# 1973 Argentina rugby union tour of Ireland and Scotland

The 1973 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland was a series of eight matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team (the Pumas) in Scotland and Ireland in October and November 1973. The Pumas won only of two of their matches, lost four and drew the others; they lost both of their international matches, against Ireland and Scotland. Neither Ireland nor Scotland regarded the matches as full internationals and did not award caps for the games.
A Match in England was cancelled after that in May the Rugby Football Union cancelled a tour of the English national team in Argentina, worried about the political situation in the South American country.

## Results

* 31 October 1973
| Munster | 12–12 | Argentina |
| Pen: Mac Gann 4 | | Pen: Morgan 3 Drop: Porta |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Referee: Alan Sturgeon (Ireland)
Munster: D.Spring; P.Pratt, P.Parfrey, S.Dennison, P.Lavery; B.Mc Gann (capt.), D.Canniffe; J.Buckley, T.Moore, S.Deering; M.Keane, B.Foley; J.Me Loughlin, P.Wheland, P.O'Callaghan. Argentina: Arturo Rodríguez Jurado; Eduardo Morgan, Roberto Matarazzo, Alejandro Travaglini, Guillermo Pérez Leirós; Hugo Porta, Adolfo Etchegaray; Jorge Carracedo, Raul Sanz, Hugo Miguens (capt.); José Virasoro, José Javier Fernández; Fernando Insúa, Guillermo Casas, Mario Carluccio.
* 3 November 1973
| Ulster | 23–13 | Argentina |
| Try: Mac Master, Miles, Milliken, Con: Mc Kinney Pen: Mc Kinney 3 | | Try: Travaglini, Pen: Morgan 3 |
* Ravenhill, Belfast Referee: Norman Sanson (Scotland)
Ulster: G.Crothers; J.Miles.R.Patterson, R.Milliken, W.Mac Mas¬ter; A.Harrison, W.Oakes; A.S.Mac Kinney, H.Steele, J.Davison; R.Hakin, W.J.McBride (capt.); R.Clegg, K.Kennedy, P.Aghew. Argentina: Alonso; R.Matarazzo, A.Travaglini, A.Rodriguez Jurado, E.Morgan; T.Harris Smith, L.Gradín; J.Carracedo, H.Miguens (capt.), N.Carbone; J.Virasoro, J.Fernández; M.Carluccio, J.Dumas, R.Faríello.
* 6 November 1973
| Connacht | 7–16 | Argentina |
| Try: Smyth Pen: Smyth | | Try: Matarazzo, Miguens Alonso, Etchegaray |
* Sportsgrounds, Galway Referee: M. Healy
Connacht: T.Corley; P.Flynn, N.Jennings, J.Kerin, M.Connolly; C.Smyth, M.Mahoney; T.Cuningham, M.Casserley, M.Staple¬ton; M.Me Hugh, L.Galvin (capt.); D.Frawley, B.Troy, P.Me Loughlin. Argentina: Martin Alonso; Alejandero Altberg.,Roberto Matarazzo, Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, Eduardo Morgan; Hugo Porta (Tomas Harrís Smíth), Adolfo Etchegaray; José Javier Fernández, Hugo Miguens (capt.), Nestor Carbone; Carlos Bottarini, José Virasoro; Fernando Insúa, Guillermo Casas, Roberto Fariello.
* 10 November 1973
| Ireland | 21–8 | Argentina |
| Try: Slattery, Quinn, Grace, Mac Master Con: Mc Bride Drop: Quinn, | | Try: P.Leirós, Porta |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: RF Johnson (England)
| Ireland XV | | Argentina |
| Tony Ensor | FB | 15 | FB | Arturo Rodriguez Jurado |
| Tom Grace | W | 14 | W | Guillermo Perez Leiros |
| Richard Milliken | C | 13 | C | Roberto Matarazzo |
| Seamus Dennison | C | 12 | C | Alejandro Travaglini |
| Wallace McMaster | W | 11 | W | Eduardo Morgan |
| Mick Quinn | FH | 10 | FH | Hugo Porta |
| John Moloney | SH | 9 | SH | Adolfo Etchegaray |
