Edmundo Stanfield Explained

Edmundo Stanfield
Birth Name:Edmund John Stanfield[1] [2]
Birth Date:8 April 1902[3]
Birth Place:Belfast, Ireland[4]
Death Date:18 June 1960 (aged 58)
Death Place:Manchester, England
Ru Position:fly-half
Amatteam1:CASI
Repteam1:Argentina

Edmund John Stanfield (8 April 1902 – 18 June 1960), known in Argentina as Edmundo Stanfield, was an Irish rugby union footballer who played for Club Atlético San Isidro and the Argentina national rugby union team.

Career

Stanfield played at fly-half for the CASI, where he had started his career in the late 1910s. In the Club Atlético San Isidro, he won several championships organized by the URBA.

Stanfield was a player and Coach of Los Pumas. He played his first test match against Springboks, on 16 July 1932. That same year Stanfield was appointed as Coach of the national team.

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Notes and References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. Buenos Aires to Southampton; UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
  3. Web site: Birth of EDMUND (JOHN) STANFIELD on 08 April 1902 . IrishGenealogy.ie . 17 January 2019.
  4. Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958