1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles

1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles
1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles
Summary
P	W
Total
08	04
Test match
03	00
Opponent
P	W
Ireland
1	0
Scotland
1	0
England
1	0

The 1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles was a series of eight matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in October and November 1990. It was the first time that the Pumas played the Ireland and Scotland senior national teams, whereas they had previously played the England senior teams at Buenos Aires in 1981 and 1990.

Matches[]

20 October 1990

Ireland B	27–12	Argentina XV
Try: Riordan, Galwey Bradley, Geoghegan Con: Barry Pen: Barry 3	^[1]	Try: Scolni Con: Porta Pen: Porta 2

Thomond Park, Limerick
Referee: Clayton Thomas (WRU)

IRELAND "B": Wilkinson; Riordan, Clarke, Cunningham, Geoghegan; Barry, Bradley (capt.); Fitzgerald Kingston, Halpin; Potts, McBride; Lawlor, Lehay, Galwey.
ARGENTINA: A.Scolni; R.Romero Acuña, D.Cuesta Silva, S.Mesón, S.Ezcurra; H.Porta (capt.), G.Camardón; P.Garretón, A.Macome, E.Ezcurra; G.Llanes, J.Simes( 33' F.Méndez); H.Ballatore, A.Cubelli, L.Lonardi 33'.

23 October 1990

Irish Student	6–23	Argentina XV
Try: penalty try Con: Barry		Try: Allen, Vidou Jorge Con: Vidou Pen: Vidou 3

Mardyke Park, Cork
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (R.F.U.)

IRISH STUDENTS:Hewitt; Down, Tormey, Glennon, Furlong; Barry, McIvor; Sheehan, Cronin, Devlin; O'Driscoll, O'Callaghan;Ward, Kenny, Leslie.
ARGENTINA: G.Angaut (capt.); H.Vidou, M.Allen, H.García Simón, G.Jorge; L.Arbizu, R.Crexell; R.Villalonga, A.Macome, M.Bertranou; O.Fascioli (66' : J.Simes), P.Sporleder; H.Ballatore, R.Le Fort, F.Méndez.

27 October 1990

Ireland	20–18	Argentina
Try: Hooks, Kiernan Pen: Kiernan 4		Try: Macome Con: Porta Pen: Porta 4

Landsdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: .000
Referee: (NZRU)


Ireland		Argentina
Kenny Murphy	FB	15	FB
	W	14	W
79' Brendan Mullin	C	13	C	Diego Cuesta Silva
Michael Kiernan	C	12	C	Hernan Garcia Simon 68'
Keith Crossan	W	11	W	Gustavo Jorge
Brian Smith	FH	10	FH	Hugo Porta (capt.)
Alain Rolland	SH	9	SH	Rodrigo Crexell
	N8	8	N8	Agustin Macome
Denis McBride	F	7	F
Noel Mannion	F	6	F	Pablo Garreton
Paddy Johns	L	5	L	Pedro Sporleder
Donal Lenihan	L	4	L	Germán Llanes
Des Fitzgerald	P	3	P	Diego Cash
	H	2	H	Ricardo le Fort
Nick Popplewell	P	1	P	Federico Mendez Azpillaga
		Replacements
79' Vince Cunningham	C		FH	Lisandro Arbizu 68'

30 October 1990

Eastern Counties	15–28	Argentina XV
Try: Summer Con: King Pen: King 3		Try: Allen, Vidou Con: Vidou Pen: Vidou 4 Drop: Arbizu 2

Grange Road Stadium, Cambridge
Referee: Don Leslie (S.R.U.)

EASTERN COUNTIES: P.Larkin; R.Norcano, M.Thompson, I.Fox, R.Summer; J.King, B.Davies; R.Emblem (capt.), M.Pinnegar; G.Atherton (65' Easton); C.Pinnegar, M.Upex; W.Hallett, C.Newman, N.Prentice.
ARGENTINA: G.Angaut (capt.); G.Romero Acuña, S.Mesón, M.Allen, H.Vidou; L.Arbizu, G.Camardón; E.Ezcurra, R.Etchegoyen, R.Villalonga; P.Fascioli, J.Simes; H.Ballatore, A.Cubelli, M.Aguirre.

