1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America

The 1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America, was a series of rugby matches played in Chile and Argentina. This tour by the Ireland national rugby union team coincided with the death of Eva Peron, the wife of Juan Peron, the President of Argentina. As a result, it was almost cancelled. Eva Peron died on 26 July, six days after the Irish squad had departed Dublin. However, after playing their first game in Santiago, Chile, the team travelled onto Buenos Aires and completed the tour as planned.Memoria y Balance 1952 on UAR website

They finished with a record of played 9, won 6, drew 2 and 1 defeat. The tour also featured the first full rugby internationals between Ireland and Argentina.The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin

Touring party Manager: G.P.S. Hogan Secretary: R.W. Jeffares, Jr Referee: O.B. Glasgow Captain: Des O'Brien

Backs M. Birthistle (Old Belvedere) Richard Chambers (Instonians) Robin Gregg (Queen's University) John Hewitt (Instonians) Mick Hillary (University College Dublin) J.T. Horgan (University College Cork) Mick Lane (University College Cork) Jack Notley (Wanderers) John O'Meara (University College Cork)

Forwards Fuzzy Anderson (Queen's University) D. Crowley (Cork Constitution) Michael Dargan (Old Belvedere) Ronnie Kavanagh (University College Dublin) Patrick Kavanagh (University College Dublin) Des O'Brien (Cardiff) Archie O'Leary (Cork Constitution) William O'Neill (University College Dublin) Paddy Lawlor (Clontarf) Jim McCarthy (Dolphin) John Smith (Collegians) Paul Traynor (Clontarf)

Match details

First test

Team details Julio Genoud FB15FBRobin Gregg Edmundo Caffarone W14WMick Lane Enrique Fernández del Casal C13CRichard Chambers Alfredo Palma C12CJohn Notley Julián Santiago W11WMichael Hillary Ricardo Giles FH10FHWilliam Hewitt Guillermo Ehrman SH9SHJohn O'Meara Miguel Sarandon N88N8Jim McCarthy Alberto Conen F7FPatrick Kavanagh Rodolfo Grosse F6FMichael Dargan Lucas Glastra L5LPatrick Lawlor Emilio Domínguez L4LP.P. Traynor Normando Tompkins P3PW.J. O'Neill Carlos Swain H2HFuzzy Anderson Ricardo Follett P1PJohn Smith Coaches GPS Hogan

Second test

Team details Enrique Fernández del Casal FB15FBRobin Gregg Edmundo Caffarone W14WPatrick Kavanagh Gastón Recagno C13CRichard Chambers Alfredo Palma C12CJohn Notley Antonio Salinas W11WMichael Hillary Ricardo Giles FH10FHWilliam Hewitt Guillermo Ehrman SH9SHJohn O'Meara Ezequiel Holmberg N88N8Jim McCarthy Rodolfo Grosse F7FDes O'Brien (c) Alberto Conen F6FMichael Dargan Luis Maurette L5LP.P. Traynor Emilio DomínguezL4LJames Kavanagh Normando Tompkins P3PW.J. O'Neill Carlos Swain H2HFuzzy Anderson Ricardo Follett P1PJohn Smith Coaches GPS Horgan

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