1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina

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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.

ManagerGeoff Cooke
Tour captainWill Carling
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1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina
ManagerGeoff Cooke
Tour captainWill Carling
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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.

England played a total of seven matches, suffering four loses and winning only three games. Banco Nación was one of the teams that defeated England in a surprising 29 to 21 victory,[1] becoming the first club team to achieve that.[2][3][4]

Touring party

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

Matches summary

  •   Test matches
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N° Date Opponent Res. Score Venue City
114 JulyC.A. Banco NaciónL21–29Vélez SarsfieldBuenos Aires
218 JulyTucumán R.U.W19–14Atlético TucumánS.M. Tucumán
321 JulyBuenos Aires R.U.L23–26Vélez SarsfieldBuenos Aires
424 JulyCuyo R.U.L21–22Independiente RivadaviaMendoza
528 July ArgentinaW25–12Vélez SarsfieldBuenos Aires
631 JulyCórdoba R.U.W15–12Estadio Córdoba (auxiliar)[n 1]Córdoba
74 August ArgentinaL13–15Vélez SarsfieldBuenos Aires
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Table summary

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Notes
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    Not held in the main ground but in a field located behind it.

Match details

Complete list of matches played in Argentina:[1][5]

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

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