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.

England played a total of seven matches, suffering four loses and winning only three games. Banco Nación was one of the teams that defeated England in a surprising 29 to 21 victory, becoming the first club team to achieve that.A 30 años de un hito del rugby argentino at espn.com.ar. 14 Jul 2020El día que un club argentino derrotó a Inglaterra at World Rugby. 14 Jul 2020Banco Nación sueña con volver a sus tiempos de gloria at rugbychampagneweb.com

Touring party Manager: Geoff Cooke Assistant Manager: J.J. Elliott Coach: Roger Uttley Captain: Will Carling (Harlequins) 17 Caps

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

Matches

Matches summary

N° Date Opponent Res. Score Venue City 1 14 July C.A. Banco NaciónL 21–29 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires 2 18 July Tucumán R.U. W 19–14 Atlético Tucumán S.M. Tucumán 3 21 July Buenos Aires R.U.L 23–26 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires 4 24 July Cuyo R.U. L 21–22 Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza 5 28 July W 25–12 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires 6 31 July Córdoba R.U. W 15–12 Estadio Córdoba (auxiliar) Córdoba 7 4 August L 13–15 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires

Table summary W L T 7 3 4 0 137 130 Notes

Match details Complete list of matches played in Argentina:Memoria y Balance 1990 by the UAR

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

See also History of rugby union matches between Argentina and England

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