1994 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina

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1994 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina
Tour captain(s) Andy Reed
Top point scorer(s) Michael Dods (29) [1]
Top try scorer(s) Kenny Logan (3)
Summary
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Opponent
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Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour 1993 South Pacific
Next tour 1995 Zimbabwe

The 1994 Scotland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in May and June 1994 in Argentina by Scotland national rugby union team. [2] The Scottish side played a total of 6 matches in Argentina, winning only two with 3 loses.

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Match summary

Complete list of matches played by Scotland in Argentina: [1]

  Test matches

#DateRivalCityVenueScore
125 May Buenos Aires RU Buenos Aires Ferro C. Oeste 24–24
228 May Cuyo RU Mendoza Independiente Rivadavia 25–11
331 May Córdoba RU Córdoba Club Universitario 42–14
44 JunFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires Ferro C. Oeste 15–16
58 Jun Rosario RU Rosario Jockey Club 16–27
611 JunFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires Ferro C. Oeste 17–19
Balance
PlWDLPsPc
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Test details

First test

4 June 1994
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg16–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Terán
Con: Mesón
Pen: Mesón (3)
Pen: Dods (5)
Ferro C. Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
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Scotland

Argentina: 15.Santiago Mesón, 14.Martín Terán, 13.Diego Cuesta Silva, 12.Marcelo Loffreda (capt), 11.Jorge, 10.Del Castillo, 9.Miranda, 8.Camerlinckx, 7.Temperley, 6.Rolando Martín, 5.Pedro Sporleder, 4.Germán Llanes, 3.Patricio Noriega, 2.Angelillo, 1.Corral
Scotland: 15.Dods, 14.Jonier, 13.Jardine, 12.Schiel, 11.Logan, 10.Townsend, 9.Redpath, 8.Hogg, 7.Smith, 6.Walton, 5.Reed (capt), 4.Munro, 3.Burnell, 2.McKenzie, 1.Sharp


Second test

11 June 1994
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg19–17Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Martín
Con: Mesón
Pen: Mesón (3)
Drop: del Castillo
Try: Logan
Con: Shiel (2), Dods
Drop: Townsend
Ferro C. Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
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Argentina: S. Mesón; M. Terán, M. Loffreda (capt), D. Cuesta Silva, G. Jorge; G. del Castillo, N. Fernández Miranda; C. Viel Temperley, J. Santamarina, R. Martín; G. Llanes, P. Sporleder; P. Noriega, J.J. Angelillo, F. Méndez
Scotland: M. Dods; C. Joiner, I. Jardine, G. Shiel, Y.. Logan; G. Townsend, B. Redpath; I.Smith, C. Hogg, P. Walton; A. Reed (capt), S. Munro; P. Burnell, K. McEnzie, A. Sharp

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