# 1969 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1969 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played during the month of September 1969 by Scotland in Argentina. It was also the first tour of a Scottish national side to Argentina.
Despite the fact that Scottish Rugby Union did not consider this match as official test matches, was a real tour of Scottish national side. At those time, was usual for the Scottish Rugby Union to consider official only the match played against the other teams that play Five Nations, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Scotland, after a loss in the first test match, won the second and drawn the series.

## Match summary

Complete list of matches played by Scotland in Argentina:
Test matches
| # | Date | Rival | City | Venue | Score |
| 1 | 7 Sep | Argentina C | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 19–9 |
| 2 | 10 Sep | Seleccionado Interior | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 11–3 |
| 3 | 13 Sep | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 3–20 |
| 4 | 18 Sep | Rosario RU | Rosario | Plaza Jewell | 20–6 |
| 5 | 21 Sep | Argentina B | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 9–5 |
| 6 | 27 Sep | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 6–3 |
Balance :
| Pl | W | D | L | Ps | Pc |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 46 |

### Notes

* ↑ Test matches recognized as official only for Argentine Union not by Scottish Union
* ↑ Third Argentine national team
* ↑ Combined team formed by players outside Buenos Aires Provinces

## Match details

* 7 September 1969
| Argentina C | 9–19 | Scotland |
| Pen: Cutler 2 Drop: Cutler | | Try: Murchie 2, Robertson Carmichael, Smith; Con: Blaikie 2 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)
Argentina C': A. Pagano (cap.); J. Fiordalisi, G. Pimentel, R. Spagnol, V. Dobarro; F. Forrester, M. Cutler; C. Bori, N. Carbone, J. Borghi; R. Sellarés, R. Castro; H. Incola, J. Dumas, A. Orzábal. Scotland XV: C. Blaikie; M. Smith, C. Rea, J. Murchie, A. Gill; I. Robertson, D. Paterson; J. Telfer (cap.), R. Arneil, W. Lauder; G. Broen, P. Stagg; A. Carmichael, F. Laidlaw, J. Mc Lauchlin.
* 10 September 1969
| Seleccionado Interior | 3–11 | Scotland |
| Pen: Vera | | Try: Orr, Murchie Con: Blaikie Pen: Blaikie |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Argentina)
Seleccionado del Interior: A. Rodríguez; O. Oelschagler, R. Tarquini, J. Vera, C. Antoraz; C. Navesi, L. Chacón, E. Vaca Narvaja, J. Ghiringhelli, J. Constante; R. Campra (cap.), M. Senatore; R. Fariello, J. Fradua, G. Ribeca. Scotland XV: C. Blaikie; M. Smith, A. Orr, I. Murchie, W. Steele, B. Laidlaw, J. Ellis; R. Arneil, J. Telfer (cap.), S. Carmichaci; A. Mc Rarg, P. Stagg; J. Mc Lauchlin, D. Deans, N. Suddon.
* 13 September 1969
| Argentina | 20–3 | Scotland |
| Try: Travaglini 2, Miguens Con: Harris-Smith Pen: Harris-Smith Drop: Harris-Smith 2 | Report | Try: Smith |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)
| Argentina | Scotland |
Argentina: 15.Dudley Morgan, 14.Marcelo Pascual, 13.Alejandro Travaglini, 12.Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 11.Mario Walther, 10.Tomas Harris-Smith, 9.Adolfo Etchegaray, 8.Raul Loyola, 7.Hector Silva, 6.Hugo Miguens, 5.Adrian Barone, 4.Aitor Otano (cap), 3.Luis Garcia Yanez, 2.Ricardo Handley, 1.Marcelo Farina Scotland XV: 15.Colin Blaikie, 14.Mike Smith, 13.Ian Murchie, 12.A.V. Orr, 11.Drew Gill, 10.Ian Robertson, 9.Duncan Paterson, 8.Jim Telfer (cap.), 7.Wilson Lauder, 6.Rodger Arneil, 5.Alastair McHarg, 4.Peter Stagg, 3.Sandy Carmichael, 2.Frank Laidlaw, 1.Ian McLauchlan,
* 18 September 1969
| Rosario RU | 6–20 | Scotland |
| Pen: R. Seaton, J.Seaton | | Try: Orr, Steele, Paterson Con: Blaikie Pen: Blaikie |
* Plaza Jewell, Rosario Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Argentina)
Rosario RU: J. Seaton; E. España, J. Beni, C. Blanco, A. Quetglas; R. Villavicencio, O. Aletta; J. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. L. Imhoff; R. Suárez, H. Suárez; F. Lando, R. Seaton, S. Furno. Scotland: C. Blaikie; E. Steele, M. Smith, J. Ellis, A. Orr; B. Laidlaw, D. Paterson; R. Arneil, J. Telfer, W. Lauder; G. Brown, A. Moharg; J. Mc Laughlam, D. Deans, N. Suddon.
* 21 September 1969
| Argentina B | 5–9 | Scotland |
| Try: Martínez Con: Seaton | | Try: F. Laidlaw, Lauder Pen: Blaikie |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)
Argentina B: J. Seaton; N. Pérez, C. Blanco, J. Benzi, J. Otaola; C. Martínez, L. Gradin (cap.); H. Silveyra, M. Chesta, G. Anderson; R. Suárez, L. Varela; R. Casabal, C. Massabó, A. Abella. Scotland XV: C. Blaikie; W. Steele, B. Laidlaw, C. Rea, A. Gill; W. Mac Donald, D. Paterson; R. Arneil (cap.), A. Carmichael, W. Lauder, A. Mc Harg, P. Stagg; J. Mc Lauchlan, F. Laidlaw, N. Suddon
* 27 September 1969
| Argentina | 3–6 | Scotland |
| Try: Otano | | Try: Carmichael Con: Blaikie |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Argentina)
| Argentina | Scotland |
Argentina: 15.Dudley Morgan, 14.Marcelo Pascual, 13.Alejandro Travaglini, 12.Juan Benzi, 11.Mario Walther, 10.Tomas Harris-Smith, 9.Adolfo Etchegaray, 8.Raul Loyola, 7.Hector Silva, 6.Hugo Miguens, 5.Adrian Barone, 4.Aitor Otano, 3.Luis Garcia Yanez, 2.Ricardo Handley, 1.Marcelo Farina Scotland XV: 15.Colin Blaikie, 14.Mike Smith, 13.B. Laidlaw, 12.Chris Rea, 11.Billy Steele, 10.Ian Robertson, 9.Duncan Paterson, 8.Jim Telfer, 7.Wilson Lauder, 6.Rodger Arneil, 5.Alastair McHarg, 4.Peter Stagg, 3.Sandy Carmichael, 2.Frank Laidlaw, 1.Ian McLauchlan,