1982 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa

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1982 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 06 00 01
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
2 1 0 1

The 1982 Sudamérica XV rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the Sudamérica XV rugby union team in South Africa in March and April 1982.[1] The South American team won six of their tour matches, suffering only a single defeat to the South Africa national side.[2] The South American team's 21–12 victory over South Africa in the second international was a major shock and described by Rothmans Rugby Yearbook as "a phenomenon of international rugby".[3]

The touring team comprised 42 players, including some from the Chile national rugby union team, Uruguay national rugby union team and Paraguay national rugby union team but the players who took part in the two international fixtures were drawn entirely from the Argentina national rugby union team and were described as "effectively the Pumas".[3][4]

The matches


17 March 1982
Cradock

20 March 1982
Natal10–16Sudamérica XV
Durban

23 March 1982
Western Transvaal
18–30Sudamérica XV
Potchefstroom

27 March 1982
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 28.000
Referee: S.Strydom (SARB
)

30 March 1982
Northern Free State
12–18Sudamérica XV
Durban

3 April 1982
South Africa 12–21Sudamérica XV
Try: Gerber
Con: Botha
Pen: Botha 2
Try: Porta
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta 4
Drop: Porta
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 21.000
Referee: S.Strydom (SARB)
Two moments of the match played at Bloemfontein

Touring party

  • Manager: O. C. Martinez-Bassante
  • Assistant managers: W. G. Davies, R. F. O'Reilly
  • Captain: Hugo Porta

Bibliography

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References

  1. ^ LA LEYENDA NEGRA - El rugby argentino, el apartheid sudafricano y la ilusión de mantenerse al margen de la realidad by ANDRÉS REGGIANI on El Cohete a la Luna, 26 Mar 2023
  2. ^ Memorias 1982 on UAR
  3. ^ a b Rothmans, p68
  4. ^ HUGO PORTA, EN PRIMERA PERSONA on El Gráfico, 15 Jan 2009