# 1990 England rugby union tour of Argentina

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
| Player | Matches played | Score | Score | Score | Score | Total points |
| Player | Matches played | Tries | Conv. | Pen. | Drop | Total points |
| Steve Bates (Bath – 1 cap – Half-back) | 1 | | | | | 0 |
| John Buckton (Saracens – 1 cap – Three-quarter) | 5 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| Will Carling (Harlequins – 17 caps – Three-quarter) | 4 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| Graham Childs (Northern – No caps – Three-quarter) | 2 | | | | | 0 |
| Wade Dooley (Preston – 34 caps – Forward) | 4 | | | | | 0 |
| David Egerton (Bath – 6 caps – Forward) | 4 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| Nigel Heslop (Orrell – No caps – Three-quarter) | 4 | 2 | | | | 8 |
| Richard Hill (Bath – 14 caps – Half-back) | 5 | | | | | 0 |
| Simon Hodgkinson (Nottingham – 6 caps – Full-back) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | | 56 |
| Paul Hull (Bristol – No caps – Full-back) | 3 | | | | | 0 |
| Bob Kimmins (Orrell – No caps – Forward) | 3 | 2 | | | | 8 |
| Jason Leonard (Saracens – No caps – Forward) | 4 | | | | | 0 |
| John Liley (Leicester – No caps – Full-back) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 15 |
| Mark Linnet (Moseley – 1 cap – Forward) | 3 | | | | | 0 |
| Brian Moore (Nottingham – 23 caps – Forward) | 4 | | | | | 0 |
| Dewi Morris (Orrell – 5 caps – Half-back) | 1 | | | | | 0 |
| John Olver (Harlequins – No caps – Forward) | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| Chris Oti (London Wasps – 7 caps – Three-quarter) | 6 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| David Pears (Harlequins – No caps – Half-back) | 5 | | 3 | 4 | | 18 |
| Matt Poole (Leicester – No caps – Forward) | 3 | | | | | 0 |
| Jeff Probyn (London Wasps – 15 caps – Forward) | 4 | | | | | 0 |
| Nigel Redman (Bath – 8 caps – Forward) | 4 | | | | | 0 |
| Andy Robinson (Bath – 7 caps – Forward) | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| Tim Rodber (Northampton – No caps – Forward) | 3 | | | | | 0 |
| Dean Ryan (London Wasps – No caps – Forward) | 4 | 2 | | | | 8 |
| Michael Skinner (Harlequins – 10 caps – Forward) | 4 | | | | | 0 |
| Gavin Thompson (Harlequins – No caps – Three-quarter) | 3 | | | | | 0 |
| Victor Ubogu (Bath – No caps – Forward) | 3 | | | | | 0 |
| Tony Underwood (Leicester – No caps – Three-quarter) | 3 | | | | | 0 |
| Peter Winterbottom (Harlequins – 35 caps – Forward) | 4 | | | | | 0 |

## 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

* ↑ 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
* 14 July
| Club Banco Nación | 29–21 | England |
| Try: Gentile Gómez Pen: Porta (5) Drop: Porta (2) | | Try: Robinson Liley Buckton Kimmins Con: Pears Pen: Pears |
* Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Referee: Jorge Cohen (Argentina)
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
* 18 July
| Tucumán RU | 14–19 | England |
| Try: M. Terán G. Terán Pen: Martínez Riera (2) | | Try: Olver Pen: Hodgkinson (3) Pears (2) |
* Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán Referee: J. L. Rolandi (Argentina)
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
* 21 July
| 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 |
* Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Referee: Efraim Sklar (Argentina)
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.
* 24 July 1990
| Cuyo RU | 22–21 | England |
| Try: A. Filizzola Bertranou Con: G. Filizzola Pen: G. Filizzola Drop: G. Filizzola | | Pen: Hodgkinson (7) |
* Independiente Rivadavia, Mendoza Referee: Marcelo Firpo (Argentina)
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
* 28 July 1990
| Argentina | 12–25 | England |
| Pen: Vidou (4) | | Try: Ryan Oti Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson (5) |
* Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
| 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
* 31 July 1990
| Córdoba RU | 12–15 | England |
| Pen: Cosa (4) | | Try: Kimmins Con: Liley Pen: Liley (3) |
* Córdoba Stadium (Cancha Auxiliar), Córdoba Referee: Miguel Peyrone (Argentina)
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
* 4 August 1990
| Argentina | 15–13 | England |
| Pen: Vidou (5) | | Try: Hodgkinson Heslop Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson |
* Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Referee: Brian Kinsey (Australia)
| 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