1948 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
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Test match
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Opponent
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 Argentina
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The 1948 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in Argentina by a mixed selection of players from Oxford and Cambridge universities in 1948.[1] The matches were held in Buenos Aires and Rosario.[2]

After some contacting the previous years, the Argentine Rugby Union then, "River Plate Rugby Union" hosted, with the help of clubs Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires and Hindú, this selection, formed also of many international players of British national team.

It was the first (of a total of four) tours of this British team on Argentina.[3]

The team

  • C. R. Hopwood (manager)
  • A. Matthews (referee)

Results

4 August 1948
El Resto3–22Oxford & Cambridge
Gimnasia y Esgrima,[n 1] Buenos Aires
Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
8 August 1948
Capital [n 2]5–16Oxford & Cambridge
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
12 August 1948
Los Norteños0–19Oxford & Cambridge
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
15 August 1948
Provincia [n 3]3–17Oxford & Cambridge
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
17 August 1948
Litoral0–51Oxford & Cambridge
Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
22 August 1948
Club Universitario B.A.0 - 10Oxford & Cambridge
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: T. H. Blades (Argentina)
25 August 1948
Porteños0–15Oxford & Cambridge
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
29 August 1948
Argentina 0–17Oxford & Cambridge
Report
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
5 September 1948
Argentina 0–39Oxford & Cambridge
Report
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: T. H. Blades (Argentina)
Notes
  1. ↑ Referred as "Maldonado", as this venue was formerly known.
  2. ↑ Combined formed of players from Buenos Aires city ("Capital Federal").
  3. ↑ Combined formed of players from Greater Buenos Aires, popularly known as "provincia de Buenos Aires".

References

  1. ↑ EL REJUNTADO VICTORIOSO by Jorge Búsico, Periodismo Rugby, 18 Aug 2022
  2. ↑ "La Unión de Rugby del Río de la Plata – Memoria y Balance 1948" at UAR (archived, 27 Jun 2013)
  3. ↑ Oxford & Cambridge: el primer equipo británico que jugó en nuestro medio by César Miño on El Litoral. 21 Apr 2017
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