3 November 1990

England	51–0	Argentina
Try: Guscott 2, Hall Hill, Underwood 3 Con: Hodgkinson 7 Pen: Hodgkinson 3	report

Twickenham, London
Referee: (NZRU)


England		Argentina
Simon Hodgkinson	FB	15	FB
Nigel Heslop	W	14	W
(capt.) Will Carling	C	13	C	Diego Cuesta Silva
Jerry Guscott	C	12	C	Matias Allen
Rory Underwood	W	11	W	Gustavo Jorge
Rob Andrew	FH	10	FH	Hugo Porta (capt.)
Richard Hill	SH	9	SH	Gonzalo Camardon
Dean Richards	N8	8	N8	Agustin Macome
Peter Winterbottom	F	7	F
Jon Hall	F	6	F	Pablo Garreton
71' Paul Ackford	L	5	L	Pedro Sporleder
Wade Dooley	L	4	L	German Llanes
Jeff Probyn	P	3	P	Diego Cash
John Olver	H	2	H	Ricardo le Fort
Jason Leonard	P	1	P	Federico Mendez Azpillaga 69'
		Replacements
71' Gary Rees	L

6 November 1990

South of Scotland	10–13	Argentina XV
Try: P. Oliver Pen: P. Dodds 2		Try: Angaut Pen: Mesón 2 Drop: Arbizu

Pynder Park, Kelso
Referee: A. Hitchick (I.R.F.U.)

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND: P.Dodds; H.Hogg, M.Wright, C.Redpath, M.Moncrieff; G.Shiel, G.Oliver; N.Ferguson, H.Hay, N.McIlroy; J.Laing, C.Hogg; A.Roxburgh, R.Kirpatrick; K.Armstrong.
ARGENTINA: G.Angaut (capt.); D.Cuesta Silva, S.Mesón, M.Allen, G.Jorge; L.Arbizu, R.Crexell; E.Ezcurra, R.Etchegoyen (57' M.Bertranou), R.Villalonga; O.Fascioli (35' J.Simes), G.Llanes; D.Cash, A.Cubelli, M.Aguirre.

10 November 1990

Scotland	49–3	Argentina
Try: Armstrong, Chalmers Gray, AG Hastings KS Milne 2, Moore Stanger 2 Con: G.Hastings 5 Pen: G.Hastings		Pen: Meson

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Freek Burger (SARB)


Scotland		Argentina
Gavin Hastings	FB	15	FB	Guillermo Angaut
Tony Stanger	W	14	W	Diego Cuesta Silva
Scott Hastings	C	13	C	Lisandro Arbizu
Sean Lineen	C	12	C	Santiago Meson
Alex Moore	W	11	W	Matias Allen
Craig Chalmers	FH	10	FH	Hugo Porta (capt.) 16'
Gary Armstrong	SH	9	SH	Rodrigo Crexell
Graham Marshall	N8	8	N8
George Buchanan-Smith	F	7	F
John Jeffrey	F	6	F	Pablo Garreton
Doddie Weir	L	5	L	Pedro Sporleder
Chris Gray	L	4	L	German Llanes
Paul Burnell	P	3	P	Diego Cash
Kenny Milne	H	2	H
David Sole (c)	P	1	P	Manuel Aguirre
		Replacements
			FH	16'

17 November 1990

Barbarians	34–22	Argentina XV
Try: Crossan 2, Evans Chalmers, R.Jones Con: Hodgkinson 4 Pen: Hodgkinson 2		Try: Cuesta Silva, Mesón penalty try Con: Mesón 2 Pen: Mesón 2

National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Jim Fleming (S.R.U.)

BARBARIAN F.C.: Simon Hodgkinson; Ieuan Evans, Craig Innes, Mark Ring, Keith Crossan; Craig Chalmers, Robert Jones (capt.); Gareth Rees, Phil Davies, Richard Webster; Chris Gray, Ian Jones; P.Knight, T.Kingston, L.Hullena.
ARGENTINA: G.Angaut (capt.); D.Cuesta Silva, S.Mesón, M.Allen, G.Jorge; L.Arbizu, G.Camardón; R.Villalonga, R.Etchegoyen, P.Garretón (34' A.Macome); P.Sporleder, G.Llanes; D.Cash, R.Le Fort, M.Aguirre.

References[]

^ "Irish Rugby Archive". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

Sources[]

Union Argentina de Rugby (December 1990). "MEMORIA Temporada año 1990" (.doc) (in Spanish).^{[permanent dead link]}

[80-90s_results-1] "Irish Rugby Archive". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[1]

v t Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

v t Rugby union tours of Ireland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2002 2004 2008 2021
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013
Canada	2008
Fiji	1985 1995 2002
Italy	1988-89
Japan	2000
New Zealand	1888–89 (Māori) 1905 1924–25 1926–27 (Māori) 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1978 1989 1997 2001 2005 2008
Pacific Islanders	2006
Romania	1980 2002
Samoa	1988 1996 2001
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 (no test) 1996 ("A" team) 1998 2000 2004 2006

v t Rugby union tours of Scotland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005
Australia	1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013
New South Wales	1927-28
New Zealand	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008
Romania	1981 2002
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002
Samoa	1995 2000 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004
United States	2000
Canada	2008