1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England
Introduction The '''1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England''' was a series of six matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in September and October 1976.Five of the six matches were played in Wales, including an international match against the Wales national rugby union team. Argentina won the first three matches of the tour but lost the last three. Although Wales did not award caps for the international game they did select a full-strength team and Argentina came close to winning; they led 19–17 as the match went into injury time but were beaten by a late penalty from Phil Bennett. Wales had won the Grand Slam in 1976 and Argentina's performance was considered a shock.
Matches '''East Wales:''' M.Richards; Clive Rees, N.D.Butcher, N.J.Shanklin, N.B.Juliff; G.Lawrence, N.A.Lewis; Terry Cobner (capt. ), Clive Burgess, B.Lease; J.Watkins, J.Floyd; Graham Price, Bobby Windsor, Charlie Faulkner'''Argentina:''' M.Sansot; D.Beccar Varela, A.Travaglini, A.Rodríguez jurado (capt.) (G.Beccar Varela), J.Gauweloose; H.Porta, A.Etchegaray; J.Carracedo, R.Mastai, C.Neyra; E.Branca, J.J.Fernández; R.Irañeta, J.Costante, M.Carluccio.---- '''Cardiff R.F.C. :''' J.Davies; Gerald Davies (capt. ), M.Murphy, A.J.Finlayson (Holand), D.Thomas; Gareth Davies, Gareth Edwards; Stuart Lane, B.Dubin-Jones, T.Morgan.I.Robinson, P.Rawlins; Mike Knill, Mike Watkins, Barry Nelmes. '''Argentina:''' M.Sansot; D.Beccar Varela, G.Beccar Varela, A.Travaglini, J.Gauweloose, H.Porta, A.Etchegaray (capt. ); C.Neyra, R.Mastai, J.Carracedo; E.Branca, J.J.Fernández; F.Insúa, J.Braceras, M.Carluccio (R.Irañeta).---- '''Aberavon: '''' P.Bessant; R.James, A.Rees, I.Halle I.Keene; John Bevan, Clive Shell (capt. ); O.Alexander, P.Clarke, R.Davies; P.Bell, Billy Mainwaring; Clive Williams, Billy James, B.Lewis. '''Argentina:''' M.Alonso; M.Sansot, A.Travaglini, G.Beccar Varela, G.Álvarez; H.Porta (F.González Victorica), A.Etchegaray (capt. ); J.Carracedo; R.Sanz, H.Massini; J.J.Fernández, E.Branca; R.Irañeta, J.Costante, F.Insúa.----'''North and Midlands''' Dusty Hare; John Carleton, Paul Dodge, Tony Bond, Mike Slemen; John Horton, Steve Smith; D. Forfar, Tony Neary, Garry Adey; D. Trickey, Bill Beaumont; Fran Cotton (capt. ), Peter Wheeler, Colin White. '''Argentina:''' M.Alonso; M.Sansot, A.Travaglini (capt. ), G.Beccar Varela, J.Gauweloose; F.González Victorica, R.Castagna; H.Massini, R.Mastai, C.Neyra; E.Branca, J.J.Fernández; F.Insúa, J.Costante, R.Irañeta.---- '''West Wales:'''Clive Griffiths; Elgan Rees (L.Thomas), P.Phillips, Roy Bergiers, Andy Hill; David Richards, S.Williams; G.Jones, H.Jenkins, Trefor Evans; Phil May, Geoff Wheel; Phil Llewellyn, R.Thomas, Glyn Shaw. '''Argentina:''' M.Sansot; D.Beccar Varela, A.Travaglini, G.Beccar Varela, J.Gauweloose; H.Porta, A.Etchegaray (capt. ); J.Carracedo, J.Sanz, C.Neyra; J.J.Fernández, E.Branca; M.Carluccio, J.Braceras, A.Risler.----'''Wales XV'''  '''Argentina'''JPR WilliamsFB15FBMartin SansotGerald DaviesW14WDaniel Beccar VarelaRay GravellC13CAlejandro TravagliniRoy BergiersC12CGonzalo Beccar VarelaJ.J. Williams W11WJorge GauweloosePhil BennettFH10FHHugo PortaGareth EdwardsSH9SHAdolfo Etchegaray (capt. )Derek QuinnellN88N8Jorge Carracedo(capt.) Terry Cobner F7FRicardo MastaiTrefor EvansF6FCarlos NeyraGeoff WheelL5LJose FernandezBarry CleggL4LEliseo BrancaCharlie FaulknerP3PRito IranetaBobby WindsorH2HJose CostanteGraham PriceP1PFernando Insua  ''Replacements''  Jeff SquireL16HJorge Braceras
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