1966 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina

1966 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina
Summary	P W D L
Total	13 13 00 00
Test match	03 03 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
Chile	1 1 0 0
Argentina	2 2 0 0

The 1966 South African Gazelles tour in Argentina was a series of rugby union matches played in Argentina and in Chile in 1966.

It was the third tour of a South African representative team to Argentina, after the two Junior Springboks tours in 1932 and 1959.

The "Gazelles" were a team of developing players in the Under-23 age group, selected by the South African Rugby Union.

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the South Africa u24 in Argentina: ^[1]

 indicates matches v national teams (senior squads)

One of the two matches played v Argentina at GEBA

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Score
1	20 Aug	Chile	Santiago	Stade Francais	73–3
2	24 Aug	Córdoba RU	Córdoba	Córdoba A.C.	69–8
3	27 Aug	Rosario RU	Rosario	Plaza Jewell	32–6
4	31 Aug	Tucumán RU	S.M. Tucumán	?	80–3
5	3 Sep	Seleccionado del Interior	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	28–0
6	7 Sep	Mar del Plata RU	Mar del Plata	Parque Camet	85–3
7	10 Sep	Second Division XV	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	60–6
8	14 Sep	CA San Isidro	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	37–0
9	17 Sep	Argentina B	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	29–6
10	21 Sep	Belgrano A.C.	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	19–3
11	24 Sep	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	9–3
12	28 Sep	Club Universitario BA	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	29–0
13	1 Oct	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Estadio GEBA	20–15

Balance

Pl	W	D	L	PS	PC
13	13	0	0	570	56

Match details

Chile

20 August 1966

Chile	3–73	SA Gazelles

Club Stade Français, Santiago

Chile

Gazzelles

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Argentina

24 August 1966

Córdoba	8–69	SA Gazelles
Try: penalty try Con: Mezquida Pen: Mezquida		Try: Ellis 4, Du Pisanie 2, Nomis 2, Meiring 2, De Villiers, Bennet, Court Con: Pretorius 12 Pen: Pretorius 2

Córdoba A.C., Córdoba Referee: Lucas Glastra (Buenos Aires)

Unión Cordobesa: F. Mezquida; L. Rodríguez, J. Mancini, E. Quetglas, E. Mulle; M. Olmedo Arana, J. Del Valle; P. Demo, J. Masjoan, R. Carballo; J. Imaz (capt.), E. Corne¬lla; G. Ribetea, C. Félix, J. Coceo.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, S. Nomis, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, D. de Villiers (capt); C. Du Pisanie, J. Wilkens, J. Ellis; E. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, G. Pitzer, G. Kotze

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27 August 1966

Rosario	6–32	SA Gazelles
Pen: Caballero, J. Seaton		Try: Gould 2, Marais Carelse, Uys Nozmis, Meiring Court Con: Gould 4

?, Rosario Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Buenos Aires)

Rosario: J. Seaton; E. España, J. Benzi, A. Dogliani, J. Galán; J. Caballero, C. Cristi; J. Imhoff, J. Costante, M. Chesta; H. Ferraro, M. Bouza; R. Esmendi, R. Seaton, J. Gómez Kenny.
Gazelles: R. Gould; P. Court, I. Bond, S. Nomis, B. Meiring; P. Visagie, P. Uys; J. Ellis, A. De Waal, J.Marais; E. Claasen, G. Carelse; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

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31 August 1966

Tucumán	3–80	SA Gazelles
Pen: Ponce		Try: Ellis 4, Court 4 Gould 3, Carelse 2 Uys 2, Kotze Swart, Wilkens De Waal, Bennet. Con: Pretorius 10).

?, San Miguel de Tucumán Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Buenos Aires).

Tucumán: C. Ponce; N. Antoni, R. Ternavafio, J. Villafañe, G Casanova; E. Burgos, J. Frías Silva; J.C. Ghiringelli, J. Ghiringelli, J. Paz; H. Roldán, J. Lomáscolo; F. Poujada, R. Roldán, N. Du Plessis.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, J. Bennet, S. Nomis, R. Gould; P. Visagie, P. Uys; J. Ellis, A. De Waal, J. Wilkens; G. Carelse, J. Swart; J. Marais, G. Pitzer, G. Kotze.

