1973 Romania rugby union tour of Argentina

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1973 Romania rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
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Total
6114
Test match
6002
Opponent
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Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2 0 0 2

The 1973 Romania rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between August and September 1973 by Romania national rugby union team in Argentina. The "Pumas" won both test matches against the European side.

Romania, then one of the best teams in Europe outside the Five Nations Championship, was called by Union Argentina de Rugby after the refusal of Rugby Football Union to send, as planned, the English national team, worried by political situation in Argentina, after the return of Juan Perón and the Ezeiza massacre.

Results

29 August 1973
San Isidro Club 10–19 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania XV
Try: Walther 2
Con: Cutler		Try: Teleasa, Durbac
Con: Florescu
Pen: Durbac 2, Florescu,
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Florencio Varela (Buenos Aires)

San Isidro Club: Arturo Rodríguez Jurado; Mario Walther, Félix Cirio, Roberto Matarazzo, Julio Otaola; Fernando González Victorica, Miguel Cutler; Miguel Iglesias (capt.), Roberto Lucke, Jorge Carracedo; Antonio Díaz Manini, Jaime Rodríguez Jurado; Fernando Insúa, Osvaldo Rocha, Ismael Alcácer.
Romania: Radu Durbac; Ion Constantin, Petre Motrescu, Gheorghe Nica, Dumitru Teleasa; Mihai Nicolescu, Petre Florescu (capt.); Enciu Stoica, Gheorghe Daraban, Constantin Fugigi; Nicolae Postolache, Alexander Atanasiu; Mihai Ciornei, Valeriu Iorguescu, Nicolae Baciu.

1 September 1973
Buenos Aires 10–10 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania XV
Try: Pérez Leirós, 2
Pen: Morgan		Try: Durbac
Pen: Nica
Drop: Nica,
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ricardo J.Colombo (Buenos Aires)

Buenos Aires: Martin Alonso; Mario Walther, Eduardo Morgan (capt.), Adolfo Capelletti, Guillermo Pérez Leirós; Andrés Brown, Ricardo Rinaldi; Ernesto Miguens, Raúl Sanz, Miguel Iglesias; Rubén Castro, Carlos Bottarini; Martín Giargia, Guillermo Casas, Oscar Carbone.
Romania: Radu Durbac; Ion Constantin, Petre Motrescu, Gheorghe Nica, Dumitru Teleasa; Mihai Nicolescu, Petre Florescu (capt.); Constantin Fugigi, Nicolae Postolache, Alexandru Atanasiu; Gheorghe Dumitru, Gheorghe Darraban; Mircea Ciornel, F.Popovici, Constantin Dinu.

5 September 1973
Interior16–10 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania XV
Try: Brandi, Pasaglia
Con: Viders
Pen: Viders 2		Try: Durbac, Constantín
Con: Durbac
Atletc Club, Córdoba
Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Buenos Aires).

Combinado del Interior: J.Viders; M.Brandi, O.Terranova, R.Tarquini, C.Dora; C.Navesi, L.Chacón; L.Lavesi, Miguel Chesta (capt.), J.Nazasi; Juan Mangiamelli, Ricardo Passaglia; Roberto Fariello, José Costante, A.Furno.
Romania: Radu Durbac; Ion Constantin, Andrei Hariton, Gheorghe Nica, Dumitru Teleasa; Mihai Nicolescu, Petre Florescu (capt.); Constantin Fugigi, Florin Constantin, Alexandru Atanasiu; Gheorghe Dumitru, N.Postolache; Nicolae Baciu, Valeriu Iorgulescu, Constantin Dinu.

8 September 1973
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg15–9Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Try: Dumas
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta 3.		Pen: Florescu, Durbac
Drop: Nicolescu
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Florencio Varela (Buenos Aires)
Argentina Romania
Martin Alonso FB15FB Radu Durbac
Eduardo Morgan W14W Ion Constantin
Alejandro Travaglini C13C Andrei Hariton
Roberto Matarazzo C12C Petre Motrescu
Alejandro Altberg W11W Gheorghe Nica
Hugo Porta FH10FH Mihai Nicolescu
Luis Gradín SH9SH Petre Florescu (c)
Jorge Wittman N88N8 Constantin Fugigi
Jorge Carracedo F7F Florin Constantin
Hugo Miguens(capt.)F6F Alexandru Atanasiu
José Javier Fernandez L5L Gheorghe Dumitru
José Virasoro L4L Gheorghe Daraban
Fernando Insúa P3P Mircea Ciornei
Juan Dumas H2H Valeriu Iorgulescu
Mario Carluccio P1P Constantin Dinu
Replacements
W Dumitru Teleasa
P Nicolae Baciu
FB Nicu Duta
P Nicolae Baciu
12 September 1973
Rosario 7–6 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania XV
Try: A.Rodríguez
Pen: A.Rodríguez		Pen: Nica2
Rosario
Referee: César de Elizalde (Buenos Aires).

Rosario: Arturo Rodriguez Jurado; C.García (capt.), R.Rodríguez, C.Blanco, A.Knight; Javier Escalante, R.Castañeda; V.Macat, R.Covella, E.Mainini; M.Senatore, G.Todeschini; A.Risler, José Costante, P.Sandionigi.
Romania: Nicu Duta; Dumitru Teleasa, Gheorghe Nica (capt.), Andrei Hariton e Ion Constantin; Radu Durbac, Vasile Tata; Constantin Fugigi, Florin Constantin, Alexandru Atanasiu; Gheorghe Daraban, Gheorghe Dumitru; Mircea Ciornei, Valeriu Iorgulescu, Constantin Dinu.

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