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Guillermo Mc Cormick

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Date of birth
  
October 7, 1938

Position
  
Forwards

Date of death
  
August 29, 2005

Guillermo Mc Cormick

Full name
  
Guillermo Eduardo Mc Cormick

Place of birth
  
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Place of death
  
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died
  
29 August 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Guillermo Mc Cormick (1938–2005) was an Argentine rugby union player. His position on the field was prop. Mc Cormick's entire career was in Belgrano Athletic Club, having also played for the Argentina national team. In 1965, was part in the historic tour by Rhodesia and South Africa.

Career

In 1959, Mc Cormick began his career playing for the club Belgrano, where he won four titles. He also was member of the executive committee of Belgrano club, and was his youth coach.

He had his first test match in the 1964 South American Rugby Championship, tournament played in São Paulo. On August 19, 1964, Mc Cormick debuted on the national team, scoring a try against Brazil, in the Argentina's victory by 30-5.

In 1965, Guillermo Mc Cormick participated in the successful tour by South Africa. On this tour the national team began using the name Los Pumas.

References

Guillermo Mc Cormick Wikipedia