2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina

Main article: 2008 mid-year rugby union tests

Series of rugby union matches

2008 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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Tour chronology
Previous tour| 2006 South Africa
Next tour| 2012 Oceania

The 2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 2008 in Argentina by the Scotland national team. It consisted of two tests v. the Argentine side, with one win for both teams.[1]

## Players

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In May 2008, the Scottish Rugby Union announced the list of players to tour to Argentina:[2]

### Backs

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* Chris Paterson (Gloucester)
* Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Simon Danielli (Ulster)
* Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors)
* Ben Cairns (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors)
* Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
* Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors)
* Phil Godman (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Rory Lawson (Gloucester)
* Mike Blair (Edinburgh Rugby) (capt)

### Forwards

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* Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester)
* Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors)
* Euan Murray (Northampton Saints)
* Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors)
* Scott MacLeod (Llanelli Scarlets)
* Dave Callam (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Johnnie Beattie
* John Barclay
* Kelly Brown (all Glasgow Warriors)
* Ally Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby)
* Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester)

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## Summary

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

Test matches

#  | Date  | Rival  | City  | Venue  | Score

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1 | 7 June |  Argentina | Rosario | Gigante de Arroyito | 15–21
2 | 14 June |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | José Amalfitani Stadium | 26–14
Balance Pl  | W  | D  | L  | Ps  | Pc

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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 35

## Match details

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### First test

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7 June 2008

Argentina | 21–15|  Scotland

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Try: Tejeda
Tiesi
Con: Todeschini
Pen: Todeschini (4)| report| Pen: Paterson (5)
Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Argentina

Scotland

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Argentina |  | Scotland
Bernardo Stortoni | FB | 15 | FB | Chris Paterson
José María Núñez Piossek | W | 14 | W | Simon Danielli
Gonzalo Tiesi | C | 13 | C | Ben Cairns
(capt.) Felipe Contepomi | C | 12 | C | Graeme Morrison
Tomás de Vedia | W | 11 | W | Thom Evans
Federico Todeschini | FH | 10 | FH | Dan Parks
Nicolas Vergallo | SH | 9 | SH | Mike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel Leguizamón | N8 | 8 | N8 | Johnnie Beattie
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | F | 7 | F | Ally Hogg
Martín Durand | F | 6 | F | Alasdair Strokosch
Esteban Lozada | L | 5 | L | Scott Macleod
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | L | 4 | L | Matt Mustchin
Santiago González Bonorino | P | 3 | P | Euan Murray
Alvaro Tejeda | H | 2 | H | Ross Ford
Marcos Ayerza | P | 1 | P | Allan Jacobsen
|  | Replacements |  |
Pablo Gambarini | H | 16 |  | Dougie Hall
Juan Gomez | P | 17 | P | Alasdair Dickinson
James Stuart |  | 18 | L | Alastair Kellock
Alejandro Campos | F | 19 | F | Kelly Brown
Alfredo Lalanne |  | 20 | SH | Rory Lawson
Santiago Fernandez |  | 21 |  | Phil Godman
Hernán Senillosa |  | 22 | W | Simon Webster
|  | Coaches |  |
Santiago Phelan |  |  |  | Frank Hadden

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### Second test

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14 June 2008

Argentina | 14–26|  Scotland

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Try: Agulla, I. Fernández Lobbe
Con: Todeschini (2)| report| Try: Ford, Morrison
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson (4)
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Referee: A. Rolland (Ireland)

Argentina

Scotland

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Argentina |  | Scotland
Bernardo Stortoni | FB | 15 | FB | Hugo Southwell
Lucas Borges | W | 14 | W | Simon Webster
Gonzalo Tiesi | C | 13 | C | Ben Cairns
(capt.) Felipe Contepomi | C | 12 | C | Graeme Morrison
Horacio Agulla | W | 11 | W | Chris Paterson
Federico Todeschini | FH | 10 | FH | Phil Godman
Nicolas Vergallo | SH | 9 | SH | Mike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel Leguizamón | N8 | 8 | N8 | Ally Hogg
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe | F | 7 | F | John Barclay
Martín Durand | F | 6 | F | Alasdair Strokosch
Esteban Lozada | L | 5 | L | Scott Macleod
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | L | 4 | L | Matt Mustchin
Santiago González Bonorino | P | 3 | P | Euan Murray
Alvaro Tejeda | H | 2 | H | Ross Ford
Marcos Ayerza | P | 1 | P | Allan Jacobsen
|  | Replacements |  |
Pablo Gambarini |  | 16 | H | Dougie Hall
Juan Gomez | P | 17 | P | Alasdair Dickinson
James Stuart | L | 18 | L | Alastair Kellock
Álvaro Galindo | F | 19 | N8 | Kelly Brown
Alfredo Lalanne |  | 20 | SH | Rory Lawson
Federico Martín Aramburú | C | 21 | FH | Dan Parks
Federico Serra Miras | FB | 22 | C | Nick de Luca
|  | Coaches |  |
Santiago Phelan |  |  |  | Frank Hadden

## References

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1. ^ Scotland confirms Argentina tour, BBC Sport, 23 Dec 2009
2. ^ Scotland Squad to Tour Argentina Announced on Scottish Rugby, 7 May 2008
3. ^ Memoria y Balance 2008 on UAR website

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