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The 1948 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in Argentina by a mixed selection of players from Oxford and Cambridge universities in 1948.[1] The matches were held in Buenos Aires and Rosario.[2]
After some contacting the previous years, the Argentine Rugby Union then, "River Plate Rugby Union" hosted, with the help of clubs Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires and Hindú, this selection, formed also of many international players of British national team.[citation needed]
It was the first (of a total of four) tours of this British team on Argentina.[3]
4 August 1948 |
El Resto | 3–22 | Oxford & Cambridge |
Gimnasia y Esgrima,[n 1] Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
8 August 1948 |
Capital [n 2] | 5–16 | Oxford & Cambridge |
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
12 August 1948 |
Los Norteños | 0–19 | Oxford & Cambridge |
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
15 August 1948 |
Provincia [n 3] | 3–17 | Oxford & Cambridge |
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
22 August 1948 |
Club Universitario B.A. | 0 - 10 | Oxford & Cambridge |
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: T. H. Blades (Argentina) |
25 August 1948 |
Porteños | 0–15 | Oxford & Cambridge |
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
29 August 1948 |
Argentina ![]() | 0–17 | Oxford & Cambridge |
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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England) |
5 September 1948 |
Argentina ![]() | 0–39 | Oxford & Cambridge |
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Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: T. H. Blades (Argentina) |