Jorge Cilley

Jorge Cilley (1914–1960), nicknamed La Chinche was an Argentine rugby union flanker who played for both, Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI) and San Isidro Club (SIC).[1] He also was four times capped for the Argentina national team.[2]

Jorge Cilley
Date of birth1914
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death1960
Place of deathBuenos Aires, Argentina
Rugby league career
Position(s) Flanker
Youth career
– C.A. San Isidro
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1935-1943 San Isidro Club ()
Rugby union career
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1936-1938 Argentina

Career

Cilley began his career in Club Atlético San Isidro, where he won the Torneo de la URBA titles of 1933 and 1934. Cilley was one of the founding members of San Isidro Club, team where he won two URBA titles fin 1939 and 1941.[3]

On August 16, 1936, Cilley had his first test match against Great Britain.[4] He participates in the first tour outside the country of the Argentina national team. On September 20, 1936, in Valparaíso, Argentina played against the national team of Chile, with a score 29–0 in favor of Argentina.[5]

Titles
Season Team Title
1933Club Atlético San IsidroTorneo de la URBA
1934Club Atlético San IsidroTorneo de la URBA
1939San Isidro ClubTorneo de la URBA
1941San Isidro ClubTorneo de la URBA
  • San Isidro Club all teams 1937
  • San Isidro Club team champions of 1939
  • Los Pumas team 1936

References
  1. Sueño cumplido: el rugby del SIC tiene su museo en San Isidro, Diario Clarín
  2. Pumas de todos los tiempos (PDF), Unión Argentina de Rugby, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-10
  3. La Chinche Cilley, San Isidro Club
  4. Jorge Cilley Argentina, ESPN
  5. 1936 – Los Pumas a Chile, en su primer viaje al exterior, Eduardo García Saénz by Rugby Time
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