The 1966 South African Gazelles tour in Argentina was a series of rugby union matches played in Argentina and in Chile in 1966.
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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.
Match summary
editComplete list of matches played by the South Africa u24 in Argentina:[1]
indicates matches v national teams (senior squads)
| # | Date | Rival | City | Venue | Score |
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| 1 | 20 Aug | Chile | Santiago | Stade Francais | 73–3 |
| 2 | 24 Aug | Córdoba RU | Córdoba | Córdoba A.C. | 69–8 |
| 3 | 27 Aug | Rosario RU | Rosario | Plaza Jewell | 32–6 |
| 4 | 31 Aug | Tucumán RU | S.M. Tucumán | ? | 80–3 |
| 5 | 3 Sep | Seleccionado del Interior | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 28–0 |
| 6 | 7 Sep | Mar del Plata RU | Mar del Plata | Parque Camet | 85–3 |
| 7 | 10 Sep | Second Division XV | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 60–6 |
| 8 | 14 Sep | CA San Isidro | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 37–0 |
| 9 | 17 Sep | Argentina B | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 29–6 |
| 10 | 21 Sep | Belgrano A.C. | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 19–3 |
| 11 | 24 Sep | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 9–3 |
| 12 | 28 Sep | Club Universitario BA | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 29–0 |
| 13 | 1 Oct | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Estadio GEBA | 20–15 |
| Pl | W | D | L | PS | PC |
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| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 56 |
Match details
editChile
editArgentina
edit| 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 |
| Córdoba 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 |
| Parque Camet, Mar del Plata Referee: Federico Pfister (Buenos Aires). |
       Mar del Plata
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    Gazzelles
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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) |
    CA San Isidro
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Gazzelles
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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.
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Gazzelles
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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
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Gazzelles
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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 |
 Universitario (BA)
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Gazzelles
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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) |
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Argentina
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Gazzelles
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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.
Player statistics
edit| Name | matches | tries | conv. | pen. | drop | Mark[2] | Point |
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| Meiring, B | 11 | 14 | 1 | 45 | |||
| Alberts, B | 10 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Bennet, J. | 10 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Carelse, G. | 10 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| Bond, I | 9 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Court, P. | 9 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Du Piesanie, C. | 9 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Ellis, J | 9 | 17 | 51 | ||||
| Marais, J. | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Pretorius A | 9 | 53 | 13 | 145 | |||
| Swart, J | 8 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Kotze, G | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Wilkens, J | 8 | 7 | 21 | ||||
| De Waal, A | 7 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| Gould, R | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 49 | ||
| Nomis, S | 7 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Pitzer G | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Uys P. de | 7 | 10 | 1 | 33 | |||
| Barnard, J.. | 5 | ||||||
| Claassen, E | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| De Villiers, D | 5 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Coley, M. | 4 | ||||||
| Harrison, B. | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Visagie, P | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 107 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 497 |
Note: Totals do not include the match against Chile.
Notes
edit- ↑ Memoria y Balance 1966 on UAR.com.ar
- ↑ Kick from Mark awarded 3 points until 1978