# 1973 Romania rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1973 Romania rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between August and September 1973 by Romania national rugby union team in Argentina. The "Pumas" won both test matches against the European side.
Romania, then one of the best teams in Europe outside the Five Nations Championship, was called by Union Argentina de Rugby after the refusal of Rugby Football Union to send, as planned, the English national team, worried by political situation in Argentina, after the return of Juan Perón and the Ezeiza massacre.

## Results

* 29 August 1973
| San Isidro Club | 10–19 | Romania XV |
| Try: Walther 2 Con: Cutler | | Try: Teleasa, Durbac Con: Florescu Pen: Durbac 2, Florescu, |
* Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Florencio Varela (Buenos Aires)
San Isidro Club: Arturo Rodríguez Jurado; Mario Walther, Félix Cirio, Roberto Matarazzo, Julio Otaola; Fernando González Victorica, Miguel Cutler; Miguel Iglesias (capt.), Roberto Lucke, Jorge Carracedo; Antonio Díaz Manini, Jaime Rodríguez Jurado; Fernando Insúa, Osvaldo Rocha, Ismael Alcácer. Romania: Radu Durbac; Ion Constantin, Petre Motrescu, Gheorghe Nica, Dumitru Teleasa; Mihai Nicolescu, Petre Florescu (capt.); Enciu Stoica, Gheorghe Daraban, Constantin Fugigi; Nicolae Postolache, Alexander Atanasiu; Mihai Ciornei, Valeriu Iorguescu, Nicolae Baciu.
* 1 September 1973
| Buenos Aires | 10–10 | Romania XV |
| Try: Pérez Leirós, 2 Pen: Morgan | | Try: Durbac Pen: Nica Drop: Nica, |
* Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Ricardo J.Colombo (Buenos Aires)
Buenos Aires: Martin Alonso; Mario Walther, Eduardo Morgan (capt.), Adolfo Capelletti, Guillermo Pérez Leirós; Andrés Brown, Ricardo Rinaldi; Ernesto Miguens, Raúl Sanz, Miguel Iglesias; Rubén Castro, Carlos Bottarini; Martín Giargia, Guillermo Casas, Oscar Carbone. Romania: Radu Durbac; Ion Constantin, Petre Motrescu, Gheorghe Nica, Dumitru Teleasa; Mihai Nicolescu, Petre Florescu (capt.); Constantin Fugigi, Nicolae Postolache, Alexandru Atanasiu; Gheorghe Dumitru, Gheorghe Darraban; Mircea Ciornel, F.Popovici, Constantin Dinu.
* 5 September 1973
| Interior | 16–10 | Romania XV |
| Try: Brandi, Pasaglia Con: Viders Pen: Viders 2 | | Try: Durbac, Constantín Con: Durbac |
* Atletc Club, Córdoba Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Buenos Aires).
Combinado del Interior: J.Viders; M.Brandi, O.Terranova, R.Tarquini, C.Dora; C.Navesi, L.Chacón; L.Lavesi, Miguel Chesta (capt.), J.Nazasi; Juan Mangiamelli, Ricardo Passaglia; Roberto Fariello, José Costante, A.Furno. Romania: Radu Durbac; Ion Constantin, Andrei Hariton, Gheorghe Nica, Dumitru Teleasa; Mihai Nicolescu, Petre Florescu (capt.); Constantin Fugigi, Florin Constantin, Alexandru Atanasiu; Gheorghe Dumitru, N.Postolache; Nicolae Baciu, Valeriu Iorgulescu, Constantin Dinu.
* 8 September 1973
| Argentina | 15–9 | Romania |
| Try: Dumas Con: Porta Pen: Porta 3. | | Pen: Florescu, Durbac Drop: Nicolescu |
* Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Florencio Varela (Buenos Aires)
| Argentina | | Romania |
| Martin Alonso | FB | 15 | FB | Radu Durbac |
| Eduardo Morgan | W | 14 | W | Ion Constantin |
| Alejandro Travaglini | C | 13 | C | Andrei Hariton |
| Roberto Matarazzo | C | 12 | C | Petre Motrescu |
| Alejandro Altberg | W | 11 | W | Gheorghe Nica |
| Hugo Porta | FH | 10 | FH | Mihai Nicolescu |
| Luis Gradín | SH | 9 | SH | Petre Florescu (c) |
| Jorge Wittman | N8 | 8 | N8 | Constantin Fugigi |
| Jorge Carracedo | F | 7 | F | Florin Constantin |
| Hugo Miguens(capt.) | F | 6 | F | Alexandru Atanasiu |
| José Javier Fernandez | L | 5 | L | Gheorghe Dumitru |
| José Virasoro | L | 4 | L | Gheorghe Daraban |
| Fernando Insúa | P | 3 | P | Mircea Ciornei |
| Juan Dumas | H | 2 | H | Valeriu Iorgulescu |
| Mario Carluccio | P | 1 | P | Constantin Dinu |
| | | Replacements | | |
| | | | W | Dumitru Teleasa |
| | | | P | Nicolae Baciu |
| | | | FB | Nicu Duta |
| | | | P | Nicolae Baciu |
* 12 September 1973
| Rosario | 7–6 | Romania XV |
| Try: A.Rodríguez Pen: A.Rodríguez | | Pen: Nica2 |
* Rosario Referee: César de Elizalde (Buenos Aires).
Rosario: Arturo Rodriguez Jurado; C.García (capt.), R.Rodríguez, C.Blanco, A.Knight; Javier Escalante, R.Castañeda; V.Macat, R.Covella, E.Mainini; M.Senatore, G.Todeschini; A.Risler, José Costante, P.Sandionigi. Romania: Nicu Duta; Dumitru Teleasa, Gheorghe Nica (capt.), Andrei Hariton e Ion Constantin; Radu Durbac, Vasile Tata; Constantin Fugigi, Florin Constantin, Alexandru Atanasiu; Gheorghe Daraban, Gheorghe Dumitru; Mircea Ciornei, Valeriu Iorgulescu, Constantin Dinu.
* 15 September 1973
| Argentina | 24–3 | Romania |
| Try: Rodríguez Jurado 2, Matarazzo, Alonso Con: Porta Pen: Porta Drop: Porta | | Drop: N.Duta |
* Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Bruno J.Bertelli
| Argentina | | Romania |
| Martin Alonso | FB | | FB | Radu Durbac |
| Eduardo Morgan | W | | W | Ion Constantin |
| Arturo Rodriguez Jurado | C | | C | Andrei Hariton |
| Roberto Matarazzo | C | | C | Petre Motrescu |
| Alejandro Altberg | W | | W | Gheorghie Nica |
| Hugo Porta | FH | | FH | Mihai Nicolescu |
| Luis Gradín | SH | | SH | Petre Florescu |
| Jorge Carracedo | N8 | | N8 | Enciu Stoica |
| Hugo Miguens (capt.) | F | | F | Florin Constantin |
| Miguel Iglesias | F | | F | Alexandru Atanasiu |
| José Javier Fernandez | L | | L | Gheorghie Dumitru |
| José Virasoro | L | | L | Gheorghie Daraban |
| Fernando Insúa | P | | P | Mircea Ciornei |
| Juan Dumas | H | | H | Valeriu Iorgulescu |
| Mario Carluccio | P | | P | Constantin Dinu |
| | | Replacements | | |
| | | | W | Dumitru Teleasa |
| | | | F | Constantin Fugigi |
| | | | FB | Nicu Duta |
| | | | P | Nicolae Baciu |