# 1997 England rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia

The 1997 England rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia was a series of matches played in 1997 in Argentina and Australia by the England national rugby union team.
Over a total of 7 matches (6 in Argentina and one in Australia), England played three test (two vs Argentina, 1 win and 1 loss), and one v Australia).

## Touring party

* Manager: Jack Rowell
* Coach: Les Cusworth
* Captain: Phil de Glanville

## Matches summary

* Test matches
| N° | Opposing Team | Score | Date | Venue | City |
| 1 | Córdoba | 38–21 | 21 May 1997 | Estadio Olímpico | Córdoba |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 21–23 | 24 May 1997 | BACRC Stadium | Los Polvorines |
| 3 | Argentina A | 58–17 | 27 May 1997 | BACRC Stadium | Los Polvorines |
| 4 | Argentina | 46–20 | 31 May 1997 | Ferro C. Oeste | Buenos Aires |
| 5 | Cuyo | 37–8 | 3 June 1997 | Independiente Rivadavia | Mendoza |
| 6 | Argentina | 13–33 | 7 June 1997 | Ferro C. Oeste | Buenos Aires |
| 7 | Australia | 6–25 | 12 July 1997 | Football Stadium | Sydney |

## Match details
### in Argentina

* 21 May
| Córdoba | 21–38 | England |
| Try: Simes, Barrea Con: Luna Pen: Luna (3) | Report | Try: Bracken (2), Glanville, Redrnan Con: Catt (5) Pen: Catt |
* Estadio Olímpico, Córdoba Referee: Eduardo Blengio (Uruguay)
Córdoba: Facundo Soler; José Luna. Germán Sagrera, Julián Légora, Gerardo Tomalino; Horacio Herrera, Christian Barrea; Damián Rotondo; Lucio Bedoya (Ohanián), Martín Viola (Luico Bedoya); José Simes, Eduardo Giaimo (Martín Fissore); Damián Muñoz, Guillermo Bernardi (c), Agustín Rodríguez Araya (Zárate). England: Jim Mallinder; Jon Sleightholme, Phil de Glanville (c), Nick Greenstock, Adedayo Adebayo; Mike Catt, Kyran Bracken; Chris Sheasby (Tony Diprose); Rory Jenkins, Ben- Clarke; Nigel Redrnan, Martin Haag; Rob Hardwick, Phil Greening, Darren Garforth
* 24 May
| Buenos Aires | 23–21 | England |
| Try: Solar Pen: Cilley (5) Drop: Cilley | Report | Try: Clarke, de Glanville, Mallinder Pen: King (2) |
* BACRC Stadium, Los Polvorines Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa)
Buenos Aires: Diego Cuesta Silva; Tomás Solari, José Orengo, Eduardo Simone, Octavio Bartolucci; José Cilley, Nicolás Fernández Miranda; Pablo Camerlinckx; Cristián Viel, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe; Roberto Petti, Pedro Sporleder; Marcelo Urbano, Juan José Angelillo (e), Federico Werner. England: Jim Mallinder; Jon Sleightholme, Nick Greenstock, Phil de Glanville (c)(Kyran Bracken), Adedayo Adebayo; Alex King (Mark Mapletoft), Andy Gomarsall; Tony Diprose; Ben Clarke (Martin Corry), Steve Ojornoh; Nigel Redrnan, Dave Baldwin; Kevin Yates, Richard Cockerill, John Mallett
* 27 May
| Argentina A | 17–58 | England |
| Try: Viel, Légora, Cilley Con: Cilley Pen: Cilley | Report | Try: Rees (2), Baxendell (2), Gomarsall, Haag, Catt, O'Leary Con: Mapletoft (6) Pen: Mapletoft (2) |
