1983 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia

1983 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia
Tour captain(s)	Hugo Porta
Summary	P W D L
Total	7 5 0 2
Test match	2 0 0 2
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	2 0 0 2

The 1983 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia was a series of seven matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in Australia in July and August 1983.

The team

Props

• Pablo Devoto (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
• Fernando Morel (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
• Serafin 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)

The matches

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.

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

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.

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

31 July 1983

Australia	3 - 18	Argentina
Pen: Campese		Try: Minguez, Petersen Con: Porta 2 Pen: Porta Drop: Porta

Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 22.000 Referee: Clive Norling (W.R.U.)

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

7 August 1983

Australia	29 - 13	Argentina
Try: Campese, Moon 2 Poidevin, Roche Con: Campese 3 Pen: Campese		Try: Milano Pen: Porta 2 Drop: Porta

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Clive Norling (W.R.U.)

Sources

• Union Argentina de Rugby (November 1983). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1983" (.doc) (in Spanish).