1954 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Chile

The 1954 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Chile was a series of matches of the France national team during their tour to Argentina and Chile in 1954. It was the second visit of a French side to Argentina after the 1949 tour over the country.

1954 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Chile
Summary
P W D L
Total
12 12 00 00
Test match
02 02 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 2 0 0

French touring party arrived in Buenos Aires and then moved to Hindú Club, where the team would reside during their stay in Argentina. All the games in Argentina were played at Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires, the main venue for rugby games in those years.[1]

Touring party
  • René Crabos (manager)
  • Marcel Laurent (vice-manager)
  • Paul Labadie
  • Jean Bichindaritz
  • Renè Bienes (capt.)
  • Philibert Capitani
  • Bernard Chevallier
  • Yves Duffaut
  • Michel Celaya
  • Jean Barthe
  • Pierre Danos
  • Abdrè Haget
  • Andrè Morel
  • Gerard Murillo
  • Roger Martine
  • Lucien Roge
  • Michel Vannier
  • Andrè Boniface
  • Jacques Meynard
  • Robert Bassauri
  • Jacques Barbe
  • Andre Berilhe
  • Henrie Lazies
  • Jean Benetiere

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by France in Argentina[1] and Chile:

  Test matches

France v. Argentina test as covered by local sports magazine El Gráfico
# Date Rival Score City Venue
18 AugBelgrano A.C.29–14Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
212 AugCombinado A32–3Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
315 AugProvincia [note 1]16–3Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
417 AugC.A. San Isidro6–0Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
522 AugCapital [note 2]15–6Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
626 AugCombinado Eva Perón [note 3]22–0Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
729 Aug Argentina22–8Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
82 SepProvincia [note 1]3–0Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
95 SepPucará12–3Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
109 SepCapital [note 2]8–3Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
1112 Sep Argentina30–3Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
1218 Sep Chile34–3Buenos AiresGimnasia y Esgrima
Notes
  1. Combined team formed by clubs of Buenos Aires Province
  2. Combined team formed by teams of "Capital Federal"
  3. Between 1952 and 1995, the city of La Plata was called "Eva Perón".[2]
Balance
Pl W D L PS PC
12120022946

Match details
Legend

ADF= Deportiva Francesa, BCR=Buenos Aires C.R.C., BAC=Belgrano A.C., CASI=C.A. San Isidro, CP=Pucará, EB=La Plata,[note 1] H= Hindú, LM=Los Matreros, LT=Los Tilos, OG= (Old Georgian), ORC= Olivos, OS= Obras Sanitarias, SIC=San Isidro Club

8 August 1954
Belgrano A.C. 14–29 France
Try: Gahan
Con: Elía
Pen: Elía (2)
Drop: Bazán
 Try: Duffaut, Celaya
Murillo, Bienés
Rogé (2)
Con: Vannier
Pen: Vannier (2)
Drop: Haget
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Fornés (Argentina)

Belgrano A.C.: O.Elía; L.Camardón, R.Bazán, E.Gahan, C.Lennon; M.Hughes, P.Felisari; R.Pineo, E.Arntsen (capt.), E.Moore; A.Dillon, A.Parola; E.Hirsch; M.Caldwell J.Lescano.
France: M.Vannier; G.Murillo, R.Martine, A.Boniface, L.Rogé; A.Haget, P.Danos, Y.Duffaut, M.Celaya, J.Barthe; B.Chevallier, P.Capitani; R.Bienés (capt.), P.Labadie, J.Bichindaritz.

12 August 1954
Combinado A 3–32 France
Pen: I.Comas
 Try: Rogé (3), Barthe
Duffau, Bienés
Haget
Con: Vannier (4)
Pen: Vannier
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: R.Molteni (Argentina)

Combinado A: E.Niño (CASI); A.Caride (CASI), J.Guidi (ADF), E.Dramis (OS), C.Lennon (BAC); I.Comas (H), E.Holmgren (ORC); D.Cowan (BCR – capt.), A.Bublath (O.S.),R.Collie (OG); O.Martínez ((ADF), C.Brondsted (ORC); R.Gorostiaga (LT), V.Christianson ((ADF), R.Ferrari (LM).
France: M.Vannier; L.Rogé, R.Martine, R.Bassauri, A.Boniface; A.Haget, P.Danos; Y.Duffaut, M.Celaya, J.Barthe; B.Chevallier, P.Capitani; R.Bienés (capt.), J.Bénétiére, J.Bichindaritz.

