1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles

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

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 (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'.

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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.

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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			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'

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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.

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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			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

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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.

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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			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'

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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)

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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.

References

1. "Irish Rugby Archive". Irish Rugby. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

Sources

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