Date of birth 1914 Years Club / team Position Flanker | Date of death 1960 1935-1943 San Isidro Club | |
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina Died 1960, Buenos Aires, 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). Cilley also was four times capped for the Argentina national team.
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.
On August 16, 1936, Cilley had his first test match against Great Britain. 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.
References
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