# 1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles

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 | | Try: Scolni Con: Porta Pen: Porta 2 |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
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 (England)
IRISH STUDENTS: Hewitt; O’Dowd, 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 Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
| Ireland | Ireland | | Argentina | Argentina |
| Kenny Murphy | FB | 15 | FB | Alejandro Scolni |
| Kenneth Hooks | W | 14 | W | Santiago Ezcurra |
| 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 |
| Philip Lawlor | N8 | 8 | N8 | Agustin Macome |
| Denis McBride | F | 7 | F | Miguel Bertranou |
| 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 |
| John McDonald | H | 2 | H | Ricardo le Fort |
| Nick Popplewell | P | 1 | P | Federico Méndez |
| | | 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 (Scotland)
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: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
| England | England | | Argentina | Argentina |
| Simon Hodgkinson | FB | 15 | FB | Alejandro Scolni |
| Nigel Heslop | W | 14 | W | Santiago Ezcurra |
| (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 Camardón |
| Dean Richards | N8 | 8 | N8 | Agustin Macome |
| Peter Winterbottom | F | 7 | F | Miguel Bertranou |
| 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 Méndez 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 (Ireland)
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 (South Africa)
| Scotland | Scotland | | Argentina | 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 | Miguel Bertranou |
| George Buchanan-Smith | F | 7 | F | Emilio Ezcurra |
| 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 | Alejandro Cubelli |
| David Sole (c) | P | 1 | P | Manuel Aguirre |
| | | Replacements | | |
| | | | FH | Alejandro Scolni 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 (Scotland)
Barbarians: 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.