1983 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia

The 1983 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia was a series of seven matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in Australia in July and August 1983.

Argentina played two test v Australia, winning one of them. It was the first time they beat a Wallabie team in Australian territory.

Touring team 

Props
 Pablo Devoto (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
 Fernando Morel (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
 Serafín Dengra (San Martin - Buenos Aires)
 Enrique Rodríguez (Tala - Córdoba)
Hooker
 Andrés Courreges (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
 Juan Baeck (Pueyrredón - Buenos Aires)
Locks
 Eliseo Branca (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
 Gustavo Milano (Jockey Club Rosario - Rosario)
 Gabriel Travaglini (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
Flanker and Number 8
 Tomas Petersen (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
 Ernesto Ure (Club Universitario B.A. - Buenos Aires)
 Carlos Neyra (Alumni - Buenos Aires)
 Buenaventura Minguenz (Sporting Club - Mar del Plata)
 Ricardo De Vedia (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)

Scrum Halves
 Alfredo Soares Cache (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
 Marcelo Larrubia (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
Fly Half
 Hugo Porta (Banco Nacion - Buenos Aires)
Center
 Rafael Madero (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
 Marcelo Loffreda (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires)
 Bernardo Miguens (Club Universitario B.A. - Buenos Aires)
 Guillermo Varone (C.A. San Isidro - Buenos Aires)
Wings
 Marcelo Campo (Pueyrredón - Buenos Aires)
 José Maria Palma (Pucará - Buenos Aires)
 Fernando González Moran (Pucará - Buenos Aires)
Full-backs
 Daniel Baetti (Atlético Rosario - Buenos Aires)
 Martín Sansot (Pueyrredón - Buenos Aires)

Match details 
Complete list of matches played by Argentina in Australia:

 New South Wales :_ G.Ella, G.Da Vanzo, B.Papworth, M.Hawker,  M.Martin, M.Ella (capt.), D.Voughan, R.Reynolds, S.Poidevin, D.Codey, P.Clemente, S.Williams, D.Curran, L.Walker (B.Malouf),  O.Hall. Argentina: M.Sansot, J.Palma, M.Loffreda, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache, B.Minguez, G.Travaglini, T.Petersen, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, A.Courreges, S.Dengra.

 A.C.T. : Campese (capt.), Thomas, Girvan, McGrath, Morton, Vest, Berry, O'Neill, Galvin, Utilelea, Donnellan, Kasrrzak, Takiari, Cowie, Didier  Argentina: D.Baetti, J.Palma, G.Varone, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), M.Larrubia, R.De Vedia, C.Neyra, E.Ure, G.Milano, E.Branca, P.Devoto, A.Courregee, F.Morel

 Queensland: Martin, Moon, Slack, Hanley, Grigg, Lynagh, Parker, Shaw (capt.), Hall, Roche, McLean, Hillhouse, Pileki, Rosa, Meadows  Argentina: M.Sansot (Bernardo Miguens), J.Palma, M.Loffreda , R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache, G.Travaglini, B. Minguez, T.Petersen, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, A.Courreges, S.Dengra.

 New South Wales Country: P.Gell, D.Vignes, J.Grant, M.Scanlon, M.Kinlayson, B.Everingham, B.Turnar, S.Morgan, B.Abram, D.Carter, J.Boland, M.Smith, J.Coolican, P.Palmer (capt.), R.Mercer. Argentina:  B.Miguens, J.Palma, M.Loffreda, G.Varone, M.Campo, R.Madero, A.Soares Gache (capt.), R.De Vedía, B.Mínguez, E.Ure, G.Milano, G.Travaglini, P.Devoto, J.Baeck, S.Dengra

First test 

Queensland Country: Smee (capt.), Dillon, Wholer, Finch, Hood, Duncan, Iwikau, Astken, McLeod, R.Burnees, Filday, McCowan, Shaelds, Cox, K.Burnees. Argentina':  D.Baetti, M.Sansot, M.Loffreda, G.Varone, F.González Morán, Porta (capt.), M.Larrubia, R.De Vedia, C.Neyra, G.Travaglini, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, J.Baeck, P.Devoto

Second test

References

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