1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America

Irish's rugby national selection Tour of matches

Series of rugby union matches

1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America

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Total| | 09|  06|  02|  01

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Test match| | 02|  01|  01|  00

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Argentina| | 2|  1|  1|  0

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Tour chronology
Previous tour| Canada 1899
Next tour| South Africa 1961

The 1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America, was a series of rugby matches played in Chile and Argentina. This tour by the Ireland national rugby union team coincided with the death of Eva Peron, the wife of Juan Peron, the President of Argentina. As a result, it was almost cancelled. Eva Peron died on 26 July, six days after the Irish squad had departed Dublin. However, after playing their first game in Santiago, Chile, the team travelled onto Buenos Aires and completed the tour as planned.[1]

They finished with a record of played 9, won 6, drew 2 and 1 defeat. The tour also featured the first full rugby internationals between Ireland and Argentina.[2][3]

## Touring party

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* Manager: G.P.S. Hogan
* Secretary: R.W. Jeffares, Jr
* Referee: O.B. Glasgow
* Captain: Des O'Brien

### Backs

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* M. Birthistle (Old Belvedere)
* Richard Chambers (Instonians)
* Robin Gregg (Queen's University)
* John Hewitt (Instonians)
* Mick Hillary (University College Dublin)
* J.T. Horgan (University College Cork)
* Mick Lane (University College Cork)
* Jack Notley (Wanderers)
* John O'Meara (University College Cork)

### Forwards

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* Fuzzy Anderson (Queen's University)
* D. Crowley (Cork Constitution)
* Michael Dargan (Old Belvedere)
* Ronnie Kavanagh (University College Dublin)
* Patrick Kavanagh (University College Dublin)
* Des O'Brien (Cardiff)
* Archie O'Leary (Cork Constitution)
* William O'Neill (University College Dublin)
* Paddy Lawlor (Clontarf)
* Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)
* John Smith (Collegians)
* Paul Traynor (Clontarf)

|  W.J. Hewitt and Miguel Angel Sarandón posing together in Argentina

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## Match details

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9 August

Chile | 0–30|  Ireland

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Santiago

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12 August

Capital| 6–12| Ireland

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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

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15 August

Club Pucará| 11–6| Ireland

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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

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17 August

Provincia| 6–6| Ireland

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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

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21 August

Argentina A| 3–19| Ireland

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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

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### First test

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24 August

Argentina | 3–3|  Ireland

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Try: Fernandez del Casal| | Try: O'Meara
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ossie Glassgow (Ireland)

Team details

Argentina

Ireland

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Julio Genoud | FB | 15 | FB | Robin Gregg
Edmundo Caffarone | W | 14 | W | Mick Lane
Enrique Fernández del Casal | C | 13 | C | Richard Chambers
Alfredo Palma | C | 12 | C | John Notley
Julián Santiago | W | 11 | W | Michael Hillary
Ricardo Giles | FH | 10 | FH | William Hewitt
Guillermo Ehrman | SH | 9 | SH | John O'Meara
Miguel Sarandon | N8 | 8 | N8 | Jim McCarthy
Alberto Conen | F | 7 | F | Patrick Kavanagh
Rodolfo Grosse | F | 6 | F | Michael Dargan
Lucas Glastra | L | 5 | L | Patrick Lawlor
Emilio Domínguez | L | 4 | L | P.P. Traynor
Normando Tompkins | P | 3 | P | W.J. O'Neill
Carlos Swain | H | 2 | H | Fuzzy Anderson
Ricardo Follett | P | 1 | P | John Smith
|  | Coaches |  |
|  |  |  | GPS Hogan

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28 August

Argentina B| 3–25| Ireland

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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

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### Second test

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31 August

Argentina | 0–6|  Ireland

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| | Pen: Dargan, Hillary
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

Team details

Argentina

Ireland

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Enrique Fernández del Casal | FB | 15 | FB | Robin Gregg
Edmundo Caffarone | W | 14 | W | Patrick Kavanagh
Gastón Recagno | C | 13 | C | Richard Chambers
Alfredo Palma | C | 12 | C | John Notley
Antonio Salinas | W | 11 | W | Michael Hillary
Ricardo Giles | FH | 10 | FH | William Hewitt
Guillermo Ehrman | SH | 9 | SH | John O'Meara
Ezequiel Holmberg | N8 | 8 | N8 | Jim McCarthy
Rodolfo Grosse | F | 7 | F | Des O'Brien (c)
Alberto Conen | F | 6 | F | Michael Dargan
Luis Maurette | L | 5 | L | P.P. Traynor
Emilio Domínguez | L | 4 | L | James Kavanagh
Normando Tompkins | P | 3 | P | W.J. O'Neill
Carlos Swain | H | 2 | H | Fuzzy Anderson
Ricardo Follett | P | 1 | P | John Smith
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|  |  |  | GPS Horgan

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3 September 1952

Universitario B.A.| 11–19| Ireland

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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

## References

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1. ^ Memoria y Balance 1952 on UAR website
2. ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
3. ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

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