Jorge Cilley

Jorge Cilley
Date of birth 1914
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 1960
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rugby league career
Position Flanker
Youth clubs
C.A. San Isidro
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
1935-1943 San Isidro Club
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1936-1938 Argentina

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] Cilley also was four times capped for the Argentina national team.[2]

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
1933Argentina Club Atlético San Isidro Torneo de la URBA
1934Argentina Club Atlético San Isidro Torneo de la URBA
1939Argentina San Isidro Club Torneo de la URBA
1941Argentina San Isidro Club Torneo de la URBA

Gallery

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
  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

External links

www.rugbytime.com

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