* BACRC Stadium, Los Polvorines Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Argentina A: Federico Todeschini; Germán Todeschini, Julián Légora, Fernando del Castillo, Federico Schacht; José Cilley (c), Christian Barrea (Leandro Lobrauco); Cristián Viel; Roberto Travaglini, Gonzalo García; José Simes, Guillermo Ugartemendía (Raúl Pérez); Omar Hasan, Mario Ledesma, Fernando Díaz Alberdi (Federico Werner) England: Mark Mapletoft; Darren O'Leary, Jos Baxendell, Matt Allen, David Rees; Alex King (Mike Catt), Andy Gornarsall; Tony Diprose (e); Rory Jenkins (Steve Ojornoh), Martin Corry; Danny Grewcock, Martin Haag; Darren Garforth, Richard Cockerill, Kevin Yates (Rob Hardwick)
* 31 May
| Argentina | 20–46 | England |
| Try: Arbizu, Solar, Quesada Pen: Quesada Drop: Quesada | Report | Try: Adebayo (2), Greenstock, Diprose, Catt Con: Catt (5) Pen: Catt (2) |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: lan Rogers (South Africa)
Team details :
Argentina
England
Argentina: Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Tomás Solar¡, Eduardo Simone, Lisandro Arbizu (c), Facundo Soler; Gonzalo Quesada, Nicolás Fernández Miranda; Pablo Camerlinckx, Pablo Bouza, Rolando Martín; Germán Llanes, Pedro Sporleder (Ignacio Fernández Lobbe); Mauricio Reggiardo (Omar Hasan), Federico Méndez (Carlos Promanzio), Roberto Grau
England: Jim Mallinder; Jon Sleigtholme, Phil de Glanville (c), Nick Greenstock, Adedayo Adebayo; Mike Catt, Kyran Bracken; Tony Diprose; Martin Corry (Chris Sheasby), Ben Clarke; Martin Haag, Nigel Redrnan; Darren Garforth, Richard Cockerill (Phil Greening), Kevin Yates :
* 3 June
| Cuyo | 8–37 | England |
| Try: Brandi Pen: Gioeni | Report | Try: Mallinder (2), Grewcock, Baxendell, Gamarsall, Mapletoft Con: Mapletoft (2) Pen: Mapletoft (2) |
* Independiente Rivadavia, Mendoza Referee: Johan Meuwesen (South Africa)
Cuyo: Martín Castro; Matías Brandi, Federico Serpa, Leandro Speroni, Sergio Cantú (Enrique Gatti); Adrián Gioeni, Manuel Díaz; Juan Chiapetta; Miguel Bertranou (c), Fermín Rodríguez, Gonzalo Correa Llano, Roberto Marchiori (Carlos Bajach); Federico Stoerman, Juan Pablo Arnut (Alejandro Avila), Federico Bartolini. England: Mark Mapletoft; Daren O'Leary, Matt Allen, Jos Baxendell, Adedayo Adebayo (Jim Mallinder); Alex King, Andy Gomarsall; Chris Sheasby (c)(Martin Corry); Rory Jenkins, Steve Ojornoh; David Baldwin, Danny Grewcock; Robin Hardwick, Steve Diamond, Will Green
* 7 June
| Argentina | 33–13 | England |
| Try: Soler (2), Grau, Simone Con: Quesada (2) Pen: Quesada (3) | Report | Try: Grewcock, Alex King Pen: Mapletoft |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Team details :
Argentina
England
Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Tomás Solari (German Aristide), Eduardo Simone, Lisandro Arbizu (c), Facundo Soler; Gonzalo Quesada, Nicolás Fernández Miranda; Pablo Camerlinckx; Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, Rolando Martín (Christian Viel); Germán Llanes, Pedro Sporleder; Mauricio Reggiardo (Omar Hasan), Carlos Promanzio, Roberto Grau
England: Jim Mallinder (Alex King); Jon Sleigtholme, Phil de Glanville (c), Nick Greenstock, Adedayo Adebayo (Andy Gomarsall); Mark Mapletoft, Kyran Bracken; Tony Diprose; Rory Jenkins (Chris Sheasby), Ben Clarke; Martin Haag, Danny Grewcock; Darren Garforth, Richard Cockerill, Kevin Yates :

### in Australia

* 12 July
| Australia | 25–6 | England |
* Football Stadium, Sydney