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3 September 1966

Interior	0–28	SA Gazelles
		Try: Meiring 2, Alberts Pitzer, De Waal Uys, Court. Con: Gould 2 Drop: Gould

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: César De Elizalde (Buenos Aires).

Seleccionado del Interior: J. Seaton; G. Beverino, E. Quetglas, J. Benzi, L. Rodríguez; J. Caballero, C. Cristi; J. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. Paz; M. Bouza, E. Cornella; J. Ghiringhelli, R. Seaton, G. Ríbecca.
Gazelles: R. Gould; B. Meiring, J. Bennet, S. Nomis, P. Court; I. Bond, D. De Villiers; C. Du Pisanie,A. De Waal, J. Wilkens; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, G. Pitzer, J. Marais.

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7 September 1966

Mar del Plata	3–85	SA Gazelles
Pen: Marenco		Try: Uys 4, Wilkins 3 Carelse 2, Meiring 2 Gould 2, Kotze Harrison, Swart Ellis. Con: Pretorius 14 Pen: Pretorius 2

Parque Camet, Mar del Plata Referee: Federico Pfister (Buenos Aires).

Mar del Plata

Gazzelles

Mar del Plata: C. Marenco; A. Verde, A. Omaña, E. Corbacho, G. Beverino; L. Prieto, E. Rodríguez; H. Cabarcos, N. Cerviño, C. Etchegaray; J. Rodríguez Jurado, R. Losada; J. García, R. Mandojana,R. Sepe.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; R. Gould, J. Bennet, I. Bond, Meiring A.; B. Visagie, D. De Villiers; C. Du Pisanie, J. Wilkens, J. Ellis; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

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10 September 1966

Second Division XV	6–60	SA Gazelles
Pen: Poggi 2		Try: Meiring 4, Ellis 2 De Waal 2, Uys 2 Bond, Pitzer. Con: Pretorius 9. Pen: Pretorius 2

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ken John (Wales)

Seleccionado de 2ª División: O. Alonso; J. Fiordalisi, A. Pagano, G. Black, A. Ceccone; E. Poggi, C.Cullen; A. Da Milano, J. Cornejo, J. Marenco; A. Lowenthal, 0. Beltrame, E. Benito, C. Massabón, A. Marenco.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, I. Bond, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; P. Visagie, P. Uys; D. Du Pisanie, A.De Waal, J. Ellis; J. Swart, E. Claasen; J. Marais, G. Pitzer, B. Alberts.

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14 September 1966

C.A. San Isidro	0–37	SA Gazelles
		Try: Ellis 3, Carelse Claasen, Wilkens Meiring, Court /Gould Con: Gould 5

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Jorge Comotto (Buenos Aires)

CA San Isidro

Gazzelles

C. A. San Isidro: J. Lasalle; E. Neri, M. Molina, A. Travaglini, M. Queirolo; M. Beccar Varela, A. Etchegaray; C. Calónico, J. O'Reilly, M. Puigdeval; G. Scallan, A. Pasman; C. Montes de Oca, N.González del Solar, A. Monticelli.
Gazelles: R. Gould; P. Court, S. Nomis, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; I. Bond, P. Uys; J. Ellis, A. De Waal, J. Wilkens; E. Claasen, G. Carelse; J. Marais, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

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17 September 1966

Argentina B	6–29	SA Gazelles
Try: Cornille Drop: Poggi		Try: Ellis 2, Carelse Swart, Du Piesanie Nomis, Court Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius , Meiring

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

Argentina B D. Morgan; C. Cornille, L. Esteras, A. Pagano, A. Quetglas; E. Poggi, A. Etchegaray; G. Plesky, A. Dunn, J. Imhoff; A. Anthony, H. De Martini; W. Aniz, N. González del Solar, J. Ghiringelli.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; B. Meiring, S. Nomis, J. Bennet, P. Court; J. Barnard, P. Uys; C. Du Piesanie, A. De Waal, J. Ellis; G. Carelse, J. Swart; J. Marais, G. Pitzer, B. Alberts.

