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

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.

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

Player Match
Played 		Score Total points
tries conv. pen. drop
Steve Bates (Bath – 1 cap – Half-Back) 1 0
John Buckton (Saracens FC – 1 cap – Three-Quarter) 5 1 4
Will Carling (Harlequins – 17 caps – Three-Quarter) 4 1 4
Graham Childs (Northern FC – 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 RFC – 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 FC – No caps – Forward) 4 0
John Liley (Leicester Tigers – No caps – Full Back) 4 1 1 3 15
Mark Linnet (Moseley – 1 cap – Forward) 3 0
Brian Moore (Nottingham RFC – 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 Tigers – 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 Tigers – No caps – Three-Quarter) 3 0
Peter Winterbottom (Harlequins – 35 caps – Forward) 4 0

Matches summary

N° Date Opposing Team 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

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 Nación29–21England
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 UAR)

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 RU14–19England
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 UAR)

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, John Olver, J.Leonard.

21 July
Buenos Aires RU26–23England
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 UAR)

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

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 4Try: Ryan, Oti
Con: Hodgkinson
Pen: : Hodgkinson 5
Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia ARU)
Argentina
England

ARGENTINA: A.Scolni (ALU); H.Vidou (BCR), M.Loffreda (SIC), (capt.), 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 RU12–15England
Pen: Cosa 4Try: Kimmins
Con: Liley
Pen: Liley 3
Córdoba Stadium (Cancha Auxiliar), Córdoba
Referee: Miguel Peyrone (Argentina URT)

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 5Try: Hodgkinson, Heslop
Con: Hodgkinson
Pen: Hodgkinson
Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia ARU)
Argentina
England

ARGENTINA: A.Scolni (ALU); (S.Salvat (ALU), M.Loffreda (SIC), (capt.), 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.Helsop, 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

References

  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.
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