2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina

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]

2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 01 00 01
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 1 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour2006 South Africa
Next tour2012 Oceania

Players

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

Summary

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

     Test matches

# Date Rival City Venue Score
17 June ArgentinaRosarioGigante de Arroyito15–21
214 June ArgentinaBuenos AiresVélez Sársfield26–14
Balance
Pl W D L Ps Pc
21014135

Match details

First test
7 June 2008
Argentina  21–15  Scotland
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
ArgentinaScotland
Bernardo StortoniFB15FBChris Paterson
Jose Nunez PiossekW14WSimon Danielli
Gonzalo TiesiC13CBen Cairns
(capt.) Felipe ContepomiC12CGraeme Morrison
Tomas de VediaW11WThom Evans
Federico TodeschiniFH10FHDan Parks
Nicolas VergalloSH9SHMike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel LeguizamonN88N8Johnnie Beattie
Juan Martin Fernandez LobbeF7FAlly Hogg
Martin DurandF6FAlasdair Strokosch
Esteban LozadaL5LScott Macleod
Ignacio Fernadez LobbeL4LMatt Mustchin
Santiago Gonzalez BonorinoP3PEuan Murray
Alvaro TejedaH2HRoss Ford
Marcos AyerzaP1PAllan Jacobsen
Replacements
Pablo GambariniH16Dougie Hall
Juan GomezP17PAlasdair Dickinson
James Stuart18LAlastair Kellock
Alejandro CamposF19FKelly Brown
Alfredo Lalanne20SHRory Lawson
Santiago Fernandez21Phil Godman
Hernan Senillosa22WSimon Webster
Coaches
Santiago PhelanFrank Hadden

Second test
14 June 2008
Argentina  14–26  Scotland
Try: Agulla, C.Fernandez Lobbe
Con: Todeschini (2)
 report Try: Ford, Morrison
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson (4)
Estadio J.Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Referee: A. Rolland (Ireland)
Argentina
Scotland
ArgentinaScotland
Bernardo StortoniFB15FBHugo Southwell
Lucas BorgesW14WSimon Webster
Gonzalo TiesiC13CBen Cairns
(capt.) Felipe ContepomiC12CGraeme Morrison
Horacio AgullaW11WChris Paterson
Federico TodeschiniFH10FHPhil Godman
Nicolas VergalloSH9SHMike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel LeguizamonN88N8Ally Hogg
Juan Martin Fernandez LobbeF7FJohn Barclay
Martin DurandF6FAlasdair Strokosch
Esteban LozadaL5LScott Macleod
Ignacio Fernadez LobbeL4LMatt Mustchin
Santiago Gonzalez BonorinoP3PEuan Murray
Alvaro TejedaH2HRoss Ford
Marcos AyerzaP1PAllan Jacobsen
Replacements
Pablo Gambarini16HDougie Hall
Juan GomezP17PAlasdair Dickinson
James StuartL18LAlastair Kellock
Álvaro GalindoF19N8Kelly Brown
Alfredo Lalanne20SHRory Lawson
Federico AramburuC21FHDan Parks
Federico Serra MirasFB22CNick de Luca
Coaches
Santiago PhelanFrank Hadden

References
  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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