# 1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between August and September in Argentina by the Ireland national rugby union team.
Despite that the matches were not officially recognised by the Irish Rugby Football Union as Test matches, it was a real tour of Irish national team. At that time, the IRFU considered as official only matches against the other Home Unions, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. It was the third tour of a "Home Union" in Argentina in three years, after Wales (1968) and Scotland (1969), and it was the second tour of an Irish side after the tour of 1952.
Argentina won the unofficial series with two victories.

## Touring party

* Manager: E. Patterson
* Assistant Manager: Ronnie Dawson
* Captain: Tom Kiernan

## Match details

Complete list of matches played by Ireland in Argentina:
* 30 August 1970
| Selecc. Interior | 11–33 | Ireland |
| Try: Brandi Con: Capell Pen: Capell | | Try: Brown (3), Buckley (2) Con: Ciernan (3) Pen: Ciernan (3) Drop: Mc Gann |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Argentina)
Seleccionado del Interior: L. Capell; D. Filippa, R. Tarquini, G. Vera, M. Brandi; C. Navessi, L. Chacón; B. Casalle, J. Ghiringhelli, H. Barrera; R. Pasaglia, R. Campra (cap.); G. Ribeca, L. Ramos (C. Bianchi), M. Senatore (C. Abud) Ireland: T. Ciernan; A. Duggan, F. Brenishan, R. Murphy, W. Brown; B. Mc Gann, J. Molones; J. Buckley, A. Moore, R. Lamont; M. Mohillo, W. Mac Bride; P. O ́Callagham, J. Lynch.
* 2 September
| Rosario RU | 6–11 | Ireland |
| Pen: Seaton (2) | | Try: Grace, Lamont Con: Mc Gann Pen: B. O ́Driscoll |
* Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: César de Elizalde (Argentina)
Rosario: J. Seaton; R. Villavicencio, J. Benzi, C. Blanco, C. García; J. Scilabra, M. Escalante; J. L. Imhoff, M. Chesta (cap.), J. Robin; M. Bouza, J. Mangiamelli; R. Fariello, J. Costante, F. Landó. Ireland: B. O ́Driscoll; A. Duggan, F. Brenishan, F. O ́Driscoll, T. Grace; B. Mc Gann, L. Hall; R. Lamont, A. Moore, M. Hipwell; W. Mc Bride (cap.), P. Cassidy; S. Millar, J. Brich, J. Lynch.
* 6 September
| Argentina B | 6–9 | Ireland |
| Pen: Seaton Drop: Harris-Smith | | Try: Hipwell Drop: Mc Gann (2) |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Argentina)
Argentina B: J. Seaton; N. Pérez, J. Benzi, C. Blanco, J. Otaola; T. Harris-Smith, A. Etchegaray (cap.); N. Carbone, G. Anderson, R. Casabal; J. Retegui, R. Castro; M. Farna, J. Dumas, A. Abella. Ireland: T. Ciernan (cap.); A. Duggan, F. O ́Driscoll, F. Brenishan, W. Brown; B. Mc Gann, J. Molones; M. Hipwell, A. Moore, J. Buckley; M. Mohillo, W. Mc Bride; S. Millar, J. Birch, P. O ́Callaghan.
* 9 September
| Argentina D | 3–14 | Ireland |
| Try: Casas | | Try: Duggan, O. ́Callaghan Madigan Con: Ciernan Pen: Ciernan |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)
Argentina D: A. Bollini; P. Kember, E. Reynolds, L. Esteras, A. Stein; F. Forrester, G. Blaksley (cap.); C. Bori, E. Elowson, J. Borghi; J. C. Anderson, J. Vorasoro; F. Insúa, G. Casas, E. Merelle. Ireland: T. Ciernan (cap.); A. Duggan, F. O ́Driscoll, B. O ́Driscoll, W. Brown; H. Murphy, L. Hall; R. Lamont, M. Hipwell, J. Buckley; P. Cassidy, M. Mohillo; J. Lynch, P. Madigan, P. O ́Callaghan.

### First test

* 13 September
| Argentina | 8–3 | Ireland |
| Try: Gradín, Travaglini | Report | Try: Hipwell |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Argentina)
Team details :
| Argentina | Ireland |
| Dudley Morgan | FB | 15 | FB | Tom Kiernan (capt.) |
| Mario Walther | W | 14 | W | Alan Duggan |
| Marcelo Pascual | C | 13 | C | Barry Bresnihan |
| Alejandro Travaglini | C | 12 | C | Frank O'Driscoll |
| Julio Otaola | W | 11 | W | Tom Grace |
| Carlos Martínez | FH | 10 | FH | Barry McGann |
| Luis Gradín | SH | 9 | SH | John Moloney |
| Raúl Loyola | N8 | 6 | N8 | Michael Hipwell |
| Héctor Silva (capt) | F | 8 | F | Terry Moore |
| Hugo Miguens | F | 7 | F | James Buckley |
| Aitor Otaño | L | 5 | L | Mick Molloy |
| Adrián Anthony | L | 4 | L | Willie-John McBride |
| Luis García Yánez | P | 3 | P | Sean Lynch |
| Ricardo Handley | H | 2 | H | John Birch |
| Ronnie Foster | P | 1 | P | Philo O'Callaghan |
* 16 September
| Argentina C | 17–0 | Ireland |
| Try: Orzábal Con: Cutler Pen: Cutler (3) Drop: Pimentel | | |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño Argentina
Argentina C: R. Espagnol; H. Rosatti, J. Walther (E. Word), E. Pérez Otero (G. Blaksley); G. Pimentel, M. Cutler; J. Carracedo, J. Wittman, M. Morgan; A. Orzábal, F. Hughes; H. Incola, L. Lebrón, O. Carbone. Ireland: B. O ́Driscoll; T. Grace, F. Brenishan, H. Murphy, W. Brown (J. Maloney); F. O ́Driscoll, L. Hall; R. Lamont, M. Hipwell, J. Buckley; P. Cassidy, W. Mc Bride (cap.); J. Lynch, P. Madigan, S. Millar.

### Second test

* 20 September
| Argentina | 6–3 | Ireland |
| Try: Gradín (2) | | Try: Kiernan |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Nino (Argentina)
Team details :
| Argentina | Ireland |
| Dudley Morgan | FB | 15 | FB | Tom Kiernan (capt) |
| Mario Walther | W | 14 | W | Alan Duggan |
| Arturo Rodríguez Jurado | C | 13 | C | Barry Bresnihan |
| Alejandro Travaglini | C | 12 | C | Frank O'Driscoll |
| Marcelo Pascual | W | 11 | W | Tom Grace |
| Carlos Martínez | FH | 10 | FH | Barry McGann |
| Luis Gradín | SH | 9 | SH | John Moloney |
| Raúl Loyola | N8 | 7 | N8 | Michael Hipwell |
| (capt.) Héctor Silva | F | 8 | F | Terry Moore |
| Hugo Miguens | F | 6 | F | James Buckley |
| Adrián Anthony | L | 5 | L | Mick Molloy |
| Aitor Otaño | L | 4 | L | Willie-John McBride |
| Ronnie Foster | P | 3 | P | Sean Lynch |
| Ricardo Handley | H | 2 | H | John Birch |
| Luis García Yáñez | P | 1 | P | Philo O'Callaghan |