2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina explained

See main article: 2008 mid-year rugby union tests.

Team:Scotland
Destination:Argentina
Yearstart:2008
Yearfinish:2008
Matchplayed:2
Matchwon:1
Matchdraw:0
Matchlost:1
Testplayed:2
Testwon:1
Testdraw:0
Testlost:1
Played1:2
Won1:1
Draw1:0
Lost1:1
Previous:2006 South Africa
Next: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

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

Backs

Forwards

Summary

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

Test matches

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1 7 June 15–21
2 14 June 26–14
Balance
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2 101 41 35

Match details

First test

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ArgentinaScotland
Bernardo StortoniFB15FBChris Paterson
José María Núñez PiossekW14WSimon Danielli
Gonzalo TiesiC13CBen Cairns
C12CGraeme Morrison
Tomás de VediaW11WThom Evans
Federico TodeschiniFH10FHDan Parks
Nicolas VergalloSH9SHMike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel LeguizamónN88N8Johnnie Beattie
Juan Martín Fernández LobbeF7FAlly Hogg
Martín DurandF6FAlasdair Strokosch
Esteban LozadaL5LScott Macleod
Ignacio Fernández LobbeL4LMatt Mustchin
Santiago González BonorinoP3PEuan Murray
Alvaro TejedaH2HRoss Ford
Marcos AyerzaP1PAllan Jacobsen
Replacements
Pablo GambariniH16Dougie Hall
Juan GomezP17P
James Stuart18L
Alejandro CamposF19F
Alfredo Lalanne20SH
Santiago Fernandez21Phil Godman
Hernán Senillosa22W
Coaches
Santiago Phelan
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Second test

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ArgentinaScotland
Bernardo StortoniFB15FBHugo Southwell
Lucas BorgesW14WSimon Webster
Gonzalo TiesiC13CBen Cairns
C12CGraeme Morrison
Horacio AgullaW11WChris Paterson
Federico TodeschiniFH10FHPhil Godman
Nicolas VergalloSH9SHMike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel LeguizamónN88N8Ally Hogg
Juan Martín Fernández LobbeF7FJohn Barclay
Martín DurandF6FAlasdair Strokosch
Esteban LozadaL5LScott Macleod
Ignacio Fernández LobbeL4LMatt Mustchin
Santiago González BonorinoP3PEuan Murray
Alvaro TejedaH2HRoss Ford
Marcos AyerzaP1PAllan Jacobsen
Replacements
Pablo Gambarini16H
Juan GomezP17P
James StuartL18L
Álvaro GalindoF19N8
Alfredo Lalanne20SH
Federico Martín AramburúC21FH
Federico Serra MirasFB22C
Coaches
Santiago Phelan

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/scottish/8428707.stm Scotland confirms Argentina tour
  2. https://www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk/2008/05/scotland-squad-to-tour-argentina/ Scotland Squad to Tour Argentina Announced
  3. http://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/2000/2008.pdf Memoria y Balance 2008