1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America
Summary
P W D L
Total
09 06 02 01
Test match
02 01 01 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 1 1 0
Tour chronology
Previous tourCanada 1899
Next tourSouth Africa 1961

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Touring party

Match details

9 August
Chile 0–30 Ireland
Santiago
12 August
Capital6–12Ireland
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
15 August
Club Pucará11–6Ireland
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
17 August
Provincia6–6Ireland
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
21 August
Argentina A3–19Ireland
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

First test

24 August
Argentina 3–3 Ireland
Try: Fernandez del CasalTry: O'Meara
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ossie Glassgow (Ireland)
28 August
Argentina B3–25Ireland
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

Second test

31 August
Argentina 0–6 Ireland
Pen: Dargan, Hillary
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
3 September 1952
Universitario B.A.11–19Ireland
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

References

  1. ^ Memoria y Balance 1952 on UAR website
  2. ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
  3. ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
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