# 1965 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1965 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in Argentina, in Buenos Aires and Rosario, and in Brazil in 1965.
A mixed selection, formed also of many international players of the England national team, students at Oxford and Cambridge universities, was arranged for an historical tour, the third after the tours in 1948 and in 1956

## Matches of the tour

* 22 August 1965
| C.U.B.A. | 12–32 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Pen: Salinas 3 Drop: Cafferata. | | Try: Houston 2, James, Frankcom, Rosser Con: Wilson 4 Pen: Wilson 3 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Federico Pfister
C.U.B.A.: C. Aldao; C. Salinas, M. Lawson, J. Eiras, J. Pego¬raro; A. Cafferata, G. Elizalde; C.Fontán Balestra, A. Sáenz Valiente, C. Álvarez; C. Teloni, J. Estévez; A. Damas, J. Dumas, E.Gaviña (capt.)
Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; K, Houston, G. Franckom, D. Rosser, S. Fleming; R. Lamb (capt.), J. Dorman; J. James, B. Hadman, C. Thorburn; I. Jones, J. Harvey; E. Gould, E. Lloyd, R. Britton.
* 25 August 1965
| Old Georgian Club | 3–25 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Try: Sorzana | | Try: Gibson 2, Hadman, Coley, Rudd; Con: Wilson 2 Pen: Wilson 2 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Emilio Aiccardi
Old Georgian Club: D. Morgan; G. Sorzana, D. Bush, G. Ed¬broke, P. Furie; J. Bush, M. Iribarne; D.Ker, A. Dunn, E. Goodliffe; E. Viel Temperley (capt.), J. Lucas; A. Castro, R, Handley, R. Foster Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; T. Rudd, D. Rosser, R. Hearn, K. Slater; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson; B. Hadman, M. Coley, C. Thornburn; I. Jones, F. Craig; K. Webb, B. Reos, E. Gould.
* 28 August 1965
| C.A. San Isidro | 3–18 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Try: Rosati | | Try: Rudd, Flemming, Houston, Frankcom, Thorburn; Pen: Gibson). |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ricardo Colombo
C. A. San Isidro: J. Lasalle; E. Macadam, M. Lawson, H. Rosati, C. Cornille; M. Beccar Varela, A.Etchegaray; M. Puigdevall, G. Scallan, J. O'Reilly; J. Gerlach, L. Varela (capt.); A Monticelli, N.González del Solar, E. Verardo. Oxford-Cambridge: R. Lamb (capt.); S. Femming, K. Houston, G. Frankcom, T. Rudd; M. Gibson, J. Dorman; C. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; I. Jones, J. Harvey; R. Britton, B, Reos, K. Webb.
* 1 September 1965
| Córdoba | 3–23 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Pen: Paz | | Try: Slater 2, Frankcom 2, Lloyd, Fleming, Houston Con: de Lamb |
* ?, Cordoba Referee: Sergio Lozada
Córdoba: R. González del Solar; A. Quetglas, L. Rodríguez, N. Astrada, 0. Verde; J. Piuma, J. Del Valle; R. Loyola, P. Demo, J. Ramírez Montroull; J. Masjoan, R. Imas; C. Rivera, A. Paz, J. Coceo. Oxford-Cambridge: J. Houston; R. Fleming, D. Rosser, P. Frankcom, J. Slater; H. Lamb, J. Hamp-Ferguson; H. James, M. Coley, W. Thorburn; I. Jones, J. Craig; W. Webb, A. Lloyd, H. Gould.
