2008 Argentina rugby union tour

2008 Argentina rugby union tour
2008 Argentina rugby union tour
Manager	Alejandro Cubelli
Coach(es)	Santiago Phelan
Tour captain(s)	Felipe Contepomi
Summary
P	W
Total
03	01
Test match
03	01
Opponent
P	W
France
1	0
Italy
1	1
Ireland
1	0

The 2008 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Europe by the Argentina national team. Coached by Santiago Phelan, the Argentine national side toured on France, Italy and Ireland playing a total of three matches thereof. Argentina beat Italy and lost to France and Ireland.^[1]

Touring party

Coaching staff

Head coach: Santiago Phelan
Assistant coach: Fabián Turnes
Assistant coach: Marcelo Reggiardo

Players

Horacio Agulla (Brive)
Patricio Albacete (Stade Toulousain)
Rimas Álvarez Kairelis (Perpignan)
Miguel Avramovic (Montauban)
Marcos Ayerza (Leicester Tigers)
Nicolás Bruzzone (San Isidro Club)
Alejandro Campos (ASM Clermont Auvergne)
Rafael Carballo (Castres Olympique)
Mauro Comuzzi (Pucará)
Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) (captain)
Martín Durand (Champagnat)
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Sale Sharks)
Santiago Fernandez (Hindú)
Juan Figallo (Jockey Club Salta)
Agustin Figuerola (C.A. San Isidro)
Mariano Galarza (Universitario LP)
Álvaro Galindo (Racing Metro)
Eusebio Guiñazú (Agen)
Juan Martín Hernández (Stade Francais)
Mario Ledesma (ASM Clermont Auvergne)
Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Stade Francais)
Francisco Leonelli (Saracens)
Esteban Lozada (Toulon)
Federico Martín Aramburú (Dax)
Juan Pablo Orlandi (Rovigo)
Rodrigo Roncero (Stade Francais)
Bernardo Stortoni (Glasgow Warriors)
Gonzalo Tiesi (Harlequins)
Nicolas Vergallo (Dax)
Alberto Vernet Basualdo (Stade Toulousain)

Match summary

Date	Rival	Score	Venue	City	Ref.
8 Nov	France	6–12	Vélodrome	Marseille	^[2]
15 Nov	Italy	22–14	Olympic Stadium	Turin	^[3]
22 Nov	Ireland	3–17	Croke Park	Dublin	^[4]

Match details

8 November 2008

France	12–6	Argentina
Pen: Skrela 29', 79', Baby 32' Drop: Skrela 11'	Report	Pen: Contempomi 27' 36'

Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 57.000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

Team details

France

Argentina


France		Argentina
72' Maxime Medard	FB	15	FB	Bernardo Stortoni
Julien Malzieu	W	14	W	Francisco Leonelli
Yannick Jauzion	C	13	C	Gonzalo Tiesi 41'
Benoit Baby	C	12	C	Felipe Contepomi (capt.)
Cédric Heymans	W	11	W	Horacio Agulla
David Skrela	FH	10	FH	Juan Martín Hernández
72' Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Vergallo
68' Louis Picamoles	N8	8	N8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Imanol Harinordoquy	F	7	F	Álvaro Galindo 50'
Thierry Dusautoir	F	6	F	Martín Durand 32' to 36'
56' (capt.) Lionel Nallet	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Romain Millo-Chluski	L	4	L	Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 67' to 68'
47' Benoit Lecouls	P	3	P	Juan Pablo Orlandi 58'
54' Dimitri Szarzewski	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Fabien Barcella	P	1	P	Rodrigo Roncero
		Replacements
54' Benjamin Kayser	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
47' Nicolas Mas	P	17	P	Marcos Ayerza 58'
56' Sébastien Chabal	L	18	F	Esteban Lozada 50'
68' Fulgence Ouedraogo	N8	19	F	Alejandro Campos 32-36 and 67'-68'
72' Morgan Parra	SH	20		Agustin Figuerola
Damien Traille		21	C	Federico Martín Aramburú 41'
72' Alexis Palisson	FB	22		Rafael Carballo
		Coaches
Marc Lièvremont				Santiago Phelan

15 November 2008

Italy	14–22	Argentina
Try: Masi 79' Pen: Marcato 30', 54' Drop: Marcato 45'	Report	Try: Carballo 51' Con: Contemponi 51' Pen: Contepomi 25', 39', 40', 44', 75'

Olympic Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 28.000
Referee: Chris White (England)

