1994 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa

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1994 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa
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The 1994 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of eight matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in September and October, in South Africa. South Africa won both international matches.

Contents

Matches

27 September 1994
SA Development XV21 - 51 Argentina XV
Wellington

30 September 1994
Border 25 - 41 Argentina XV
East London

4 October 1994
South Africa A 56 - 12 Argentina XV
Brakpan
8 October 1994
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg42 - 22Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Strauss, Williams
Roux 2, Stransky,
Con: Stransky 4
Pen: Stransky 3
Try: Loffreda, Pfister
Teran
Con: del Castillo 2
Pen: del Castillo
Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 28.000
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom ( Flag of New Zealand.svg NZRU)
South Africa Argentina
Gavin Johnson FB15FB Sebastian Salvat
James Small W14W Martín Terán
Christiaan Scholtz C13C Marcelo Loffreda (capt.)
Brendan Venter C12C Diego Cuesta Silva
Chester Williams W11W Martin Pfister
Joel Stransky FH10FH Guillermo del Castillo
Johan Roux SH9SH Rafael Bullrich
Tiaan Strauss N88N8 Guillermo Ugartemendia
Rudolf Straeuli F7F Cristian Viel Temperley
(capt.) Francois Pienaar F6F Rolando Martín
Drikus Hattingh L5L Germán Llanes
Mark Andrews L4L Pedro Sporleder
Tommy Laubscher P3P Patricio Noriega
Uli Schmidt H2H Federico Méndez
Os du Randt P1P Matias Corral
Replacements
James Dalton H16CFrancisco Garcia

11 October 1994
Northern Free State 27 - 64 Argentina XV
Welkom

15 October 1994
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg46 - 26Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Andrews, Badenhorst 2
Straeuli, Stransky
van der Westhuizen, Williams
Try: Cilley, Llanes
Con: Cilley 2
Pen: Cilley 4
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Glenn Wahlstrom ( Flag of New Zealand.svg - NZRU)
South Africa Argentina
Andre Joubert FB15FB Sebastian Salvat
Chris Badenhorst W14W Martín Terán
Hennie le Roux C13CFrancisco Garcia
Brendan Venter C12C Marcelo Loffreda (capt.)
Chester Williams W11W Martin Pfister
Joel Stransky FH10FH Jose Cilley
Joost van der Westhuizen SH9SH Rafael Bullrich
Tiaan Strauss N88N8 Guillermo Ugartemendia
Rudolf Straeuli F7F Cristian Viel
(capt.) Francois Pienaar F6F Rolando Martín
Drikus Hattingh L5L Pedro Sporleder
Mark Andrews L4L Germán Llanes
Tommy Laubscher P3P Patricio Noriega
Uli Schmidt H2H Federico Méndez
Os du Randt P1P Matias Corral
Replacements
Elandre van den Bergh F16
Balie Swart P17

Team

PlayerMatch
Played
ScoreTotal points
triesconv.pen.drop
Christian Barrea (Córdoba AC - Córdoba - Half-Back)20
Nicolás Bossicovich (Gymnasia y Esgrima Rosario - Rosario - Forward)215
Leandro Bouza (Duendes - Rosario - Three-Quarter)14111
Rafael Bullrich (Club Newman - Buenos Aires - Half-Back)515
Gonzalo Camardón (Alumni - Buenos Aires - Half-Back)3315
Jose Cilley (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires - Half-Back)112421
Matias Corral (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires - Forward)5210
Diego Cuesta Silva (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires - Three-Quarter)30
Fernando del Castillo (Jockey Club Rosario - Rosario - Three-Quarter)20
Guillermo del Castillo (Jockey Club Rosario - Rosario - Half-Back)39636
Francisco Garcia (Alumni - Buenos Aires - Three-Quarter)51414
Roberto Grau (Liceo Mendoza RC - Cuyo - Forward)10
Martin Grotte (Hindú Club - Buenos Aires - Forward)10
Sebastián Irazoqui (Club Palermo Bajo - Córdoba - Forward)30
Germán Llanes (La Plata - Buenos Aires - Forward)615
Marcelo Loffreda (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires - Three-Quarter)42214
Rolando Martín (San Isidro Club - Buenos Aires - Forward)6315
Federico Mendez (Mendoza RC - Cuyo - Forward)515
Patricio Noriega (Hindú Club - Buenos Aires - Forward)615
Martin Pfister (Tucuman RC - Tucumán - Three-Quarter)4315
Carlos Promancio (Duendes - Rosario - Forward)10
Sebastian Salvat (Alumni - Buenos Aires - Full Back)515
Pedro Sporleder (Curupaytí - Buenos Aires - Forward)40
Martín Terán (Tucuman RC - Tucumán - Three-Quarter)6315
Guillermo Ugartemendía (Los Matreros Rugby Club - Buenos Aires - Forward)515
Cristián Viel (Club Newman - Buenos Aires - Forward)40
Martin Viola (Jockey Club Cordoba - Córdoba - Forward)10

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