| Terry Moore | N8 | 8 | N8 | Hugo Miguens (capt.) |
| Fergus Slattery | F | 7 | F | Nestor Carbone |
| Shay Deering | F | 6 | F | Jorge Carracedo |
| Leo Galvin | L | 5 | L | Carlos Bottarini |
| (capt.) Willie John McBride | L | 4 | L | José Javier Fernandez |
| Ray McLoughlin | P | 3 | P | Fernando Insua |
| Ken Kennedy | H | 2 | H | Guillermo Casas |
| Roger Clegg | P | 1 | P | Mario Carluccio |
* 14 November 1973
| Glasgow-Edinburgh | 18–13 | Argentina |
| Try: Irvine 2 Con: Doug Morgan 2 Pen: Doug Morgan 2 | | Try: E.Morgan, Gradín Con: E.Morgan, 1 Pen: E.Morgan, |
* Hughenden, Glasgow Referee: K.Clark
Glasgow-Edinburgh: A.Irvine; R.Hannah, M.Hunter, I.Forisyth, L.Dick (G.Hogg); D.Reid, D.W.Morgan; G.Strachan (A.Fraser), W.Watson, J.Dixon; R.Wright, G.Brown; A.B.Carmichael, R.Balfour, A.Wilson.
Argentina: Martin Alonso; Alejandro Altberg, Roberto Matarazzo, Alejandro Travaglini, Eduardo Morgan; Tomas Harris Smith, Luis Gradín; Jorge Carracedo, Raul Sanz, Hugo Miguens (capt.); José Virasoro, José Javier Fernández; Roberto Fariello, Juan Dumas, Mario Carluccio (Fernando Insúa).
* 17 November 1973
| South of Scotland | 16–16 | Argentina |
| Try: penalty try, Telfer Con: Brown Pen: Brown 2 | | Try: Morgan . Pen: Morgan 4 |
* Mansfield Park, Hawick Referee: F. Palmade
South of Scotland A.Brown A.Gill, J.Renwick, A.Cronston, A.White; C.Telfer, R.Laidlaw; C.Hegarty, C.Oliver, W.Davies; H.Bar¬nes, J.Scott; E.Pender, C.Anderson, N.Suddon
Argentina: Martin Alonso; Alejandro Travaglini, Andrés Brown (Roberto Matarazzo), Arturo Rodríguez Jurado, Eduardo Morgan; Tomas Harris Smith, Luis Gradín; Nestor.Carbone, Raul Sanz, Hugo Miguens (capt.); José Javier Fernández, José Virasoro; Roberto Fariello, Juan Dumas, Martin Giargia (Fernando Insúa).
* 20 November 1973
| North and Midlands | 23–28 | Argentina |
| Try: Leslie, Dunlop, Pen: Aitchison 5 | | Try: Gradín 2 Travaglini, Con: Morgan 2 Pen: Morgan 2 Drop: Porta 2 |
* Aberdeen Referee: M.Titcomb
North of Scotland: D.Aitchison; T.D.Dunlop, M.B.Paul, J.Adams, J.McGregory; D.Arneil e I.McRae; 1.Coull, David Leslie, Nairn McEwan; George Mackie, C.Snape; J.Braid, J.Hardie (S.Frazer), M.Clark.
Argentina: A.Rodríguez Jurado; G.Pérez Leirós, A.Travaglini, E.Morgan, L.Gradín; H.Porta, A.Etchegaray; J.Carracedo, H.Miguens (capt.), N.Carbone; C.Bottarini, J.Fernández; F.Insúa, G.Casas, R.Fariello.
* 24 November 1973
| Scotland | 12–11 | Argentina |
| Pen: D.Morgan 3 Drop: Telfer | | Try: Porta, Travaglini Drop: Porta |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: J.Evans
| Scotland XV | | Argentina |
| Andy Irvine | FB | 15 | FB | Martin Alonso |
| Billy Steele | W | 14 | W | Roberto Matarazzo |
| Jim Renwick | C | 13 | C | Alejandro Travaglini |
| Michael Hunter | C | 12 | C | Arturo Rodriguez Jurado |
| Drew Gill | W | 11 | W | Eduardo Morgan |
| Colin Telfer | FH | 10 | FH | Hugo Porta |
| Dougie Morgan | SH | 9 | SH | Luis Gradin |
| William Watson | N8 | 8 | N8 | Hugo Miguens (capt.) |
| Nairn MacEwan | F | 7 | F | Nestor Carbone |
| Gordon Strachan | F | 6 | F | Jorge Carracedo |
| Alastair McHarg | L | 5 | L | Jose Virasoro |
| Gordon Brown | L | 4 | L | Jose Fernandez |
| (capt.) Ian McLauchlan | P | 3 | P | Fernando Insua |
| Duncan Madsen | H | 2 | H | Juan Dumas |
| Sandy Carmichael | P | 1 | P | Roberto Fariello |