartín Durand 32 36 56 (capt.) Lionel Nallet L5LPatricio AlbaceteRomain Millo-ChluskiL4LRimas Álvarez Kairelis 67 68 47 Benoit LecoulsP3PJuan Pablo Orlandi 58 54 Dimitri SzarzewskiH2HMario LedesmaFabien BarcellaP1PRodrigo Roncero Replacements 54 Benjamin KayserH16Alberto Vernet Basualdo 47 Nicolas MasP17PMarcos Ayerza 58 56 Sébastien ChabalL18FEsteban Lozada 50 68 Fulgence OuedraogoN819FAlejandro Campos 32-36 and 67'-68' 72 Morgan ParraSH20Agustin FiguerolaDamien Traille 21CFederico Martín Aramburú 41 72 Alexis PalissonFB22Rafael Carballo Coaches FRA Marc Lièvremont Santiago Phelan ARG Report 15 November 2008 ITA 14–22 ARG Olympic Stadium, Turin Chris White (England) 28.000 Masi 79' Carballo 51' Contemponi 51' Marcato 30', 54' Contepomi 25', 39', 40', 44', 75' Marcato 45' Team details 0F81DD 0F81DD 0F81DD ffffff 0F81DD Italy _blacklines _whitehoops _blacklines _black_stripes_adidas _hoops_white A9E0F8 A9E0F8 A9E0F8 ffffff A9E0F8 Argentina Italy ArgentinaAndrea MasiFB15FBBernardo StortoniKaine RobertsonW14WFederico Martín Aramburú 75Matteo PratichettiC13CGonzalo Tiesi 60Gonzalo GarciaC12CFelipe Contepomi (capt.)Mirco BergamascoW11WRafael Carballo 79 80 62 Andrea MarcatoFH10FHJuan Martín Hernández 51 Pablo CanavosioSH9SHNicolas Vergallo 60(capt.) Sergio Parisse N88N8Juan Martín Fernández LobbeMauro BergamascoF7FRimas Álvarez KairelisJosh SoleF6FMartín Durand 48'-56' 6443 48 Marco BortolamiL5LPatricio Albacete 66 Carlo Del FavaL4LEsteban Lozada 58 70 Carlos NietoP3PJuan Pablo Orlandi 69 64 Fabio OngaroH2HMario Ledesma 77 52 Matías AgüeroP1PRodrigo Roncero 56 66 Replacements 64 Leonardo GhiraldiniH16HAlberto Vernet Basualdo 77 52 Andrea Lo CiceroP17PMarcos Ayerza 48'-56' 69 70 Salvatore PeruginiP18LÁlvaro Galindo 58 43'-48' 66 Tommaso ReatoL19FAlejandro Campos 64 51 Pietro TravagliSH20SHAgustin Figuerola 60 62 Luciano OrqueraFH21WSantiago Fernandez 75Luke McLean 22CHoracio Agulla 60 Coaches ZAF Nick Mallett Santiago Phelan ARG report 22 November 2008 IRE 17–3 ARG Croke Park, Dublin Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) 68.000 Bowe 76' Fernandez 36' O'Gara 38' 46' 74' O' Gara 68' Team details _thinwhiteborder _Safasc_Home _thinwhiteborder _greensides 006600 006600 006600 ffffff 006600 Ireland _blacklines _whitehoops _blacklines _black_stripes_adidas _hoops_white A9E0F8 A9E0F8 A9E0F8 ffffff A9E0F8 Argentina Ireland ArgentinaGeordan MurphyFB15FBHoracio AgullaTommy BoweW14WFrancisco Leonelli 68(capt.) Brian O'Driscoll C13CFederico Martín AramburúLuke FitzgeraldC12CMiguel AvramovicRob KearneyW11WRafael CarballoRonan O'GaraFH10FHSantiago FernandezTomás O'LearySH9SHNicolas Vergallo 68Jamie HeaslipN88N8Juan Manuel Leguizamón 75 David WallaceF7FJuan Martín Fernández Lobbe Stephen Ferris F6FMartín DurandPaul O'ConnellL5LPatricio AlbaceteDonncha O'CallaghanL4LRimas Álvarez Kairelis 55John HayesP3PJuan Pablo Orlandi 48 13 Jerry FlanneryH2HMario LedesmaMarcus HoranP1PRodrigo Roncero 78 80 Replacements 13 Rory BestH16Alberto Vernet BasualdoTony Buckley 17PMarcos Ayerza 48Malcolm O'Kelly 18LEsteban Lozada 55 75 Donnacha RyanF19Álvaro GalindoEoin Reddan 20SHAgustin Figuerola 68Paddy Wallace 21Mauro ComuzziKeith Earls 22WBernardo Stortoni 60 Coaches IRE rugby Declan Kidney Santiago Phelan ARG References Category:2008 rugby union tours rugby 2008 Category:2008–09 in European rugby union Category:2008–09 in French rugby union Category:2008–09 in Italian rugby union Category:2008–09 in Irish rugby union 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008