15 August 1954
Provincia 3–16 France
Pen: Frigerio
 Try: Boniface, Celaya
Murillo
Con: Vannier (2)
Pen: Vannier
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: J.Gutiérrez (Argentina)

Provincia: R.Frigerio (CP); L.Caffarone (ORC RC), A.Palma (CP), A.Salinas (ORC), O.Bernacchi (CP); J.Guidi ADF G.Ehrman (capt. – CP); J.Lourés (CP), M.Sarandón (SIC), R.Grosse (ORC); E.Domínguez (CP), O.Martínez ADF; C.Travaglini (CASI), H.Lambruschini (ORC), R.Follet (OG).
France: M.Vannier; G.Murillo, R.Martine, R.Bassauri, A.Boniface; A.Haget, P.Danos, Y.Duffaut, M.Celaya, J.Barthe; P.Capitani, B.'Chevallier; R.Bienés (capt.), J.Bénétiére, J.Bichindaritz.

17 August 1954
C.A. San Isidro 0–6 France
Try: Bienés
Pen: Meynard
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: J.Bony de Cabaret (Argentina)

C.A.S.I.: E.Niño; A.Caride, J.Berro García, P.Guastavino, C.Ramallo; J.M.Belgrano (capt.), F.Varela; L.Bavio, R.Aldao; R.Ochoa, W.Aniz, E.Pasman; C.Travaglini, M.Iraola, R.Lagarde.
France: R.Bassauri; L.Rogé, J.Murillo, J.Meynard, A.Boniface; A.Haget, J.Barbe, R.Bienés (capt.), M.Celaya, J.Barthe; B.Chevallier, P.Capitani; A.Berilhes, J.Bénétiére, H.Lazies.

22 August 1954
Capital 6–15 France
Try: Santiago
Pen: Comotto
 Try: Chevallier, Bienés
Danos
Con: Vannier (3)
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eric Kember (Argentina)

Capital: J.Comotto (H); J.Santiago (H), M.Hardy (AC), R.Bazan (BAC), C.Lennon (BAC), M.Hughes (BAC), P.Felisari (BAC); M.Aspiroz (OS), E.Arntsen (BAC), R.Pineo (BAC); B.Yustini (H), J.Repossi (OS); B.Grigolón (H), M.Caldwell (BAC), E.Hirsch (BAC).
France: M.Vannier; L.Rogé, R.Martine, A.Boniface, G, Muillo; R.Bassauri, P.Danos; J.Barthe, M.Celaya, Y.Duffaut; P.Capitani, B.Chevallier; R.Bienés, P.Labadie, J.Bichindaritz.

26 August 1954
Combinado Eva Perón 0–22 France
Try: Rogó, Celaya
Berilhe, Barthe
Con: Vannier (2)
Pen: Vannier (2)
La Plata
Referee: J.Gutiérrez (Argentina)

Eva Perón: C.Zaparat EB); J.Balbín (LT), C Mercader EB), A.Fernández EB), E.Vergara (LT); J.Ocampo (LT), J.Jáuregui EB); 1.Lembo EB), L.Nápoli EB), M.Morón (LT); C.Olivera EB), E.Gitard (LT); R.Gorostiaga (capt. – LT), A.Dentone EB), R.Giner EB).
France: M.Vannier; L.Rogó; R.Martine, R.Bassauri, A.Boniface; A.Haget, P.Danos; J.Barthe, M.Celaya (capt.), Y.Duffaut; P.Capitani, B.Chevallier; A.Barilhe, P.Labadie, J.Bichindaritz.

