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| Tour captain(s) | Hugo Porta | ||||
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The 1983 Argentina rugby union tour of Australia was a series of seven matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in Australia in July and August 1983.
Argentina played two test v Australia, winning one of them. It was the first time they beat a Wallabie team in Australian territory. [1] [2]
Complete list of matches played by Argentina in Australia: [3]
| 16 July 1983 |
| New South Wales | 7–19 | Argentina |
| Try: Hawker Pen: Mark Ella | Try: Palma, Porta Con: Porta Pen: Porta 2 Drop: Porta |
| Cricket Ground, Sydney Referee: Robert Halton (A.R.U.) |
New South Wales :_ G.Ella, G.Da Vanzo, B.Papworth, M.Hawker, M.Martin, M.Ella (capt.), D.Voughan, R.Reynolds, S.Poidevin, D.Codey, P.Clemente, S.Williams, D.Curran, L.Walker (B.Malouf), O.Hall.
Argentina: M.Sansot, J.Palma, M.Loffreda, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache, B.Minguez, G.Travaglini, T.Petersen, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, A.Courreges, S.Dengra.
| 20 July 1983 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 35–9 | Argentina |
| Try: Campese 2 Girvan, Galvin McGrath, O'Neill, Con: Campese 4 Pen: Campese | Pen: Porta Drop: Porta 2 |
| Ainslie Oval, Canberra Referee: Kery Fitzgerald (A.R.U.) |
A.C.T. : Campese (capt.), Thomas, Girvan, McGrath, Morton, Vest, Berry, O'Neill, Galvin, Utilelea, Donnellan, Kasrrzak, Takiari, Cowie, Didier
Argentina: D.Baetti, J.Palma, G.Varone, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), M.Larrubia, R.De Vedia, C.Neyra, E.Ure, G.Milano, E.Branca, P.Devoto, A.Courregee, F.Morel
| 24 July 1983 |
| Queensland | 28–34 | Argentina |
| Try: Lynagh Slack, Roche Con: Lynagh 2 Pen: Lynagh 4 | Try: Campo 2 B.Minguez, Milano Con: Porta 3 Pen: Porta 3 Drop: Porta |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Referee: Colín Collet (A.R.U.) |
Queensland: Martin, Moon, Slack, Hanley, Grigg, Lynagh, Parker, Shaw (capt.), Hall, Roche, McLean, Hillhouse, Pileki, Rosa, Meadows
Argentina: M.Sansot (Bernardo Miguens), J.Palma, M.Loffreda, R.Madero, M.Campo, Porta (capt.), A.Soares Gache, G.Travaglini, B. Minguez, T.Petersen, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, A.Courreges, S.Dengra.
| 27 July 1983 |
| New South Wales Country | 3–49 | Argentina |
| Pen: Mercer | Try: Madero 2, Campo 2, Loffreda, Baeck, Varone Minguez, Ure Con: Loffreda 5 |
| Narrabri Referee: M.Phillips (A.R.U.) |
New South Wales Country: P.Gell, D.Vignes, J.Grant, M.Scanlon, M.Kinlayson, B.Everingham, B.Turnar, S.Morgan, B.Abram, D.Carter, J.Boland, M.Smith, J.Coolican, P.Palmer (capt.), R.Mercer.
Argentina: B.Miguens, J.Palma, M.Loffreda, G.Varone, M.Campo, R.Madero, A.Soares Gache (capt.), R.De Vedía, B.Mínguez, E.Ure, G.Milano, G.Travaglini, P.Devoto, J.Baeck, S.Dengra
| 31 July 1983 |
| Australia | 3–18 |  Argentina |
| Pen: Campese | Try: Minguez, Petersen Con: Porta 2 Pen: Porta Drop: Porta |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 22.000 Referee: Clive Norling (W.R.U.) |
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| 3 August 1983 |
| Queensland Country | 12–22 | Argentina |
| Try: Smee, Wholer, R.Burnees | Try: Porta Pen: Porta 5 Drop: Porta |
| Townsville Referee: Brian Kinsey (A.R.U.) |
Queensland Country': Smee (capt.), Dillon, Wholer, Finch, Hood, Duncan, Iwikau, Astken, McLeod, R.Burnees, Filday, McCowan, Shaelds, Cox, K.Burnees.
Argentina: D.Baetti, M.Sansot, M.Loffreda, G.Varone, F.González Morán, Porta (capt.), M.Larrubia, R.De Vedia, C.Neyra, G.Travaglini, G.Milano, E.Branca, E.Rodriguez, J.Baeck, P.Devoto
| 7 August 1983 |
| Australia | 29–13 | Argentina |
| Try: Campese, Moon 2 Poidevin, Roche Con: Campese 3 Pen: Campese | Try: Milano Pen: Porta 2 Drop: Porta |
| Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Clive Norling (W.R.U.) |
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