# 1975 Argentina rugby union tour of France

The 1975 Argentina rugby union tour of France was a series of eight matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in October.
It was the first tour of Argentinian team in France, and the second in Europe.

## Matches

Points scoring rules: try 4, conversion 2, penalty, drop and goal from a mark 3 points.
* 8 October 1975
| Cote Basque | 27 - 14 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Serre 32' Petrissans 70' 74', Paparemborde 77' Con: Vivies 32' Pen: Lataste 36', Vivies 53' 57' | | Try: Travaglini 2', Sansot 29', Morgan 80' Con: Porta 29' |
* Stade J. Dauger, Bayonne Referee: Alain Domercq.
Cote Basque: Lataste; Pécune, Etchenique, Ara, Serre; Vivies, Berrouet; Lassoujade, Bastiat (capt.), Petrissans; Haget e Imbemon (Lourdon); Azarete, Yachvili, Paparemborde.
Argentina: Martin Sansot; Daniel Beccar Varela, Alejandro Travaglini, Adolfo Rodríguez Jurado, Javier O'Farrell; Hugo Porta, Eduardo Morgan (capt); Ricardo Mastai, Hugo Migúens, Carlos Neyra; Carlos Bottarini, José Javier Fernández; Hugo Nicola, Guillermo Casas, Mario Carluccio.
* 12 October 1975
| Second Division XV | 3 - 10 | Argentina XV |
| Pen: Barella 45' | | Try: Travaglini 72' Pen: Beccar Varela 16' 38' |
* Limoges
Second division XV: Daubinet; Xaussa, Cieply, Delaigue, Lazartigue; Morot, Barella; Rabatel, Mahe, Rame; Vidal, Jedreziak; Leconte, Lard, Salas. Argentina: Eduardo García Terán; Javier O'Farrell, Raúl L'Erario, Alejandro Travaglini, Jorge Gauweloose; Gonzalo Beccar Varela, Ricardo Rinaldi; Carlos Neyra, Carlos Bori, Jorge Carracedo; Juan Antonio Mangiamelli, Carlos Bottarini; Oscar Carbone, Mariano Correa, Alejandro Cerioni
* 15 October 1975
| Languedoc | 3 - 9 | Argentina XV |
| Pen: Benacloi 34' | | Try: D.Beccar Varela 30' Con: Porta 30' Pen: Porta 4' |
* Carcassonne
Languedoc: Benacloi; Harize, Billoc, Badin, Bourkels; Perteil, Barrau; Boffelli, Viel, Verdoulet; Sappa-, Senal; Ducloup, Salette, Chaiivet. Argentina: Martin Sansot; Daniel Beccar Varela, Arturo Rodríguez Jurado, Adolfo Cappelletti, Jorge Gauweloose; Hugo Porta, Eduardo Morgan (c); Carlos Neyra, Hugo Miguens, Ricardo Mastai; Carlos Bottarini, José Fernández; Hugo Nicola, Mariano Correa, Mario Carluccio.
* 19 October 1975
| France | 29 - 6 | Argentina |
| Try: Pécune 16', 46' Skrela 22' Gouroux 65', Rives 74' Droiecourt 80' Con: Romeu 80' Pen: Romeu 40' | | Pen: Porta 1', 37' |
* Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: DP d'Arcy (Ireland)
| France | | Argentina |
| Michel Droitecourt | FB | 15 | FB | Martin Sansot |
| Joël Pécune | W | 14 | W | Daniel Beccar Varela |
| Roland Bertranne | C | 13 | C | Arturo Rodriguez Jurado |
| Christian Badin | C | 12 | C | Alejandro Travaglini |
| Andre Dubertrand | W | 11 | W | Jorge Gauweloose |
| Jean-Pierre Romeu | FH | 10 | FH | Hugo Porta |
| (capt.) Jacques Fouroux | SH | 9 | SH | Eduardo Morgan (capt.) |
| Jean-Pierre Bastiat | N8 | 8 | N8 | Ricardo Mastai |
| Jean-Claude Skrela | F | 7 | F | Hugo Miguens |
| Jean-Pierre Rives | F | 6 | F | Carlos Neyra |