First test
29 August 1954
Argentina  8–22  France
Try: Hugghes
Con: Ehrman
Pen: Bernacchi
 Try: Murillo Bienés (2)
Con: Vannier (2)
Pen: Vannier (2)
Drop: Danos
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 30,000 [5]
Referee: E.Fornés (Argentina)
2 September 1954
Provincia 0–3 France
Pen: Bienés
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: R. Molteni (Argentina)

Provincia: E.Niño (CASI); E.Caffarone (ORC), A.Salinas (ORC), A.Palma (CP), A.Caride (CASI); J.Guidi ADF, G.Ehman (capt.-CP); M.Sarandón (SIC), R.Grosse (ORC), L.Bavio (CASI); C.Brondstedt (ORC), O Martínez ADF; R.Follet (OG), V.Christianson ADF, C.Travaglini (CASI).
France: M.Vannier; A.Boniface, G.Murillo, J.Meynard, L.Rogé; R.Bassauri, P.Danos; J.Barthe, H.Lazies, Y.Duffaut; P.Capitani, B.Chevallier; R.Bienés (capt.), J.Bénétiére, J.Bichidaritz.

5 September 1954
Pucará 3–12 France
Pen: Frigerio
 Try: Bienés
Pen: Vannier (2)
Drop: Vannier
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: J.Gutiérrez (Argentina)

Pucará: R.Frigerio; H.Poulet, L.Trotta, A.Palma, O.Bernacchi; H.Laborde, G.Ehrman, E.Bonfante, C.Olavarría, J.Lourés; R.Cernadas; E.Domínguez; J.Culotta, E.Dacharry; F.Ibáñez.
France: M.Vannier; A.Boniface, R.Bassauri, G.Murillo, L.Rogé; R.Martine, P.Danos; J.Barthe, M.Celaya, Y.Duffaut; P.Capitani, A.Berilhe; R.Bienés, J.Bénétiére, J.Bichindaritz.

9 September 1954
Capital 3–8 France
Try: Yustini
 Try: Bienés, Lazies
Con: Vannier
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: R.Moltini (Argentina)

Capital: O.Elía (BAC); J.Santiago (capt.-H), R.Bazán (BAC), E.Gahan (BAC), C.Lennon (BAC); M.Hughes (BAC), P.Felisari (BAC); E.Moore (BAC), E.Arntsen (BAC) M.Aspiroz (OS); J.Repossi (OS), B.Yustini (H); B.Grigolón (H), M.Caldwell (BAC), E.Hirsch (BAC).
France: M.Vannier; L.Rogé, A.Boniface, R.Bassauri, A.Morel; R.Martine, J.Barbe; J.Barthe, M.Celaya, A.Berilhe; P.Capitani, H.Lazies; R.Bienés (capt.), J.Bénétiére, J.Bichndaritz

Second test
12 September 1954
Argentina  3–30  France
Try: Salinas
 Try: Boniface (2),Bienés
Rogé, Morel
Con: Vannier (3)
Pen: Vannier
Drop: Vannier (2)
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: E.Fornés (Argentina)
18 September 1954
Chile  3–34  France
(Prince of Wales C.C.), Santiago

Chile: n/i France: M.Vannier; A.Morel, A.Boniface, R.Basauri, J.Meynard; J.Barbe, P.Danos; H.Lazies, M.Celaya, J.Barthe; B.Chevallier, P.Capitani; A.Berilhe, P.Labadie, R.Bienés (capt.)[6] |}

Notes
  1. La Plata R.C. had changed its name to "El Bosque Rugby Club" by political reasons in 1953. The club returned to its original name in 1956.[3][4]

References
  1. Memoria y Balance 1954 on UAR website
  2. Cuando La Plata se llamó Eva Perón by Ulises Rodríguez on InfoNews, 26 Jul 2012
  3. Historia on La Plata RC website
  4. La Plata, un club especial by Gustavo Veiga, Página/12, 9 May 2004
  5. France Tour – Buenos Aires, 29 August 1954 Argentina (0) 8 - 22 (16) France (FT)] on ESPN Scrum
  6. Chile 3 - 34 France XV (FT) on ESPN Scrum
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