| 1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina | |||||
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 Argentina [note 1] |
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| Previous tour | 1964 Africa | ||||
| Next tour | 1969 Oceania | ||||
In 1968, the Wales national rugby union team toured Argentina for a series of rugby union matches against Argentine regional and invitational teams, as well as two matches against the Argentina national team.
The tour also took in five matches against Argentine regional and invitational teams with one test against South Africa. This was the first official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere.
It was the first Welsh tour in Argentina: before only South Africa, Ireland and France national teams, visited Argentina and South America.
Despite the fact that the Welsh Rugby Union did not consider them as official, the two matches against Argentina national team were deemed test matches for Argentina.
It was a big surprise that the "Pumas" won the series with a victory and a draw.
Complete list of matches played by Wales in Argentina: [1]
Test matches
| Date | Opponent | City | Venue | Score |
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| 7 September | Belgrano | Buenos Aires | Estadio G.E.B.A. | 24–11 |
| 11 September | Seleccionado Interior [note 2] | Buenos Aires | Estadio G.E.B.A. | 12–3 |
| 14 September | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Estadio G.E.B.A. | 5–9 |
| 21 September | Argentina B | Buenos Aires | Estadio G.E.B.A. | 8–8 |
| 25 September | Argentina C [note 3] | Buenos Aires | Estadio G.E.B.A. | 9–6 |
| 28 September | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Estadio G.E.B.A. | 9–9 |
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 46 |
| 7 September 1968 |
| Belgrano | 11–24 |  Wales |
| Try: Martínez Con: Rosati Pen: Rosati (2) | Try: Gray 2, Hughes, Ball, Dawes Con: Dawes 3 Pen: Dawes |
| Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Argentina) |
Belgrano: H. Rosati; C. Cornille, C. Martínez, G. Escobar, E. de las Carreras; F. Forrester, L. Gradín; A. Gómez Aparicio, E. Elowson, L. Loyola; M. Cole, L. Tahier; G. Luchetti, F. Gradín (c), E. Verardo
Wales: J. Williams; A. Morgan, J. Dawes (c), G. Ball, L. Daniel; P. Bennett, G. Turner; T. Gray, D. Hughes, D. Morris; L. Baxter, R. Mainwaring; B. Butler, N. Gales, J. Lloyd
| 11 September 1968 |
| Seleccionado Interior | 3–12 | Wales |
| Pen: Seaton | Try: Ferguson, Gray Butler, Morgan Con: Ferguson |
| Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina) |
Seleccionado del Interior: J. Seaton; E. España, R. Taquini, J. Benzi, A. Quetglas; R. Villavicencio, O. Aletta da Silva; J. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. L. Imhoff (c); M. Campra, H. Suárez; F. Landó, J. Fradua, S. Furno
Wales: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, G. Dawes (c), A. Morgan; R. Phillips, T. Evans, A. John, J. Jeffery, A. Gray; M. Witshire, W. Mainwaring; W. Williams, B. Rees, L. Butler
| 14 September 1968 |
| Argentina | 9–5 | Wales |
| Try: Loyola Pen: Seaton (2) | Report | Try: Turner Con: Dawes |
| Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina) |
         Argentina |   Wales |
Argentina: 15. Jorge Seaton, 14. Mario Walther, 13. Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 12. Marcelo Pascual, 11. Alejandro Travaglini, 10. Jorge Dartiguelongue, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 8. Hector Silva, 7. Miguel Chesta, 6. Raul Loyola, 5. Aitor Otano, 4. Adrian Anthony, 3. Marcelo Farina, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Luis Garcia Yanez
Wales: 15. J. P. R. Williams, 14. Laurie Daniel, 13. Glen Ball, 12. John Dawes, 11. Andy Morgan, 10. Phil Bennett, 9. Glyn Turner, 8. Dennis Hughes, 7. Tony Gray, 6. Dai Morris, 5. Billy Mainwaring, 4. Lyn Baxter, 3. Brian Butler, 2. Brian Rees, 1. John Lloyd
| 21 September 1968 |
| Argentina B | 8–8 | Wales |
| Try: Pére, Travaglini Con: Gradín | Try: Daniel 2 Con: Daniel |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Argentina) |
Argentina B: D. Morgan; N. Pérez, J. Benzi, R. Villavicencio, A. Travaglini; C. Martínez, L. Gradín (c); G. Plesky, H. Miguens, J. Imhoff; L. Varela, R. Sellarés; R. Casabal, C. Massabó, A. Abella. Wales: J. Williams; L. Daniel, S. Dawes (c), G. Ball, A. Morgan; R. Phillips, G. Turner; A. Gray, D. Hughes, W. Morris, W. Mainwarling, M. Witshire; W. Williams, N. Gale, D. Lloyd
| 25 September 1968 |
| Argentina C | 6–9 | Wales |
| Pen: O'Reilly | Pen: Ferguson, Dawes, Bennett |
| Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: César De Elizalde (Argentina) |
Argentina C: Pagano (c); N. Pérez, E. Reynolds, P. Grossi, J. Fiordalisi; G. Pimentel, A. Gómez Aparicio; J. O'Reilly, E. Elowson, M. Morgan; R. Castro, J. Ferraiuolo; M. Carluccio, E. Toribio, H. Nicola
Wales: J. Williams; S. Ferguson, G. Ball, S. Dawes (c), A. Morgan; P. Bennett, T. Evans; A. John, D. Hughes, J. Jefrey; M. Wilshire, L. Baxter; w. Williams, B. Rees, B. Butler
| 28 September 1968 |
| Argentina | 9–9 | Wales |
| Try: by scrum Pen: Seaton 2 | Report | Try: Ferguson Pen: Ferguson 2 |
| Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Ken John (England) Carlos Tozzi (Argentina) from 25' |
Argentina | Wales |
Argentina: 15. Jorge Seaton, 14. Mario Walther, 13. Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 12. Marcelo Pascual, 11. Nestor Perez, 10. Jorge Dartiguelongue, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 7. Hector Silva (c), 8. Miguel Chesta, 6. Raul Loyola, 5. Aitor Otano, 4. Adrian Anthony, 3. Marcelo Farina, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Luis Garcia Yanez
Wales: 15. J. P. R. Williams, 14. Laurie Daniel, 13. Glen Ball, 12. John Dawes (c), 11. Stuart Ferguson, 10. Bob Phillips, 9. Glyn Turner, 8. Dennis Hughes, 7. Tony Gray, 6. Dai Morris, 5. Billy Mainwaring, 4. Max Wiltshire, 3. John Lloyd, 2. Norman Gale, 1. Walter Williams
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