1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America 1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America The 1952 Ireland rugby union tour of South America, was a series of rugby matches played in Chile and Argentina. This tour by the Ireland national rugby union team coincided with the death of Eva Peron, the wife of Juan Peron, the President of Argentina. As a result, it was almost cancelled. Eva Peron died on 26 July, six days after the Irish squad had departed Dublin. However, after playing their first game in Santiago, Chile, the team travelled onto Buenos Aires and completed the tour as planned. They finished with a
Spiritual Leader of the Nation of Argentina many unofficial titles in addition to ""La Presidenta"", such as the "Lady of Hope", "First Samaritan", "Lady of the Descamisados", the "Rainbow of Argentina", and Santa (Saint) Evita. As the wife of the President, Eva, of course, held the title of First Lady. In 1951 the Peronist Party nominated Evita to run for the office of Vice President and Senate President of the Argentine Nation, but many issues such as opposition from the Argentine military, Perón's personal fear of political opposition to his wife, and especially her illness contributed to Eva withdrawing her candidacy. Without her uterine cancer, it seems