 Cooper with Argentina in 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | c. 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reginald Cooper was an Argentine rugby union footballer, who played as scrum-half for the Buenos Aires F.C., [1] and the Argentina national team. [2]
Cooper began his career in the Buenos Aires F.C. [3] He made his international debut with Argentina in a test match against the British Lions in 1927, [4] when the team toured on Argentina for second time. [5]
In 1928 Cooper was the appointed captain of Argentina by his coach Antonio Bilbao La Vieja. [6]
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