1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina

The 1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in July and August 1990 in Argentina by the England national rugby union team. It was the second tour of Argentina by England and was apparently arranged without the tour manager Geoff Cooke's knowledge and at an inconvenient time of the year for the England players in July and August.[1] For this reason, eight England players declined the invitation to make the trip, and the only seasoned internationals on the tour were Will Carling, Richard Hill, Wade Dooley, Brian Moore, Jeff Probyn and Peter Winterbottom.

1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina
ManagerGeoff Cooke
Tour captain(s)Will Carling
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 03 00 04
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 1 0 1

It was also notable in that it was the first series between Argentina and a Home Nation since 1981, as the Home Nations were prohibited from playing Argentina in the aftermath of the Falklands War in 1982 and represented a start of a warming period of relations between the United Kingdom and Argentina.

Touring party

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Player Matches
played
Score Total points
Tries Conv. Pen. Drop
Steve Bates (Bath – 1 cap – Half-back) 1 0
John Buckton (Saracens – 1 cap – Three-quarter) 5 1 4
Will Carling (Harlequins – 17 caps – Three-quarter) 4 1 4
Graham Childs (Northern – No caps – Three-quarter) 2 0
Wade Dooley (Preston – 34 caps – Forward) 4 0
David Egerton (Bath – 6 caps – Forward) 4 1 4
Nigel Heslop (Orrell – No caps – Three-quarter) 4 2 8
Richard Hill (Bath – 14 caps – Half-back) 5 0
Simon Hodgkinson (Nottingham – 6 caps – Full-back) 4 1 2 16 56
Paul Hull (Bristol – No caps – Full-back) 3 0
Bob Kimmins (Orrell – No caps – Forward) 3 2 8
Jason Leonard (Saracens – No caps – Forward) 4 0
John Liley (Leicester – No caps – Full-back) 4 1 1 3 15
Mark Linnet (Moseley – 1 cap – Forward) 3 0
Brian Moore (Nottingham – 23 caps – Forward) 4 0
Dewi Morris (Orrell – 5 caps – Half-back) 1 0
John Olver (Harlequins – No caps – Forward) 3 1 4
Chris Oti (London Wasps – 7 caps – Three-quarter) 6 1 4
David Pears (Harlequins – No caps – Half-back) 5 3 4 18
Matt Poole (Leicester – No caps – Forward) 3 0
Jeff Probyn (London Wasps – 15 caps – Forward) 4 0
Nigel Redman (Bath – 8 caps – Forward) 4 0
Andy Robinson (Bath – 7 caps – Forward) 3 1 4
Tim Rodber (Northampton – No caps – Forward) 3 0
Dean Ryan (London Wasps – No caps – Forward) 4 2 8
Michael Skinner (Harlequins – 10 caps – Forward) 4 0
Gavin Thompson (Harlequins – No caps – Three-quarter) 3 0
Victor Ubogu (Bath – No caps – Forward) 3 0
Tony Underwood (Leicester – No caps – Three-quarter) 3 0
Peter Winterbottom (Harlequins – 35 caps – Forward) 4 0

Matches

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  •   Test matches
Date Opponent Score Venue City
1 14 July C.A. Banco Nación 21–29 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires
2 18 July Tucumán R.U. 19–14 Atlético Tucumán S.M. Tucumán
3 21 July Buenos Aires R.U. 23–26 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires
4 24 July Cuyo R.U. 21–22 Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza
5 28 July   Argentina 25–12 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires
6 31 July Córdoba R.U. 15–12 Estadio Córdoba[n 1] Córdoba
7 4 August   Argentina 13–15 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires
Notes
  1. ^ Not held in the main ground but in a field located behind it.

Match details

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Complete list of matches played in Argentina:[1][2]

 
The first match of the tour, v Banco Nación (with its captain Hugo Porta carrying the ball)

Legend: ALU=Alumni, ARU=Australia RU, BAC=Belgrano Athletic Club, BCR=Buenos Aires CRC, BN=Banco Nacón, CASI=C.A. San Isidro, CP=Club Pucará, CUBA=Club Universitario B.A., CUY=Unión de Rugby de Cuyo, HC=Hindú Club, LP=La Plata RC, NEW=Club Newman, PUY=Club Pueyrredón, SIC=San Isidro Club, UAR=Argentine Rugby Union, URT=Unión de Rugby de Tucumán

14 July
Club Banco Nación29–21  England
Try: Gentile
Gómez
Pen: Porta (5)
Drop: Porta (2)
Try: Robinson
Liley
Buckton
Kimmins
Con: Pears
Pen: Pears
Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Referee: Jorge Cohen (Argentina)

Banco Nación: P. Soto; G. Benedetto, R. Zanero, P. Pérez, C. Gentile; H. Porta (capt.), F. Gómez; F. Rubio, P. Di Nisio, P. Franchi; R. Etchegoyen, E. Gallo; A. Marrón, O. Cando, G. Inganni
England: J. Liley; N. Heslop, W. Carling (capt.), J. Buckton, C. Oti; D. Pears, R. Hill; D. Egerton, A. Robinson, M. Skinner; M. Poole, R. Kimmins; M. Linnett, B. Moore, V. Ubogu


18 July
Tucumán RU14–19  England
Try: M. Terán
G. Terán
Pen: Martínez Riera (2)
Try: Olver
Pen: Hodgkinson (3)
Pears (2)
Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán
Referee: J. L. Rolandi (Argentina)

