1969 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina

Series of rugby union matches

1969 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina

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Test match| | 02|  01|  00|  01

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Argentina| | 2|  1|  0|  1

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The 1969 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played during the month of September 1969 by Scotland in Argentina. It was also the first tour of a Scottish national side to Argentina.[1]

Despite the fact that originally Scottish Rugby Union did not consider this series as official including test matches, it was a real tour of Scottish national side. At the time, it was usual for the Scottish Rugby Union to consider official only the match played against the other teams that play Five Nations, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Scotland, after a loss in the first test match, won the second to draw the series.

In 2023, the SRU retrospectively announced that both matches against Argentina were considered as full test matches. This meant that players capped in this tour were retrospectively given full senior caps. The players now capped as full senior internationalists were Ian Murchie and Arthur Orr from the first test match, and Bruce Laidlaw from the second test match.[2]

## Match summary

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Complete list of matches played by Scotland in Argentina:[3]

Test matches

Date  | Opponent  | Location  | Venue  | Score

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7 Sep | Argentina C [note 1] | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 19–9
10 Sep | Seleccionado Interior [note 2] | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 11–3
13 Sep |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 3–20
18 Sep | Rosario RU | Rosario | Plaza Jewell | 20–6
21 Sep | Argentina B | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 9–5
27 Sep |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 6–3
Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA

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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 46

Notes

1. ^ Third Argentine national team
2. ^ Combined team formed by players outside Buenos Aires Provinces

## Match details

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7 September 1969

Argentina C| 9–19|  Scotland

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Pen: Cutler 2
Drop: Cutler| | Try: Murchie 2, Robertson
Carmichael, Smith
Con: Blaikie 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)

Argentina C': A. Pagano (cap.); J. Fiordalisi, G. Pimentel, R. Spagnol, V. Dobarro; F. Forrester, M. Cutler; C. Bori, N. Carbone, J. Borghi; R. Sellarés, R. Castro; H. Incola, J. Dumas, A. Orzábal.
Scotland XV: C. Blaikie; Mike Smith, C. Rea, I. Murchie, A. Gill; I. Robertson, D. Paterson; J. Telfer (cap.), R. Arneil, W. Lauder; G. Broen, P. Stagg; A. Carmichael, F. Laidlaw, J. Mc Lauchlin.

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10 September 1969

Seleccionado Interior| 3–11|  Scotland

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Pen: Vera| | Try: Orr, Murchie
Con: Blaikie
Pen: Blaikie
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bruno Bertelli (Argentina)

Seleccionado del Interior: A. Rodríguez; O. Oelschagler, R. Tarquini, J. Vera, C. Antoraz; C. Navesi, L. Chacón, E. Vaca Narvaja, J. Ghiringhelli, J. Constante; R. Campra (cap.), M. Senatore; R. Fariello, J. Fradua, G. Ribeca.
Scotland XV: C. Blaikie; Mike Smith, A. Orr, I. Murchie, W. Steele, B. Laidlaw, J. Ellis; R. Arneil, J. Telfer (cap.), S. Carmichaci; A. Mc Rarg, P. Stagg; J. Mc Lauchlin, D. Deans, N. Suddon.

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13 September 1969

Argentina | 20–3|  Scotland

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Try: Travaglini 2, Miguens
Con: Harris-Smith
Pen: Harris-Smith
Drop: Harris-Smith 2| Report| Try: Smith
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)

Argentina

Scotland

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Argentina: 15\. Dudley Morgan, 14. Marcelo Pascual, 13. Alejandro Travaglini, 12. Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, 11. Mario Walther, 10. Tomas Harris-Smith, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 8. Raul Loyola, 7. Hector Silva, 6. Hugo Miguens, 5. Adrian Barone, 4. Aitor Otano (cap), 3. Luis Garcia Yanez, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Marcelo Farina
Scotland: 15\. Colin Blaikie, 14. Mike Smith, 13. Ian Murchie, 12. A. V. Orr, 11. Drew Gill, 10. Ian Robertson, 9. Duncan Paterson, 8. Jim Telfer (cap.), 7. Wilson Lauder, 6. Rodger Arneil, 5. Alastair McHarg, 4. Peter Stagg, 3. Sandy Carmichael, 2. Frank Laidlaw, 1. Ian McLauchlan

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18 September 1969

Rosario RU| 6–20|  Scotland

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Pen: R. Seaton, J. Seaton| | Try: Orr, Steele, Paterson
Con: Blaikie
Pen: Blaikie
Plaza Jewell, Rosario
Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Argentina)

Rosario RU: J. Seaton; E. España, J. Beni, C. Blanco, A. Quetglas; R. Villavicencio, O. Aletta; J. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. L. Imhoff; R. Suárez, H. Suárez; F. Lando, R. Seaton, S. Furno.
Scotland: C. Blaikie; E. Steele, Mike Smith, J. Ellis, A. Orr; B. Laidlaw, D. Paterson; R. Arneil, J. Telfer, W. Lauder; G. Brown, A. Moharg; J. Mc Laughlam, D. Deans, N. Suddon.

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21 September 1969

Argentina B | 5–9|  Scotland

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Try: Martínez
Con: Seaton| | Try: F. Laidlaw, Lauder
Pen: Blaikie
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)

Argentina B: J. Seaton; N. Pérez, C. Blanco, J. Benzi, J. Otaola; C. Martínez, L. Gradin (cap.); H. Silveyra, M. Chesta, G. Anderson; R. Suárez, L. Varela; R. Casabal, C. Massabó, A. Abella.
Scotland XV: C. Blaikie; W. Steele, B. Laidlaw, C. Rea, A. Gill; W. Mac Donald, D. Paterson; R. Arneil (cap.), A. Carmichael, W. Lauder, A. Mc Harg, P. Stagg; J. Mc Lauchlan, F. Laidlaw, N. Suddon

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27 September 1969

Argentina | 3–6|  Scotland

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Try: Otano| | Try: Carmichael
Con: Blaikie
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Carlos Tozzi (Argentina)

Argentina

Scotland

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Argentina: 15\. Dudley Morgan, 14. Marcelo Pascual, 13. Alejandro Travaglini, 12. Juan Benzi, 11. Mario Walther, 10. Tomas Harris-Smith, 9. Adolfo Etchegaray, 8. Raul Loyola, 7. Hector Silva, 6. Hugo Miguens, 5. Adrian Barone, 4. Aitor Otano, 3. Luis Garcia Yanez, 2. Ricardo Handley, 1. Marcelo Farina
Scotland: 15\. Colin Blaikie, 14. Mike Smith, 13. B. Laidlaw, 12. Chris Rea, 11. Billy Steele, 10. Ian Robertson, 9. Duncan Paterson, 8. Jim Telfer, 7. Wilson Lauder, 6. Rodger Arneil, 5. Alastair McHarg, 4. Peter Stagg, 3. Sandy Carmichael, 2. Frank Laidlaw, 1. Ian McLauchlan

## References

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1. ^ Historial entre Argentina y Escocia, Revista Tocata, 23 Sep 2011
2. ^ https://scottishrugby.org/fanzone/maori-all-blacks-26-29-scotland-match-report/
3. ^ Memoria y Balance 1969 Archived 26 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine on UAR website

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