2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina

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2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 01 00 01
Test match	02 01 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
Argentina	2 1 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour	2006 South Africa
Next tour	2012 Oceania

The 2008 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in June 2008 in Argentina by the Scotland national team. It consisted of two tests v. the Argentine side, with one win for both teams.^[1]

Players

In May 2008, the Scottish Rugby Union announced the list of players to tour to Argentina:^[2]

Backs Chris Paterson (Gloucester) Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Rugby) Simon Danielli (Ulster) Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors) Ben Cairns (Edinburgh Rugby) Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors) Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors) Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby) Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors) Phil Godman (Edinburgh Rugby) Rory Lawson (Gloucester) Mike Blair (Edinburgh Rugby) (capt)

Forwards Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh Rugby) Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester) Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors) Euan Murray (Northampton Saints) Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors) Scott MacLeod (Llanelli Scarlets) Dave Callam (Edinburgh Rugby) Johnnie Beattie John Barclay Kelly Brown (all Glasgow Warriors) Ally Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby) Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester)

Summary

Complete list of matches played by Scotland in Argentina:^[3]

  Test matches

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Score
1	7 June	Argentina	Rosario	Gigante de Arroyito	15–21
2	14 June	Argentina	Buenos Aires	José Amalfitani Stadium	26–14

Balance

Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
2	1	0	1	41	35

Match details

First test

7 June 2008

Argentina	21–15	Scotland
Try: Tejeda Tiesi Con: Todeschini Pen: Todeschini (4)	report	Pen: Paterson (5)

Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Argentina

Scotland

Argentina		Scotland
Bernardo Stortoni	FB	15	FB	Chris Paterson
José María Núñez Piossek	W	14	W	Simon Danielli
Gonzalo Tiesi	C	13	C	Ben Cairns
(capt.) Felipe Contepomi	C	12	C	Graeme Morrison
Tomás de Vedia	W	11	W	Thom Evans
Federico Todeschini	FH	10	FH	Dan Parks
Nicolas Vergallo	SH	9	SH	Mike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	N8	8	N8	Johnnie Beattie
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe	F	7	F	Ally Hogg
Martín Durand	F	6	F	Alasdair Strokosch
Esteban Lozada	L	5	L	Scott Macleod
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe	L	4	L	Matt Mustchin
Santiago González Bonorino	P	3	P	Euan Murray
Alvaro Tejeda	H	2	H	Ross Ford
Marcos Ayerza	P	1	P	Allan Jacobsen
		Replacements
Pablo Gambarini	H	16		Dougie Hall
Juan Gomez	P	17	P	Alasdair Dickinson
James Stuart		18	L	Alastair Kellock
Alejandro Campos	F	19	F	Kelly Brown
Alfredo Lalanne		20	SH	Rory Lawson
Santiago Fernandez		21		Phil Godman
Hernán Senillosa		22	W	Simon Webster
		Coaches
Santiago Phelan				Frank Hadden

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Second test

14 June 2008

Argentina	14–26	Scotland
Try: Agulla, I. Fernández Lobbe Con: Todeschini (2)	report	Try: Ford, Morrison Con: Paterson (2) Pen: Paterson (4)

José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Referee: A. Rolland (Ireland)

Argentina

Scotland

Argentina		Scotland
Bernardo Stortoni	FB	15	FB	Hugo Southwell
Lucas Borges	W	14	W	Simon Webster
Gonzalo Tiesi	C	13	C	Ben Cairns
(capt.) Felipe Contepomi	C	12	C	Graeme Morrison
Horacio Agulla	W	11	W	Chris Paterson
Federico Todeschini	FH	10	FH	Phil Godman
Nicolas Vergallo	SH	9	SH	Mike Blair (capt.)
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	N8	8	N8	Ally Hogg
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe	F	7	F	John Barclay
Martín Durand	F	6	F	Alasdair Strokosch
Esteban Lozada	L	5	L	Scott Macleod
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe	L	4	L	Matt Mustchin
Santiago González Bonorino	P	3	P	Euan Murray
Alvaro Tejeda	H	2	H	Ross Ford
Marcos Ayerza	P	1	P	Allan Jacobsen
		Replacements
Pablo Gambarini		16	H	Dougie Hall
Juan Gomez	P	17	P	Alasdair Dickinson
James Stuart	L	18	L	Alastair Kellock
Álvaro Galindo	F	19	N8	Kelly Brown
Alfredo Lalanne		20	SH	Rory Lawson
Federico Martín Aramburú	C	21	FH	Dan Parks
Federico Serra Miras	FB	22	C	Nick de Luca
		Coaches
Santiago Phelan				Frank Hadden

References

1. Scotland confirms Argentina tour, BBC Sport, 23 Dec 2009
2. Scotland Squad to Tour Argentina Announced on Scottish Rugby, 7 May 2008
3. Memoria y Balance 2008 on UAR website