Tucumán: F. Williams; M. Terán, P. Gauna, J. Gianotti, G. Terán; J. Martínez Riera, P. Merlo; J. Santamarina, P. Bunader, P. Garretón; O. Fascioli, A. Macome; J. Coria, R. Le Fort, L. Molina
England: S. Hodgkinson (J. Liley); T. Underwood, J. Buckton, G. Thompson, C. Oti; D. Pears, C. Morris; D. Winterbottom, T. Rodber, D. Ryan; W. Dooley, N. Redman; J. Probyn, J. Olver, J. Leonard


21 July
Buenos Aires RU26–23  England
Try: Cubelli
S. Ezcurra
Laborde
Con: Angaut
Pen: Angaut (4)
Try: Ryan
Carling
Egerton
Heslop
Con: Pears (2)
Pen: Pears
Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Referee: Efraim Sklar (Argentina)

Buenos Aires: G. Angaut (LP; G. Jorge (CP, E. Laborde (CP, H. García Simón (PUY), S. Ezcurra (CUBA); L. Arbizu (BAC), A. Zanoni (PUY); R. Villalonga (ALU), P. Di Nisio (BN), E. Ezcurra (NEW); E. Etchegoyen (BN), G. Llanes (LP; H. Ballatore (ALU), A. Cubelli (BAC) (capt.), L. Lonardi (SIC).
England: D. Pears; N. Heslop, W. Carling (capt.), G. Thompson, C. Oti; P. Hull, R. Hill; D. Winterbottom, D. Egerton, D. Ryan; W. Dooley, N. Redman; V. Ubogu, J. Olver, J. Leonard.


24 July 1990
Cuyo RU22–21  England
Try: A. Filizzola
Bertranou
Con: G. Filizzola
Pen: G. Filizzola
Drop: G. Filizzola
Pen: Hodgkinson (7)
Independiente Rivadavia, Mendoza
Referee: Marcelo Firpo (Argentina)

Cuyo: F. Lola; E. Saurina, C. Cipitelli (capt.), Carbonell, M. Roby; G. Filizzola, A. Orrico; M. Bertranou, M. Baeck, A. Filizzola; Gómez, Pascual; J. Acevedo, A. Gutiérrez, F. Méndez
England: J. Liley; T. Underwood, J. Buckton, G. Childs, P. Hull; S. Hodgkinson, R. Hill; A. Skinner, T. Rodber, A. Robinson; M. Poole, R. Kimmins; J. Probyn, B. Moore (capt.), M. Linnet


28 July 1990
Argentina  12–25  England
Pen: Vidou (4)Try: Ryan
Oti
Con: Hodgkinson
Pen: Hodgkinson (5)
Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England

Argentina: A. Scolni (ALU); H. Vidou (BCR), M. Loffreda (capt.; SIC), D. Cuesta Silva (SIC), (S. Salvat (ALU); R. Madero (SIC), F. Gómez (BN); P. Bertranou (CUY), M. Baeck (CUY), P. Garretón (URT); A. Iachetti (HC), E. Branca (CASI); L. Molina (URT), J. J. Angelillo (SIC), A. Rocca (BCR)
England: S. Hodgkinson; N. Heslop; W. Carling (capt.), J. Buckton, C. Oti; D. Pears, R. Hill; D. Ryan, P. Winterbottom, M. Skinner; W. Dooley, N. Redman; J. Probyn, B. Moore, J. Leonard


31 July 1990
Córdoba RU12–15  England
Pen: Cosa (4)Try: Kimmins
Con: Liley
Pen: Liley (3)
Córdoba Stadium (Cancha Auxiliar), Córdoba
Referee: Miguel Peyrone (Argentina)

Córdoba: J. Cosa; M. Ambroggio, P. Garzón (capt.), M. Gil, N. Andreossi; H. Herrera, H. de Marco; L. Bedoya, S. Irazoqui, D. Tobal; J. Simes, C. Montenegro; G. Rivero, C. Hernández, A. Mammana
England: J. Liley; C. Oti, G. Childs, G. Thompson, T. Underwood; P. Hull, S. Bates; A. Robinson, D. Egerton, J. Rodber; M. Poole, R. Kimmins; V. Ubogu, J. Olver, M. Linnet


4 August 1990
Argentina  15–13  England
Pen: Vidou (5)Try: Hodgkinson
Heslop
Con: Hodgkinson
Pen: Hodgkinson
Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England

Argentina: A. Scolni (ALU); (S. Salvat (ALU), M. Loffreda (capt.; SIC), D. Cuesta Silva(SIC), H. Vidou (BCR); R. Madero (SIC), F. Gómez (BN), M. Baeck (CUY), M. Bertranou (CUY), P. Garretón(URT); A. Iachetti (HC), E. Branca (CASI); D. Cash (SIC), J. J. Angelillo (SIC), M. Aguirre (ALU)
England: S. Hodgkinson; N. Heslop, W. Carling (capt.), J. Buckton, C. Oti; D. Pears, R. Hill; D. Ryan, P. Winterbottom, M. Skinner; W. Dooley (49' D. Egerton), N. Redman; J. Probyn, B. Moore, J. Leonard

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Memoria y Balance 1990 by the UAR
  2. ^ Stephen Jones, ed. (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0356202496.