Edmund John Stanfield (8 April 1902 – 18 June 1960), known in Argentina as Edmundo Stanfield, was an Irish rugby union footballer who played for Club Atlético San Isidro and the Argentina national rugby union team.[5]
| Birth name | Edmund John Stanfield[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1902[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 June 1960 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Stanfield played at fly-half for the CASI, where he had started his career in the late 1910s.[6] In the Club Atlético San Isidro, he won several championships organized by the URBA.[7]
Stanfield was a player and Coach of Los Pumas. He played his first test match against Springboks, on 16 July 1932.[8] That same year Stanfield was appointed as Coach of the national team.[9]
References edit
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ Buenos Aires to Southampton; UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
- ^ "Birth of EDMUND (JOHN) STANFIELD on 08 April 1902". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
- ^ MEMORIA y BALANCE (PDF), UAR, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012
- ^ Todo es historia, Números 295-299, 1992, 1992
- ^ El CASI, un ejemplo a seguir, La Prensa
- ^ Edmundo Stanfield:Argentina, ESPN
- ^ Pumas: Entrenadores de todos los tiempos (PDF), Argentine Rugby Union, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016, retrieved 11 May 2016
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