Jorge Cilley

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

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(s) Flanker Youth career – C.A. San Isidro Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1935-1943 San Isidro Club ()
Rugby union career
International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1936-1938 Argentina

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

Gallery

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  San Isidro Club all teams 1937
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  San Isidro Club team champions of 1939
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  Los Pumas team 1936

References

1. Sueño cumplido: el rugby del SIC tiene su museo en San Isidro, Diario Clarín
2. (PDF), Unión Argentina de Rugby, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-10
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