# 2013 England rugby union tour of Argentina

In June 2013, England played a two-test series against Argentina as part of the 2013 mid-year rugby test series. This series was part of the second year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.
England played the Pumas over a two-week period, playing in Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta (8 June) and playing at Estadio José Amalfitani in the capital city of Buenos Aires (15 June). The first test was their first encounter since England's 13–9 victory over Argentina during the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and was the first time they have met in Argentina since 2009, the last time Argentina beat England. England won both matches of the series, completing their first series victory in Argentina since the 1981 England rugby union tour of Argentina, and winning both matches of a series in Argentina for the first time.
Ahead of the test series, England played their annual uncapped fixture against the Barbarians at Twickenham, and a fixture against the South American XV side, which was made up of representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

## Fixtures

| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
| 26 May 2013 | Twickenham Stadium, London | England | 40–12 | Barbarians |
| 2 June 2013 | Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo | Sudamérica XV | 21–41 | England |
| 8 June 2013 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta | Argentina | 3–32 | England |
| 15 June 2013 | Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 26–51 | England |

## Squads
### England

England's 32-man squad for fixtures against the Barbarians and the two-test tour to Argentina plus a mid-week match against South American XV. Full-back Alex Goode and uncapped centre Joel Tomkins withdrew from the squad due to injury. They were replaced by uncapped players Stephen Myler and Luther Burrell.
Ed Slater and Calum Clark was ruled out of the tour due to injury and Kearnan Myall was added to the squad for the tour.
Haydn Thomas featured in the squad to face the Barbarians.
Alex Corbisiero left the squad ahead of the first test as he was called up for the British and Irish Lions. Corbisiero was not replaced.
* Head coach: Stuart Lancaster
* Caps and ages are to Barbarians match (26 May 2013)
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Rob Buchanan | Hooker | (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 22) | 0 | Harlequins |
| David Paice | Hooker | (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 29) | 6 | London Irish |
| Rob Webber | Hooker | (1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 26) | 3 | Bath |
| Alex Corbisiero | Prop | (1988-08-30)30 August 1988 (aged 24) | 18 | London Irish |
| Paul Doran-Jones | Prop | (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 28) | 4 | Northampton Saints |
| Joe Marler | Prop | (1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 22) | 10 | Harlequins |
| Henry Thomas | Prop | (1991-10-30)30 October 1991 (aged 21) | 0 | Sale Sharks |
| David Wilson | Prop | (1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 28) | 26 | Bath |
| Dave Attwood | Lock | (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 26) | 2 | Bath |
| Joe Launchbury | Lock | (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 22) | 9 | London Wasps |
| Courtney Lawes | Lock | (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 24) | 20 | Northampton Saints |
| Kearnan Myall | Lock | (1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 26) | 0 | Sale Sharks |
| Tom Johnson | Flanker | (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 30) | 5 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Matt Kvesic | Flanker | (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 21) | 0 | Worcester Warriors |
| Tom Wood (c) | Flanker | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 26) | 18 | Northampton Saints |
| Ben Morgan | Number 8 | (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 24) | 10 | Gloucester |
| Billy Vunipola | Number 8 | (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 20) | 0 | London Wasps |
| Lee Dickson | Scrum-half | (1985-03-29)29 March 1985 (aged 28) | 7 | Northampton Saints |
| Haydn Thomas | Scrum-half | (1982-09-17)17 September 1982 (aged 30) | 0 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Richard Wigglesworth | Scrum-half | (1983-06-09)9 June 1983 (aged 29) | 12 | Saracens |
| Freddie Burns | Fly-half | (1990-05-13)13 May 1990 (aged 23) | 1 | Gloucester |
| Stephen Myler | Fly-half | (1984-07-21)21 July 1984 (aged 28) | 0 | Northampton Saints |
| Luther Burrell | Centre | (1987-12-06)6 December 1987 (aged 25) | 0 | Northampton Saints |
| Kyle Eastmond | Centre | (1989-07-17)17 July 1989 (aged 23) | 0 | Bath |
| Jonathan Joseph | Centre | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 21) | 4 | London Irish |
| Billy Twelvetrees | Centre | (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 24) | 4 | Gloucester |
| Jonny May | Wing | (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 23) | 0 | Gloucester |
| David Strettle | Wing | (1983-07-23)23 July 1983 (aged 29) | 13 | Saracens |
| Christian Wade | Wing | (1991-05-15)15 May 1991 (aged 22) | 0 | London Wasps |
| Marland Yarde | Wing | (1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 21) | 0 | London Irish |
| Mike Brown | Fullback | (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 27) | 16 | Harlequins |
| Ben Foden | Fullback | (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (aged 27) | 30 | Northampton Saints |