| Michel Palmie | L | 5 | L | Carlos Bottarini |
| Francis Haget | L | 4 | L | Jose Fernandez |
| Robert Paparemborde | P | 3 | P | Mario Carluccio |
| Alain Paco | H | 2 | H | Guillermo Casas |
| Gerard Cholley | P | 1 | P | Hugo Nicola |
* 22 October 1975
| Midi-Pyrénées | 21 - 18 | Argentina XV |
| Try: J.P. Aue 24', Massac 29' Con: Laporte 24', 29' Pen: Laporte 1', 37' Drop: Sarnel 76' | | Try: Beccar Varela 35' Con: Beccar Varela 35' Pen: Beccar Varela 11', 15, 50' Drop: Beccar Varela 42' |
* Rodez
Midi-Pyrénées:: Sarnel; R. Aue, J.P. Aue, Cimarosti, Jacomet; Laporte, Tapie, Massac, Bariolet, Porcel; Saturnín, Junca; Revaillero, Besogne, Cuny. Argentina: Eduardo García Terán; Jorge Gauweloose, Raúl L'Erario, Adolfo Cappelletti, Javier O'Farrell; Gonzalo Beccar Varela, Ricardo Rinaldi; Jorge Carracedo, Carlos Bori, Hugo Miguens; Carlos Bottarini, Juan Antonio Mangiamelfi; Oscar Carbone, Eduardo Vila, Alejandro Cerioni.
* 25 October 1975
| France | 36 - 21 | Argentina |
| Try: Paparemborde 13', Skrela 22' Briotecourt 33', Romeo 70', Astre 78' Con: Romeu 13' ,78' Pen: Romeu 3' 6',20',37' | | Try: Gauweloose 58' Con: Porta 58' Pen: Sansot 24', Porta 28',25' ,40' 49' |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Meirion Joseph (Wales)
| France | | Argentina |
| Michel Droitecourt | FB | 15 | FB | Martin Sansot |
| Joël Pécune | W | 14 | W | Daniel Beccar Varela |
| Roland Bertranne | C | 13 | C | Arturo Rodriguez Jurado |
| Jean-Martin Etchenique | C | 12 | C | Alejandro Travaglini |
| Andre Dubertrand | W | 11 | W | Jorge Gauweloose |
| Jean-Pierre Romeu | FH | 10 | FH | Hugo Porta |
| (capt.) Richard Astre | SH | 9 | SH | Eduardo Morgan (capt.) |
| Jean-Pierre Bastiat | N8 | 8 | N8 | Jorge Carracedo |
| Jean-Claude Skrela | F | 7 | F | Carlos Bori |
| Jean-Pierre Rives | F | 6 | F | Carlos Neyra |
| Michel Palmie | L | 5 | L | Carlos Bottarini |
| Francis Haget | L | 4 | L | Jose Fernandez |
| Robert Paparemborde | P | 3 | P | Alejandro Cerioni |
| Alain Paco | H | 2 | H | Guillermo Casas |
| Gerard Cholley | P | 1 | P | Hugo Nicola |
| | | Replacements | | |
| | | | H | Eduardo Vila |
* 29 October 1975
| Bourges XV | 16 - 17 | Argentina XV |
| Try: Perez 25' 65' Con: Pommier 65' Pen: Pommier 9' 49' | | Try: Gauweloose 58', Cappelletti 72' Pen: Sansot 7', 25' 35' |
* Bourges
Bourges XV Pommier; Laberzri, Pérez, Laczack, Soula; Auriat, Monar; Kaczarowski, Dusang, Perón; Decrae, Genois; Dumusois, Garouste, Dalos. Argentina: Martin Sansot; Jorge Gauweloose, Arturo Rodríguez Jurado, Adolfo Cappelletti, Javier O'Farrell; Hugo Porta, Morgan; Neyra, Hugo Miguens, Mario Carracedo; Carlos Bottarini, Fernández; Hugo Nicola, Eduardo Vila, Alejandro Cerioni

## Sources

* Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1979). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1979-80. Queen Anne Press. pp. 47–51. ISBN 0-354-09087-9.
* Union Argentina de Rugby (November 1975). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1975" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (.doc) on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2014-01-05.