1966 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina

1966 South African Gazelles rugby union tour in Argentina
Summary	P W D L
Total	13 13 00 00
Test match	03 03 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
Chile	1 1 0 0
Argentina	2 2 0 0

The 1966 South African Gazelles tour in Argentina was a series of rugby union matches played in Argentina and in Chile in 1966.

It was the third tour of a South African representative team to Argentina, after the two Junior Springboks tours in 1932 and 1959.

The "Gazelles" were a team of developing players in the Under-23 age group, selected by the South African Rugby Union.

20 August 1966

Chile	3–73	SA Gazelles

Santiago de Chile

24 August 1966

Córdoba	8–69	SA Gazelles
Try: penalty try Con: Mezquida Pen: Mezquida		Try: Ellis 4, Du Pisanie 2, Nomis 2, Meiring 2, De Villiers, Bennet, Court Con: Pretorius 12 Pen: Pretorius 2

Cordoba A.C., Córdoba Referee: Lucas Glastra (Buenos Aires)

Unión Cordobesa: F. Mezquida; L. Rodríguez, J. Mancini, E. Quetglas, E. Mulle; M. Olmedo Arana, J. Del Valle; P. Demo, J. Masjoan, R. Carballo; J. Imaz (capt.), E. Corne¬lla; G. Ribetea, C. Félix, J. Coceo.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, S. Nomis, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, D. de Villiers (capt); C. Du Pisanie, J. Wilkens, J. Ellis; E. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, G. Pitzer, G. Kotze

27 August 1966

Rosario	6–32	SA Gazelles
Pen: Caballero, J. Seaton		Try: Gould 2, Marais Carelse, Uys Nozmis, Meiring Court Con: Gould 4

Rosario Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Buenos Aires)

Rosario: J. Seaton; E. España, J. Benzi, A. Dogliani, J. Galán; J. Caballero, C. Cristi; J. Imhoff, J. Costante, M. Chesta; H. Ferraro, M. Bouza; R. Esmendi, R. Seaton, J. Gómez Kenny.
Gazelles: R. Gould; P. Court, I. Bond, S. Nomis, B. Meiring; P. Visagie, P. Uys; J. Ellis, A. De Waal, J.Marais; E. Claasen, G. Carelse; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

31 August 1966

Tucumán	3–80	SA Gazelles
Pen: Ponce		Try: Ellis 4, Court 4 Gould 3, Carelse 2 Uys 2, Kotze Swart, Wilkens De Waal, Bennet. Con: Pretorius 10).

San Miguel de Tucumán Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Buenos Aires).

Tucumán: C. Ponce; N. Antoni, R. Ternavafio, J. Villafañe, G Casanova; E. Burgos, J. Frías Silva; J.C. Ghiringelli, J. Ghiringelli, J. Paz; H. Roldán, J. Lomáscolo; F. Poujada, R. Roldán, N. Du Plessis.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, J. Bennet, S. Nomis, R. Gould; P. Visagie, P. Uys; J. Ellis, A. De Waal, J. Wilkens; G. Carelse, J. Swart; J. Marais, G. Pitzer, G. Kotze.

3 September 1966

Interior	0–28	SA Gazelles
		Try: Meiring 2, Alberts Pitzer, De Waal Uys, Court. Con: Gould 2 Drop: Gould

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: César De Elizalde (Buenos Aires).

Seleccionado del Interior: J. Seaton; G. Beverino, E. Quetglas, J. Benzi, L. Rodríguez; J. Caballero, C. Cristi; J. Imhoff, M. Chesta, J. Paz; M. Bouza, E. Cornella; J. Ghiringhelli, R. Seaton, G. Ríbecca.
Gazelles: R. Gould; B. Meiring, J. Bennet, S. Nomis, P. Court; I. Bond, D. De Villiers; C. Du Pisanie,A. De Waal, J. Wilkens; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, G. Pitzer, J. Marais.

7 September 1966

Mar del Plata	3–85	SA Gazelles
Pen: Marenco		Try: Uys 4, Wilkins 3 Carelse 2, Meiring 2 Gould 2, Kotze Harrison, Swart Ellis. Con: Pretorius 14 Pen: Pretorius 2

Mar del Plata Referee: Federico Pfister (Buenos Aires).

Mar del Plata: C. Marenco; A. Verde, A. Omaña, E. Corbacho, G. Beverino; L. Prieto, E. Rodríguez; H. Cabarcos, N. Cerviño, C. Etchegaray; J. Rodríguez Jurado, R. Losada; J. García, R. Mandojana,R. Sepe.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; R. Gould, J. Bennet, I. Bond, Meiring A.; B. Visagie, D. De Villiers; C. Du Pisanie, J. Wilkens, J. Ellis; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

10 September 1966

Second Division XV	6–60	SA Gazelles
Pen: Poggi 2		Try: Meiring 4, Ellis 2 De Waal 2, Uys 2 Bond, Pitzer. Con: Pretorius 9. Pen: Pretorius 2

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ken John (Wales)

Seleccionado de 2ª División: O. Alonso; J. Fiordalisi, A. Pagano, G. Black, A. Ceccone; E. Poggi, C.Cullen; A. Da Milano, J. Cornejo, J. Marenco; A. Lowenthal, 0. Beltrame, E. Benito, C. Massabón, A. Marenco.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, I. Bond, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; P. Visagie, P. Uys; D. Du Pisanie, A.De Waal, J. Ellis; J. Swart, E. Claasen; J. Marais, G. Pitzer, B. Alberts.

