1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina explained

Team:England
Destination:Argentina
Yearstart:1990
Manager:Geoff Cooke
Captain:Will Carling
Matchplayed:7
Matchwon:3
Matchdraw:0
Matchlost:4
Testplayed:2
Testwon:1
Testdraw:0
Testlost:1
Played1:2
Won1:1
Draw1:0
Lost1:1

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. 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

PlayerMatches
played
ScoreTotal points
TriesConv.Pen.Drop
align=left Steve Bates (Bath – 1 cap – Half-back)10
align=left John Buckton (Saracens – 1 cap – Three-quarter)514
align=left Will Carling (Harlequins – 17 caps – Three-quarter)414
align=left Graham Childs (Northern – No caps – Three-quarter)20
align=left Wade Dooley (Preston – 34 caps – Forward)40
align=left David Egerton (Bath – 6 caps – Forward)414
align=left Nigel Heslop (Orrell – No caps – Three-quarter)428
align=left Richard Hill (Bath – 14 caps – Half-back)50
align=left Simon Hodgkinson (Nottingham – 6 caps – Full-back)4121656
align=left Paul Hull (Bristol – No caps – Full-back)30
align=left Bob Kimmins (Orrell – No caps – Forward)328
align=left Jason Leonard (Saracens – No caps – Forward)40
align=left John Liley (Leicester – No caps – Full-back)411315
align=left Mark Linnet (Moseley – 1 cap – Forward)30
align=left Brian Moore (Nottingham – 23 caps – Forward)40
align=left Dewi Morris (Orrell – 5 caps – Half-back)10
align=left John Olver (Harlequins – No caps – Forward)314
align=left Chris Oti (London Wasps – 7 caps – Three-quarter)614
align=left David Pears (Harlequins – No caps – Half-back)53418
align=left Matt Poole (Leicester – No caps – Forward)30
align=left Jeff Probyn (London Wasps – 15 caps – Forward)40
align=left Nigel Redman (Bath – 8 caps – Forward)40
align=left Andy Robinson (Bath – 7 caps – Forward)314
align=left Tim Rodber (Northampton – No caps – Forward)30
align=left Dean Ryan (London Wasps – No caps – Forward)428
align=left Michael Skinner (Harlequins – 10 caps – Forward)40
align=left Gavin Thompson (Harlequins – No caps – Three-quarter)30
align=left Victor Ubogu (Bath – No caps – Forward)30
align=left Tony Underwood (Leicester – No caps – Three-quarter)30
align=left Peter Winterbottom (Harlequins – 35 caps – Forward)40

Matches

Date OpponentScoreVenue City
1 14 July 21–29 Buenos Aires
2 18 July 19–14
3 21 July 23–26 Buenos Aires
4 24 July 21–22 Mendoza
5 28 July 25–12 Buenos Aires
6 31 July 15–12 Córdoba
7 4 August 13–15 Buenos Aires
Notes

Match details

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

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

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

----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
---- 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.
---- 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
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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
---- 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
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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

Notes and References

  1. https://uar.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/1990.pdf Memoria y Balance 1990
  2. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1991. Queen Anne Press. London. 0356202496. Stephen Jones.