1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles

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1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles
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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.

Contents

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 Red card.svg 33'.


23 October 1990
Irish Student6–23 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  IRFU flag.svg20–18Flag of Argentina.svg  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 FB15FB Alejandro Scolni
Kenneth Hooks W14W Santiago Ezcurra
Sub off.svg 79' Brendan Mullin C13C Diego Cuesta Silva
Michael Kiernan C12C Hernan Garcia Simon Sub off.svg 68'
Keith Crossan W11W Gustavo Jorge
Brian Smith FH10FH Hugo Porta (capt.)
Alain Rolland SH9SH Rodrigo Crexell
Philip Lawlor N88N8 Agustin Macome
Denis McBride F7F Miguel Bertranou
Noel Mannion F6F Pablo Garreton
Paddy Johns L5L Pedro Sporleder
Donal Lenihan L4L Germán Llanes
Des Fitzgerald P3P Diego Cash
John McDonald H2H Ricardo le Fort
Nick Popplewell P1P Federico Méndez
Replacements
Sub on.svg 79' Vince Cunningham CFH Lisandro Arbizu Sub on.svg 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  Flag of England.svg51–0Flag of Argentina.svg  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 FB15FB Alejandro Scolni
Nigel Heslop W14W Santiago Ezcurra
(capt.) Will Carling C13C Diego Cuesta Silva
Jerry Guscott C12C Matias Allen
Rory Underwood W11W Gustavo Jorge
Rob Andrew FH10FH Hugo Porta (capt.)
Richard Hill SH9SH Gonzalo Camardón
Dean Richards N88N8 Agustin Macome
Peter Winterbottom F7F Miguel Bertranou
Jon Hall F6F Pablo Garreton
Sub off.svg 71' Paul Ackford L5L Pedro Sporleder
Wade Dooley L4L German Llanes
Jeff Probyn P3P Diego Cash
John Olver H2H Ricardo le Fort
Jason Leonard P1P Federico Méndez Red card.svg 69'
Replacements
Sub on.svg 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  Flag of Scotland.svg49–3Flag of Argentina.svg  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 FB15FB Guillermo Angaut
Tony Stanger W14W Diego Cuesta Silva
Scott Hastings C13C Lisandro Arbizu
Sean Lineen C12C Santiago Meson
Alex Moore W11W Matias Allen
Craig Chalmers FH10FH Hugo Porta (capt.) Sub off.svg 16'
Gary Armstrong SH9SH Rodrigo Crexell
Graham Marshall N88N8 Miguel Bertranou
George Buchanan-Smith F7F Emilio Ezcurra
John Jeffrey F6F Pablo Garreton
Doddie Weir L5L Pedro Sporleder
Chris Gray L4L German Llanes
Paul Burnell P3P Diego Cash
Kenny Milne H2H Alejandro Cubelli
David Sole (c)P1P Manuel Aguirre
Replacements
FH Alejandro Scolni Sub on.svg 16'

17 November 1990
Barbarians 34–22 Flag of Argentina.svg 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.

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References

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

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