2008 Argentina rugby union tour

2008 Argentina rugby union tour
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 01 00 02
Test match	03 01 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
France	1 0 0 1
Italy	1 1 0 0
Ireland	1 0 0 0

Main article: 2008 end of year rugby union tests

The 2008 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Europe by Argentina national rugby union team.

Results

8 November 2008

France	12 - 6	Argentina
Pen: Skrela 29', 79', Baby 32' Drop: Skrela 11'	report	Pen: Contempomi 27' 36'

Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 57.000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

France		Argentina
72' Maxime Medard	FB	15	FB	Bernardo Stortoni
Julien Malzieu	W	14	W	Francisco Leonelli
Yannick Jauzion	C	13	C	Gonzalo Tiesi  41'
Benoit Baby	C	12	C	Felipe Contepomi (capt.)
Cedric Heymans	W	11	W	Horacio Agulla
David Skrela	FH	10	FH	Juan Martin Hernandez
72' Jean-Baptiste Elissalde	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Vergallo
68' Louis Picamoles	N8	8	N8	Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Imanol Harinordoquy	F	7	F	Álvaro Galindo  50'
Thierry Dusautoir	F	6	F	Martin Durand 32' to 36'
56' (capt.) Lionel Nallet	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Romain Millo-Chluski	L	4	L	Rimas Alvarez Kairelis 67' to 68'
47' Benoit Lecouls	P	3	P	Juan Pablo Orlandi  58'
54' Dimitri Szarzewski	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Fabien Barcella	P	1	P	Rodrigo Roncero
		Replacements
54' Benjamin Kayser	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
47' Nicolas Mas	P	17	P	Marcos Ayerza  58'
56' Sebastien Chabal	L	18	F	Esteban Lozada  50'
68' Fulgence Ouedraogo	N8	19	F	Alejandro Campos 32-36 and 67'-68'
72' Morgan Parra	SH	20		Agustin Figuerola
Damien Traille		21	C	Federico Aramburu  41'
72' Alexis Palisson	FB	22		Rafael Carballo
		Coaches
Marc Lièvremont				Santiago Phelan

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15 November 2008

Italy	14 - 22	Argentina
Try: Masi 79' Pen: Marcato 30', 54' Drop: Marcato 45'	report	Try: Carballo 51' Con: Contemponi 51' Pen: Contepomi 25', 39', 40', 44', 75'

Olympic Stadium, Turin Attendance: 28.000 Referee: Chris White (England)

Italy		Argentina
Andrea Masi	FB	15	FB	Bernardo Stortoni
Kaine Robertson	W	14	W	Federico Aramburu  75'
Matteo Pratichetti	C	13	C	Gonzalo Tiesi  60'
Gonzalo Garcia	C	12	C	Felipe Contepomi (capt.)
Mirco Bergamasco	W	11	W	Rafael Carballo 79' to 80'
62' Andrea Marcato	FH	10	FH	Juan Martin Hernandez
51' Pablo Canavosio	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Vergallo  60'
(capt.) Sergio Parisse	N8	8	N8	Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Mauro Bergamasco	F	7	F	Rimas Alvarez Kairelis
Josh Sole	F	6	F	Martin Durand 48'-56'  64'
43' to 48' Marco Bortolami	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
66' Carlo Antonio del Fava	L	4	L	Esteban Lozada  58'
70' Carlos Nieto	P	3	P	Juan Pablo Orlandi  69'
64' Fabio Ongaro	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma  77'
52' Matias Aguero	P	1	P	Rodrigo Roncero 56' to 66'
		Replacements
64' Leonardo Ghiraldini	H	16	H	Alberto Vernet Basualdo  77'
52' Andrea Lo Cicero	P	17	P	Marcos Ayerza 48'-56'  69'
70' Salvatore Perugini	P	18	L	Álvaro Galindo  58'
43'-48'  66' Tommaso Reato	L	19	F	Alejandro Campos  64'
51' Pietro Travagli	SH	20	SH	Agustin Figuerola  60'
62' Luciano Orquera	FH	21	W	Santiago Fernandez  75'
Luke McLean		22	C	Horacio Agulla  60'
		Coaches
Nick Mallett				Santiago Phelan

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22 November 2008

Ireland	17 - 3	Argentina
Try: Bowe 76' Pen: O'Gara 38' 46' 74' Drop: O' Gara 68'	report	Con: Fernandez 36'

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 68.000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Ireland		Argentina
Geordan Murphy	FB	15	FB	Horacio Agulla
Tommy Bowe	W	14	W	Francisco Leonelli  68'
(capt.) Brian O'Driscoll	C	13	C	Federico Aramburu
Luke Fitzgerald	C	12	C	Miguel Avramovic
Rob Kearney	W	11	W	Rafael Carballo
Ronan O'Gara	FH	10	FH	Santiago Fernandez
Tomas O'Leary	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Vergallo  68'
Jamie Heaslip	N8	8	N8	Juan Manuel Leguizamon
75' David Wallace	F	7	F	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
Stephen Ferris	F	6	F	Martin Durand
Paul O'Connell	L	5	L	Patricio Albacete
Donncha O'Callaghan	L	4	L	Rimas Alvarez Kairelis  55'
John Hayes	P	3	P	Juan Pablo Orlandi  48'
13' Jerry Flannery	H	2	H	Mario Ledesma
Marcus Horan	P	1	P	Rodrigo Roncero 78' to 80'
		Replacements
13' Rory Best	H	16		Alberto Vernet Basualdo
Tony Buckley		17	P	Marcos Ayerza  48'
Malcolm O'Kelly		18	L	Esteban Lozada  55'
75' Donnacha Ryan	F	19		Álvaro Galindo
Eoin Reddan		20	SH	Agustin Figuerola  68'
Paddy Wallace		21		Mauro Comuzzi
Keith Earls		22	W	Bernardo Stortoni  60'
		Coaches
Declan Kidney				Santiago Phelan

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