### Argentina

Argentina 28-man squad for the 2013 England rugby union tour of Argentina and single test against Georgia
* Head coach: Santiago Phelan
* Caps and ages are to Barbarians match (26 May 2013)
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Martín García Veiga | Hooker | (1986-06-20)20 June 1986 (aged 26) | 3 | Buenos Aires |
| Mauricio Guidone | Hooker | (1988-01-28)28 January 1988 (aged 25) | 7 | La Plata |
| Bruno Postiglioni | Hooker | (1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 26) | 7 | La Plata |
| Maximiliano Bustos | Prop | (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 27) | 1 | Montpellier |
| Francisco Gómez Kodela | Prop | (1985-07-07)7 July 1985 (aged 27) | 8 | Biarritz |
| Pablo Henn | Prop | (1982-07-15)15 July 1982 (aged 30) | 8 | CA Brive |
| Guillermo Roan | Prop | (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 24) | 4 | Cavalieri Prato |
| Julio Farías Cabello | Lock | (1978-09-19)19 September 1978 (aged 34) | 19 | London Welsh |
| Mariano Galarza | Lock | (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 26) | 8 | La Plata Uni. |
| Esteban Lozada | Lock | (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 31) | 19 | Agen |
| Tomás Vallejos | Lock | (1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 28) | 4 | Pampas XV |
| Rodrigo Báez | Flanker | (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 24) | 5 | Liceo |
| Tomás de la Vega | Flanker | (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 22) | 6 | CUBA |
| Tomás Leonardi | Flanker | (1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 25) | 15 | Southern Kings |
| Benjamín Macome | Number 8 | (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 27) | 8 | Tucumán |
| Tomás Cubelli | Scrum-half | (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 23) | 11 | Belgrano |
| Martín Landajo | Scrum-half | (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 24) | 17 | C.A.S.I. |
| Nicolás Vergallo | Scrum-half | (1983-04-20)20 April 1983 (aged 30) | 31 | Southern Kings |
| Felipe Contepomi (c) | Fly-half | (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 35) | 79 | Stade Français |
| Benjamín Madero | Fly-half | (1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 24) | 2 | San Isidro |
| Gabriel Ascárate | Centre | (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 25) | 5 | Carcassonne |
| Matías Orlando | Centre | (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 21) | 3 | Huirapuca |
| Gonzalo Tiesi | Centre | (1985-04-24)24 April 1985 (aged 28) | 33 | London Welsh |
| Benjamín Urdapilleta | Centre | (1986-03-11)11 March 1986 (aged 27) | 8 | Oyonnax |
| Belisario Agulla | Wing | (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 25) | 8 | Agen |
| Manuel Montero | Wing | (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 21) | 7 | Club Pucará |
| Martín Bustos Moyano | Fullback | (1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (aged 27) | 1 | Montpellier |
| Tomás Carrió | Fullback | (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 24) | 3 | Duendes |