* 4 September 1965
| Argentina B | 3–0 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Try: Cazenave | | |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Francisco Lamastra
Argentina B D. Morgan; C. Cornille, J. Benzi, M. Pas¬cual, A. Quetglas; R. Cazenave, A.Etchegaray; J. Ramírez Montroull, H. Silva (capital), J. Imhoff; G. Illia, A. Anthony; W. Aniz, R. Handley, H. Cresta. Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; S. Fleming, K. Houston, D. Rosser, T. Rudd; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson; C. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; J. Harvey, I. Jones; K. Webb, B. Rees, R. Britton
* 8 September 1965
| Rosario | 5–18 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Try: Rosser, Frankcom, Slater; Con: Wilson 3 Pen: Wilson | | Try: Quetglas Con: Caballeo |
* Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Federico Pfister
Rosario: J. Seaton; E. España (capitán), J. Benzi, E. Ferraza, E. Quetglas; J. Caballero, C. Cristie; M.Paván, J. Imhoff, J. Costante; M. Bouza, M. Chesta; J. Gómez Kenny, R. Seaton, R. Esmendi. Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; K. Slater, G. Frankcom, D. Rosser, K. Houston; R. .Lamb (capitán), J. Dorman; M. Coley, B. Hadman, A. Herbert; F. Craig, J. Harvey; B. Reos, E. Lloyd, K. Webb.
* 11 September 1965
| Argentina | 19–19 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Try: Scharenberg, Rodríguez Jurado Con: Poggi 2 Pen: Poggi 3 | | Try: Frankcom, Gibson, Houston, James Con: Wilson 2 Pen: Wilson |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: César de Elizalde
Argentina: E. Poggi; E. España, A. Rodríguez Jura¬do, M. Pascual, R. Cazenave; M. Beccar Varela, L. Gradín;E. Scharenberg, H. Silva, R, Loyola; B. Otaño (capitán), L. García Yáñez; G. McCormick, N. González del Solar, R. Foster Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson; T. Rudd, D. Rosser, G. Frankcom, K. Houston; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson; J. James B. Hadman, C. Thornburn; I. Jones, F Craig; K. Webb, B. Reos, R. Britton
* 15 September 1965
| Belgrano A.C. | 10–0 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Try: scrum, Gómez Aparici Con: Rosati 2 | | |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Federico Pfister
Belrano AC : J. Haack; C. Cornille, A. Gómez. Aparicio, Ro¬sati, E. de las Carreras; F Forrester, L.Gradín; R. Schmidt, E. Elowson, F. Caillet-Sois; C. Iribarne, A. Anderson; G. McCormick, G. Luchetti, E. Verardo. Oxford-Cambridge: K. Houston; S. Fleming, D. Rosser, D. Hearn, K. Slater; R. Lamb, J. Dorman; J. Herbert, M. Coley, J. James; F. Craig, J. Harvey; R. Britton, E. Lloyd, C. Thorburn.
* 18 September 1965
| Argentina | 3–9 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Pen: Poggi | | Try: Frankcom Drop: Gibson 2 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño
Argentina: E. Poggi; E. España, A. Rodríguez Ju¬rado. M. Pascual, E. Neri: M, Beccar Varela, L. Gradín; R. Loyola, L. García Yáñez, E, Scharenberg; A Otaño (capitán), A. Anthony; R. Foster, N. González del Solar, G. McCormick. Oxford-Cambridge: S. Wilson: S. Fleming, K. Houston, G. Frankcom, T. Rudd; M. Gibson, J. Hamp-Ferguson: F. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; F. Craig, I. Jones, Webb, B. Rees, R. Britton.
* 21 September 1965
| Second division XV | 6–6 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| Try: Garat Pen: Ludice | | Try: Frankcom Pen: Harvey |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño
Second division XV: J. Ferrer; A. Chiocconi, A. Pagano, J. Vila, H. Houssay; J. Iudice, C. Cullen; M. Ortiz, J. Cornejo Saravia, A. Da Milano; G. Salas, E. Garat; I. Lafuente; C. Massabó, H.Beltrame. Oxford-Cambridge: M. Gibson; K, Slater, K. Houston, D. Hearn, G. Frankcom; R. Lamb, J. Dorman;C. Thorburn, B. Hadman, J. James; F. Craig, J. Harvey; I. Jones, E. Lloyd, R. Britton.
* 28 September 1965
| Brazil | 5–49 | Oxford & Cambridge |
* ?, São Paulo