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
RMS Lady of Mann and the Hook from such ports as Dover and Harwich. "Lady of Mann" returned to her home port, Douglas, on 9 March 1946, where she was given a civic reception. A local paper that week said that during her war service "Lady of Mann" had carried more than 2,000,000 troops. She was reconditioned by Cammell Laird & Co at Birkenhead and after her proud war service, "Lady of Mann" returned to her duties with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company on 14 June 1946. Like her sister , "Lady of Mann" only sailed during the summer season, and this