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1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina
Manager	Geoff 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. 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

• Manager: Geoff Cooke
• Assistant Manager: J.J. Elliott
• Coach: Roger Uttley
• Captain: Will Carling (Harlequins) 17 Caps

Matches

•   Test matches

N°	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	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:

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

Club Banco Nación	29–21	England
Try: Gentile Gómez Pen: Porta (5) Drop: Porta (2)		Try: Robinson Liley Buckton Kimmins Con: Pears Pen: Pears

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 RU	14–19	England
Try: M. Terán G. Terán Pen: Martínez Riera (2)		Try: Olver Pen: Hodgkinson (3) Pears (2)

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 RU	26–23	England
Try: Cubelli S. Ezcurra Laborde Con: Angaut Pen: Angaut (4)		Try: Ryan Carling Egerton Heslop Con: Pears (2) Pen: Pears

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 RU	22–21	England
Try: A. Filizzola Bertranou Con: G. Filizzola Pen: G. Filizzola Drop: G. Filizzola		Pen: Hodgkinson (7)

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

Argentina	12–25	England
Pen: Vidou (4)		Try: Ryan Oti Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson (5)

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

Córdoba RU	12–15	England
Pen: Cosa (4)		Try: Kimmins Con: Liley Pen: Liley (3)

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

Argentina	15–13	England
Pen: Vidou (5)		Try: Hodgkinson Heslop Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson

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

• History of rugby union matches between Argentina and England

References

1. ^ 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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