Team details

Italy

Argentina


Italy		Argentina
Andrea Masi	FB	15	FB	Bernardo Stortoni
Kaine Robertson	W	14	W	Federico Martín Aramburú 75'
Matteo Pratichetti	C	13	C	Gonzalo Tiesi 60'
Gonzalo Garcia	C	12	C	Felipe Contepomi (capt.)
Mirco Bergamasco	W	11	W	Rafael Carballo 79' to 80'
62' Andrea Marcato	FH	10	FH	Juan Martín Hernández
51' Pablo Canavosio	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Vergallo 60'
(capt.) Sergio Parisse	N8	8	N8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Mauro Bergamasco	F	7	F	Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
Josh Sole	F	6	F	Martín Durand 48'-56' 64'
43' to 48' Marco Bortolami	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
66' Carlo Del Fava	L	4	L	Esteban Lozada 58'
70' Carlos Nieto	P	3	P	Juan Pablo Orlandi 69'
64' Fabio Ongaro	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma 77'
52' Matías Agüero	P	1	P	Rodrigo Roncero 56' to 66'
		Replacements
64' Leonardo Ghiraldini	H	16	H	Alberto Vernet Basualdo 77'
52' Andrea Lo Cicero	P	17	P	Marcos Ayerza 48'-56' 69'
70' Salvatore Perugini	P	18	L	Álvaro Galindo 58'
43'-48' 66' Tommaso Reato	L	19	F	Alejandro Campos 64'
51' Pietro Travagli	SH	20	SH	Agustin Figuerola 60'
62' Luciano Orquera	FH	21	W	Santiago Fernandez 75'
Luke McLean		22	C	Horacio Agulla 60'
		Coaches
Nick Mallett				Santiago Phelan

22 November 2008

Ireland	17–3	Argentina
Try: Bowe 76' Pen: O'Gara 38' 46' 74' Drop: O' Gara 68'	report	Con: Fernandez 36'

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68.000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Team details

Ireland

Argentina


Ireland		Argentina
Geordan Murphy	FB	15	FB	Horacio Agulla
Tommy Bowe	W	14	W	Francisco Leonelli 68'
(capt.) Brian O'Driscoll	C	13	C	Federico Martín Aramburú
Luke Fitzgerald	C	12	C	Miguel Avramovic
Rob Kearney	W	11	W	Rafael Carballo
Ronan O'Gara	FH	10	FH	Santiago Fernandez
Tomás O'Leary	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Vergallo 68'
Jamie Heaslip	N8	8	N8	Juan Manuel Leguizamón
75' David Wallace	F	7	F	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Stephen Ferris	F	6	F	Martín Durand
Paul O'Connell	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Donncha O'Callaghan	L	4	L	Rimas Álvarez Kairelis 55'
John Hayes	P	3	P	Juan Pablo Orlandi 48'
13' Jerry Flannery	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Marcus Horan	P	1	P	Rodrigo Roncero 78' to 80'
		Replacements
13' Rory Best	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Tony Buckley		17	P	Marcos Ayerza 48'
Malcolm O'Kelly		18	L	Esteban Lozada 55'
75' Donnacha Ryan	F	19		Álvaro Galindo
Eoin Reddan		20	SH	Agustin Figuerola 68'
Paddy Wallace		21		Mauro Comuzzi
Keith Earls		22	W	Bernardo Stortoni 60'
		Coaches
Declan Kidney				Santiago Phelan

References

^ Memoria y Balance 2008 at the UAR
^ Los Pumas cayeron en un partido muy cerrado, La Capital, 8 Nov 2008
^ Los Pumas vencieron a Italia en partido mediocre on Ambito.com, 15 Nov 2008, by SILVANA SALDISURI
^ Test match: Los Pumas cayeron contra Irlanda por 17 a 3 on La Nueva, 22 Nov 2008

[1] Memoria y Balance 2008 at the UAR

[2] Los Pumas cayeron en un partido muy cerrado, La Capital, 8 Nov 2008

[3] Los Pumas vencieron a Italia en partido mediocre on Ambito.com, 15 Nov 2008, by SILVANA SALDISURI

[4] Test match: Los Pumas cayeron contra Irlanda por 17 a 3 on La Nueva, 22 Nov 2008

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v t e Rugby union tours of France
Argentina	1975 1982 1988 1992 1998 2004 2006 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008
Canada	1979 1994 2002 2005
Fiji	1964 1989 no test 1990 2001
Ireland	1988
Japan	1973 2000
Maori All Blacks	1926–27
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1977 1986 1981 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006
Pacific Islanders	2008
Samoa	1989 (no test)
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1951–52 1960–61 1992 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005
Tonga	2005
USA	1924 Olympic Games

v t e Rugby union tours of Italy
Argentina	1978 1998 2002 2005 2006 2008 2021
Australia	1973 (unofficial) 1976 (unofficial) 1983 1988 2002 2006 2008 2013
New Zealand	1977 (no test) 1979 (unofficial) 1995 2000 2004
South Africa	1995 1997 2001
Asia and Oceanian teams	1976 2001 2001 2005 2005 2005 2008
North American Teams	2000 2004 2004

v t e Rugby union tours of Ireland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
Canada	2008
Fiji	1985 1995 2002
Italy	1988-89
Japan	2000
New Zealand	1888–89 (Māori) 1905 1924–25 1926–27 (Māori) 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1980 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 2001
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006