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.Recuerdos del primer y único triunfo Puma en Australia by Mariano Arroquigaray on ESPN, 8 Sep 2014A 35 años de aquella inolvidable primera victoria de Los Pumas ante los Wallabies by Walter Raiño on Clarín, 15 Sep 2018
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:Memoria y Balance 1983 on UAR website
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
Team detailsAustralia ArgentinaRoger GouldFB15FBBernardo MiguensDavid CampeseW14WJose PalmaAndrew SlackC13CMarcelo LoffredaMike HawkerC12CRafael MaderoBrendan MoonW11WMarcelo Campo(capt) Mark EllaFH10FHHugo Porta (capt.)Dominic VaughanSH9SHAlfredo Soares GacheDavid CodeyN88N8Buenaventura MinguezSimon PoidevinF7FTomas PetersenChris RocheF6FErnesto UreDavid HillhouseL5LEliseo BrancaDuncan HallL4LGustavo MilanoStan PileckiP3PSerafin DengraBill RossH2HAndres CourregesDeclan CurranP1PTopo Rodriguez Replacements Tony ParkerSH16 Steve Williams L17
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
Team detailsAustralia ArgentinaDavid CampeseFB15FBBernardo MiguensPeter GriggW14WJose PalmaAndrew SlackC13CMarcelo LoffredaMike HawkerC12CRafael MaderoBrendan MoonW11WMarcelo Campo(capt.) Mark EllaFH10FHHugo Porta (capt.)Tony ParkerSH9SHAlfredo Soares Gache Duncan Hall N88N8Buenaventura MinguezSimon PoidevinF7FTomas PetersenChris RocheF6FErnesto Ure Steve Williams L5LEliseo BrancaDavid HillhouseL4LGustavo MilanoStan PileckiP3PSerafin DengraBill RossH2HAndres CourregesJohn MeadowsP1PTopo Rodriguez
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