Edmundo Stanfield

Edmundo Stanfield

Born	Edmund John Stanfield [1] [2] 8 April 1902 [3] Belfast, Ireland [4]
Died	18 June 1960 (aged 58) Manchester, England
Rugby union career
Position fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) CASI International career Years Team Apps (Points) Argentina

Edmund John Stanfield (8 April 1902 – 18 June 1960), known in Argentina as Edmundo Stanfield, was an Irish rugby union footballer who played for Club Atlético San Isidro and the Argentina national rugby union team. ^[5]

Career

Stanfield played at fly-half for the CASI, where he had started his career in the late 1910s. ^[6] In the Club Atlético San Isidro, he won several championships organized by the URBA. ^[7]

Stanfield was a player and Coach of Los Pumas. He played his first test match against Springboks, on 16 July 1932. ^[8] That same year Stanfield was appointed as Coach of the national team. ^[9]

References

1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
2. Buenos Aires to Southampton; UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
3. "Birth of EDMUND (JOHN) STANFIELD on 08 April 1902". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
4. Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
5. MEMORIA y BALANCE (PDF), UAR, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012
6. Todo es historia, Números 295-299, 1992, 1992
7. El CASI, un ejemplo a seguir, La Prensa
8. Edmundo Stanfield:Argentina, ESPN
9. Pumas: Entrenadores de todos los tiempos (PDF), Argentine Rugby Union, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016, retrieved 11 May 2016

External links

• www.pacificrugby.com.ar ^{[ permanent dead link ]}