1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America

The 1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America was a series of six matches played by the South Africa national rugby union team (the Springboks) in Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile in October 1980. The South Africa team won all six of their matches including both test matches against the South American Jaguars.

The tour was a reciprocal visit for the South American Jaguars tour to South Africa earlier in 1980 and the two test matches were originally scheduled to be played in Argentina. The Argentine government subsequently banned the South Africans from visiting Argentina in protest at the South African government's apartheid policies and the internationals were re-arranged for Uruguay and Chile. The South American side was composed entirely of Argentine players.

South Africa's touring party included Errol Tobias, the first non-white player to represent the Springboks.

Matches

South American Jaguars South AfricaDaniel BaettiFB15FBGysie PienaarAdolfo CappellettiW14WRay MordtMarcelo LoffredaC13CDanie GerberRafael MaderoC12CWillie du PlessisMarcelo CampoW11WGerrie Germishuys(capt.) Hugo Porta FH10FHNaas BothaTomas LandajoSH9SHDivan SerfonteinCarlos SerranoN88N8Thys BurgerGabriel TravagliniF7FTheuns Stofberg (capt.)Tomas PetersenF6FRob LouwErnesto UreL5LLouis MoolmanAlejandro IachettiL4LMoaner van HeerdenTopo RodriguezP3PMartiens le RouxAlejandro CubelliH2HWillie KahtsFernando MorelP1PRichard Prentis Replacements Jose CrivelliH16Hempies du ToitJorge Zerbino 17Robert CockrellEduardo Cerruti 18Eben JansenRodolfo Ventura 19Tommy du PlessisJavier Escalante 20De Wet RasR. Luque 21Tim Cocks

South American Jaguars South AfricaDaniel BaettiFB15FBGysie PienaarAdolfo CappellettiW14WRay MordtJuan Pablo PiccardoC13CDanie GerberGuillermo VaroneC12CWillie du PlessisMarcelo CampoW11WGerrie Germishuys(capt.) Hugo Porta FH10FHNaas BothaTomas LandajoSH9SHDivan SerfonteinCarlos SerranoN88N8Morne du Plessis (capt.)Gabriel TravagliniF7FTheuns StofbergJorge AllenF6FRob LouwErnesto UreL5LLouis MoolmanAlejandro IachettiL4LMoaner van HeerdenTopo RodriguezP3PMartiens le RouxAlejandro CubelliH2HWillie KahtsFernando MorelP1PRichard Prentis

Touring party

Manager: J. Pretorius Assistant Manager: Nelie Smith Captain: Morné du Plessis

Backs Gysie Pienaar Tim Cocks Gerrie Germishuys Edrich Krantz Ray Mordt Willie du PlessisDanie Gerber De Wet Ras Naas Botha Errol Tobias Divan Serfontein Tommy du Plessis

Forwards Morné du Plessis Thys Burger Theuns Stofberg Eben Jansen Rob Louw Div Visser Moaner van HeerdenLouis Moolman Martiens le Roux Richard Prentis Hempies du Toit Willie Kahts Robert Cockrell

References