## Matches
### Warm-up match

* 26 May 2013 13:00 BST (UTC+01)
| England | 40–12 | Barbarians |
| Try: Burns 1' c Yarde 43' c Eastmond 55' m Wade 61' c Twelvetrees 66' m Con: Burns (3/4) 1', 44', 62' Pen: Burns (3/3) 4', 11', 24' | Report | Try: Brits 70' m Daly 77' c Con: Evans (1/2) 78' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 60,601 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Team details :
| England | Barbarians |
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown | 52' |
| RW | 14 | Christian Wade |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Billy Twelvetrees |
| LW | 11 | Marland Yarde |
| FH | 10 | Freddie Burns | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth | 47' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | 47' |
| OF | 7 | Matt Kvesic |
| BF | 6 | Tom Johnson |
| RL | 5 | Dave Attwood | 47' |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |
| TP | 3 | David Wilson | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Rob Webber (c) | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | David Paice | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Henry Thomas | 47' |
| LK | 19 | Kearnan Myall | 47' |
| N8 | 20 | Billy Vunipola | 47' |
| SH | 21 | Haydn Thomas | 47' |
| CE | 22 | Kyle Eastmond | 52' |
| WG | 23 | Jonny May | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Elliot Daly |
| RW | 14 | Timoci Nagusa | 60' |
| OC | 13 | Casey Laulala |
| IC | 12 | Mike Tindall (c) |
| LW | 11 | Takudzwa Ngwenya |
| FH | 10 | James Hook | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Jonathan Poff |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Marco Wentzel |
| LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton | 57' |
| TP | 3 | James Johnston | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees | 46' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 46' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Schalk Brits | 46' |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Paul James | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Dean Mumm | 57' |
| FL | 20 | Sam Jones | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Dimitri Yachvili | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Nick Evans | 64' |
| WG | 23 | Rowan Varty | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Dai Young ||
* Man of the Match:
* Joe Launchbury
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Paul Dix (England)
* Television match official:
* David Grashoff (England)

### South American XV

* 2 June 2013 15:30 UYT (UTC-3)
| Sudamérica XV | 21–41 | England |
| Try: Penalty try 17' c Sansot 43' c Magno 68' c Con: Madero (3/3) 18', 44', 69' | Report | Try: Foden (2) 20' m, 47' m Vunipola (3) 29' c, 32' c, 35 m Wood 39' c Doran-Jones 58' m Con: Myler (3/7) 30', 33', 40' |
* Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay
Team details :
| South American XV | England |
| FB | 15 | Tomás Carrió |
| RW | 14 | Belisario Agulla |
| OC | 13 | Francisco Sansot | | 61' |
| IC | 12 | Juan Pablo Socino |
| LW | 11 | Leandro Leivas | | 67' |
| FH | 10 | Benjamín Madero |
| SH | 9 | Tomás Cubelli (c) | | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Antonio Ahualli | | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Javier Ortega Desio |
| BF | 6 | Tomás de la Vega |
| RL | 5 | Pablo Huete | | | 54' | 63' |
| LL | 4 | César Fruttero | | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Mario Sagario | | 49' | 54' | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Arturo Ávalo | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Bruno Postiglioni | | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Alejo Corral | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Oscar Durán | 53' to 63' | 49' |
| HK | 18 | Nicolás Klappenbach | | 49' |
| FL | 19 | Diego Magno | | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Juan Gaminara | | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Agustín Ormaechea | | 70' |
| CE | 22 | Moisés Duque | | 61' |
| CE | 23 | Santiago Gibernau | | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Pablo Lemoine ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Jonny May | 18' to 28' |
| OC | 13 | Luther Burrell |
| IC | 12 | Kyle Eastmond | | 60' |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Myler |
| SH | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth | | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola | | | 73' |
| OF | 7 | Tom Johnson |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood (c) | | 49' |
| RL | 5 | Kearnan Myall |
| LL | 4 | Courtney Lawes | | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Henry Thomas | | 49' |
| HK | 2 | David Paice | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | | 64' | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Buchanan | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Alex Corbisiero | 71' to end' | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Doran-Jones | | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Dave Attwood | | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Matt Kvesic | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Lee Dickson | | 51' |
| FH | 22 | Freddie Burns |
| CE | 23 | Jonathan Joseph | | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
* Touch judges:
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Carlos Poggi (Argentina)