14 September 1966

C.A. San Isidro	0–37	SA Gazelles
		Try: Ellis 3, Carelse Claasen, Wilkens Meiring, Court /Gould Con: Gould 5

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Jorge Comotto (Buenos Aires)

C. A. San Isidro: J. Lasalle; E. Neri, M. Molina, A. Travaglini, M. Queirolo; M. Beccar Varela, A. Etchegaray; C. Calónico, J. O'Reilly, M. Puigdeval; G. Scallan, A. Pasman; C. Montes de Oca, N.González del Solar, A. Monticelli.
Gazelles: R. Gould; P. Court, S. Nomis, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; I. Bond, P. Uys; J. Ellis, A. De Waal, J. Wilkens; E. Claasen, G. Carelse; J. Marais, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

17 September 1966

Argentina B	6–29	SA Gazelles
Try: Cornille Drop: Poggi		Try: Ellis 2, Carelse Swart, Du Piesanie Nomis, Court Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius , Meiring

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires

Argentina B D. Morgan; C. Cornille, L. Esteras, A. Pagano, A. Quetglas; E. Poggi, A. Etchegaray; G. Plesky, A. Dunn, J. Imhoff; A. Anthony, H. De Martini; W. Aniz, N. González del Solar, J. Ghiringelli.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; B. Meiring, S. Nomis, J. Bennet, P. Court; J. Barnard, P. Uys; C. Du Piesanie, A. De Waal, J. Ellis; G. Carelse, J. Swart; J. Marais, G. Pitzer, B. Alberts.

21 September 1966

Belgrano A.C.	3–19	SA Gazelles
Try: Cornille		Try: Ellis, Wilkens Nomis, Meiring Con: Pretorius 2. Pen: Pretorius

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos A. Tozzi (Buenos Aires)

Belgrano A. C..: R. Tanner; C. Cornille, L. Esteras, A. Gómez Aparicio, E. De las Carreras; C. Martínez, L. Gradín; R. Loyola, E. Elowson, H. Valenzuela; M. Cole, C. Iribarren; E. Verardo, F. Gradín, G. Mc Cormick.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; R. Gould, S. Nomis, I. Bond, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, D. De Villiers; J. Ellis, J. Wilkens, C. Du Piesanie; E. Clasen, G. Carelse; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

24 September 1966

Argentina	3–9	SA Gazelles
Pen: Gradín		Try: Bennet; Pen: Pretorius Drop: Uys

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ken John (Wales)

Argentina: M. Dumas; E. Neri, A. Rodríguez Jurado, M. Pascual, H. Goti; R. Cazenave, L. Gradín; M. Chesta, M. Bouza, R. Loyola; B. Otaño, L. García Yañez; G. Mc Cormick, R. Handley, R. Foster.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; R. Gould, J. Bennet, I. Bond, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, P. Uys; C. Du Piesanie, A. De Waal, J. Ellis; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, G. Pitzer, J. Marais.

28 September 1966

Club Universitario B.A.	0–29	SA Gazelles
		Try: De Villiers 2, Carelse Visagie, Bond Court; Con: Pretorius 4, Pen: Pretorius

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Federico Pfister

C.U.B.A.: M. Dumas; H. Goti, A. Álvarez, M. Lawson, J. Freixas; L. Zorraquín, G. Blacksley; C. Fontán, H. Miguens, J. Esteves; F. Álvarez, R. Cazabal; A. Dumas, J. Dumas, E. Gaviña.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; B. Meiring, J. Bennet, I. Bond, P. Court; P. Visagie, D. De Villiers; C. Du Piesanie, J. Wilkens, J. Marais; G. Carelse, J. Swart; B. Alberts, B. Harrison, G. Kotze.

1 October 1966

Argentina	15–20	SA Gazelles
Try: Rodríguez Jurado Pen: Poggi, Gradín Drop: Poggi 2,		Try: Wilkens, Bond, Meiring Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius 3

Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ken John (Wales)

Argentina: M. Dumas; E. Neri, A. Rodríguez Jurado, M. Pascual, R. Cazenave; E. Poggi, L. Gradín; R. Loyola, M. Bouza, M. Chesta; B. Otaño, L. García Yañez; G. Me Cormick, R. Handley; R. Foster.
Gazelles: A. Pretorius; P. Court, I. Bond, J. Bennet, B. Meiring; J. Barnard, P. Uys; C. Du Piesanie, J. Wilkens, J. Marais; J. Swart, G. Carelse; G. Kotze, G. Pitzer, B. Alberts.

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Note: Totals do not include the match against Chile.

• Union Argentina de Rugby – Memorias 1966