1948 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina
# 1948 Oxford-Cambridge rugby union tour of Argentina

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. The matches were held in Buenos Aires and Rosario.

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.

It was the first (of a total of four) tours of this British team on Argentina.

## The team

* C. R. Hopwood (manager)
* A. Matthews (referee)
* S. C. Newman
* S. M. Duff
* David Swarbrick
* D. J. W. Bridge
* J. B. Raine
* Alan Stewart
* M. T. Maloney
* Clive van Ryneveld
* J. H. Galbraith
* Arthur Dorward
* P. J. de A. Moore
* T. S. Mc Roberts
* E. C. C. Wynter
* R. V. Thompson
* C. G. Gilthorpe
* G. A. Wilson (Capt.)
* Peter Kininmonth
* A. P. de Nobriga
* E. Bole
* Anthony van Ryneveld
* R. D. Gill
* John Kendall-Carpenter
* Barry Holmes

## Results

* 4 August 1948

| El Resto | 3–22 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| - | - | - |

* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
* 8 August 1948

| Capital | 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 | 3–17 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| - | - | - |

* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
* 17 August 1948

| Litoral | 0–51 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| - | - | - |

* Plaza Jewell, Rosario 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 |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Austin Mathews (England)
* 5 September 1948

| Argentina | 0–39 | Oxford & Cambridge |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: T. H. Blades (Argentina)

### Notes

* ↑ Referred as "Maldonado", as this venue was formerly known.
* ↑ Combined formed of players from Buenos Aires city ("Capital Federal").
* ↑ Combined formed of players from Greater Buenos Aires, popularly known as "provincia de Buenos Aires".