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21 September 1966

Belgrano A.C.	3–19	SA Gazelles
Try: Cornille		Try: Ellis, Wilkens Nomis, Meiring Con: Pretorius 2. Pen: Pretorius

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Buenos Aires)

Belgrano A.C.

Gazzelles

Belgrano A. C..: R. Tanner; C. Cornille, L. Esteras, A. Gómez Aparicio, E. De las Carreras; C. Martínez, L. Gradín; R. Loyola, E. Elowson, H. Valenzuela; M. Cole, C. Iribarren; E. Verardo, F. Gradín, G. Mc Cormick.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; R. Gould, S. Nomis, I. Bond, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, D. De Villiers; J. Ellis, J. Wilkens, C. Du Piesanie; E. Clasen, G. Carelse; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

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24 September 1966

Argentina	3–9	SA Gazelles
Pen: Gradín		Try: Bennet; Pen: Pretorius Drop: Uys

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ken John (Wales)

Argentina

Gazzelles

Argentina: M. Dumas; E. Neri, A. Rodríguez Jurado, M. Pascual, H. Goti; R. Cazenave, L. Gradín; M. Chesta, M. Bouza, R. Loyola; B. Otaño, L. García Yañez; G. Mc Cormick, R. Handley, R. Foster.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; R. Gould, J. Bennet, I. Bond, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, P. Uys; C. Du Piesanie, A. De Waal, J. Ellis; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, G. Pitzer, J. Marais.

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28 September 1966

Club Universitario B.A.	0–29	SA Gazelles
		Try: De Villiers 2, Carelse Visagie, Bond Court; Con: Pretorius 4, Pen: Pretorius

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Federico Pfister

Universitario (BA)

Gazzelles

C.U.B.A.: M. Dumas; H. Goti, A. Álvarez, M. Lawson, J. Freixas; L. Zorraquín, G. Blacksley; C. Fontán, H. Miguens, J. Esteves; F. Álvarez, R. Cazabal; A. Dumas, J. Dumas, E. Gaviña.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; B. Meiring, J. Bennet, I. Bond, P. Court; P. Visagie, D. De Villiers; C. Du Piesanie, J. Wilkens, J. Marais; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

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1 October 1966

Argentina	15–20	SA Gazelles
Try: Rodríguez Jurado Pen: Poggi, Gradín Drop: Poggi 2,		Try: Wilkens, Bond, Meiring Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius 3

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ken John (Wales)

Argentina

Gazzelles

Argentina: M. Dumas; E. Neri, A. Rodríguez Jurado, M. Pascual, R. Cazenave; E. Poggi, L. Gradín; R. Loyola, M. Bouza, M. Chesta; B. Otaño, L. García Yañez; G. Me Cormick, R. Handley; R. Foster.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, I. Bond, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, P. Uys; C. Du Piesanie, J. Wilkens, J. Marais; J. Swart, G. Carelse; G. Kotze, G. Pitzer, B. Alberts.

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Player statistics

Name	matches	tries	conv.	pen.	drop	Mark [2]	Point
Meiring, B	11	14		1			45
Alberts, B	10	1					3
Bennet, J.	10	3					9
Carelse, G.	10	8					24
Bond, I	9	3					9
Court, P.	9	10					3
Du Piesanie, C.	9	3					9
Ellis, J	9	17					51
Marais, J.	9	1					3
Pretorius A	9		53	13			145
Swart, J	8	3					9
Kotze, G	8	2					6
Wilkens, J	8	7					21
De Waal, A	7	4					12
Gould, R	7	8	11		1		49
Nomis, S	7	5					15
Pitzer G	7	2					6
Uys P. de	7	10			1		33
Barnard, J..	5
Claassen, E	5	1					3
De Villiers, D	5	3					9
Coley, M.	4
Harrison, B.	5	1					3
Visagie, P	5	1					3
		107	64	14	2		497

Note: Totals do not include the match against Chile.

Notes

1. Memoria y Balance 1966 on UAR.com.ar
2. Kick from Mark awarded 3 points until 1978

External links

• Union Argentina de Rugby – Memorias 1966