### First test

* 8 June 2013 16:10 ART (UTC-03)
| Argentina | 3–32 | England |
| Pen: Moyano (1/4) 40' | Report | Try: Strettle 17' m Twelvetrees 25' c Morgan 31' c Vunipola 80' c Con: Burns (3/4) 26', 32', 80' Pen: Burns (2/2) 8', 11' |
* Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Team details :
| Argentina | England |
| FB | 15 | Martín Bustos Moyano |
| RW | 14 | Matías Orlando | 58' |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| IC | 12 | Felipe Contepomi (c) |
| LW | 11 | Manuel Montero |
| FH | 10 | Benjamín Urdapilleta | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Martín Landajo | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Tomás Leonardi |
| OF | 7 | Benjamín Macome |
| BF | 6 | Julio Farías Cabello | 71' |
| RL | 5 | Mariano Galarza |
| LL | 4 | Esteban Lozada | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Maximiliano Bustos | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Martín García Veiga | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Pablo Henn | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mauricio Guidone | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Guillermo Roan | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Francisco Gómez Kodela | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Tomás Vallejos | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Tomás de la Vega | 71' |
| SH | 21 | Nicolás Vergallo | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Gabriel Ascárate | 58' |
| WG | 23 | Belisario Agulla | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Phelan ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown | | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Christian Wade |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph | | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Billy Twelvetrees |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Freddie Burns |
| SH | 9 | Lee Dickson | | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | | 67' |
| OF | 7 | Matt Kvesic |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood (c) |
| RL | 5 | Dave Attwood | | 53' |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |
| TP | 3 | David Wilson | | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Rob Webber | | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | | 74' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | David Paice | | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Henry Thomas | | 74' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Doran-Jones | | 74' |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | 69' to 79' | 53' |
| N8 | 20 | Billy Vunipola | | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth | | 53' |
| FH | 22 | Kyle Eastmond | | 65' |
| FB | 23 | Ben Foden | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ben Morgan (England)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Christie du Preez (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

### Second test

* 15 June 2013 16:10 ART (UTC-03)
| Argentina | 26–51 | England |
| Try: Montero 49' c Leonardi 69' c Con: Moyano (2/2) 50', 70' Pen: Moyano (4/4) 3', 10', 21', 26' | Report | Try: Penalty try (2) 30' c, 40' c Burns 36' m Webber 53' m Yarde (2) 57' c, 73' c Eastmond 64' c Con: Burns (4/6) 30', 40', 58', 65' Myler (1/1) 74' Pen: Burns (2/3) 7', 24' |
* Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Team details :
| Argentina | England |
| FB | 15 | Martín Bustos Moyano |
| RW | 14 | Belisario Agulla |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| IC | 12 | Gabriel Ascárate | 72' |
| LW | 11 | Manuel Montero | 66' |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Contepomi (c) |
| SH | 9 | Nicolás Vergallo | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Tomás Leonardi |
| OF | 7 | Benjamín Macome |
| BF | 6 | Rodrigo Baez | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Mariano Galarza |
| LL | 4 | Julio Farías Cabello | 52' |
| TP | 3 | Maximiliano Bustos | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Martín García Veiga |
| LP | 1 | Guillermo Roan | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Mauricio Guidone | | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Pablo Henn | 40' | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Francisco Gómez Kodela | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Esteban Lozada | 52' |
| FL | 20 | Tomás de la Vega | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Tomás Cubelli | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Benjamín Madero | 72' |
| CE | 23 | Matías Orlando | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Santiago Phelan ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown | 59' |
| RW | 14 | Jonny May |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Kyle Eastmond |
| LW | 11 | Marland Yarde |
| FH | 10 | Freddie Burns | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Lee Dickson | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | 59' |
| OF | 7 | Matt Kvesic |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood (c) |
| RL | 5 | Dave Attwood | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |
| TP | 3 | David Wilson | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Rob Webber | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | David Paice | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Paul Doran-Jones | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Henry Thomas | 75' |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | 50' |
| N8 | 20 | Billy Vunipola | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth | 55' |
| FH | 22 | Stephen Myler | 65' |
| FB | 23 | Ben Foden | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
* Man of the Match:
* Marland Yarde (England)
* Touch judges:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* Christie du Preez (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)