1982 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa

The 1982 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the South American Jaguars rugby union team in South Africa in March and April 1982. The South American team won six of their tour matches, suffering only a single defeat to the South Africa national rugby union team. The South American team's 21-12 victory over South Africa in the second international was a major shock and described by Rothmans Rugby Yearbook as "a phenomenon of international rugby".[1]

1982 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 06 00 01
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
2 1 0 1

The touring team comprised 42 players, including some from the Chile national rugby union team, Uruguay national rugby union team and Paraguay national rugby union team but the players who took part in the two international fixtures were drawn entirely from the Argentina national rugby union team and were described as "effectively the Pumas".[1]

The matches



20 March 1982
Natal 10–16 South American Jaguars


27 March 1982
South Africa  50–18 South American Jaguars
Try: CJ du Plessis, W du Plessis
Gerber 3, Mordt 2
Oosthuizen
Con: Botha 6
Pen: Heunis
Drop: Botha
Try: Puccio
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta 4
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 28.000
Referee: S.Strydom (SARB)


3 April 1982
South Africa  12–21 South American Jaguars
Try: Gerber
Con: Botha
Pen: Botha 2
Try: Porta
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta 4
Drop: Porta
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 21.000
Referee: S.Strydom (SARB)

Touring party

  • Manager: O. C. Martinez-Bassante
  • Assistant Managers: W. G. Davies, R. F. O'Reilly
  • Captain: Hugo Porta

References

  1. Rothmans, p68

Sources

  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearboook 1982-83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0907574130.
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