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
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 .
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.
Ireland ArgentinaKenny MurphyFB15FBAlejandro ScolniKenneth HooksW14WSantiago Ezcurra Brendan MullinC13CDiego Cuesta SilvaMichael KiernanC12CHernan Garcia Simon Keith CrossanW11WGustavo JorgeBrian SmithFH10FHHugo Porta (capt.)Alain RollandSH9SHRodrigo CrexellPhilip LawlorN88N8Agustin MacomeDenis McBrideF7FMiguel BertranouNoel MannionF6FPablo GarretonPaddy JohnsL5LPedro SporlederDonal LenihanL4LGermán LlanesDes FitzgeraldP3PDiego CashJohn McDonaldH2HRicardo le FortNick PopplewellP1PFederico Méndez Replacements Vince CunninghamC FHLisandro Arbizu
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.
England ArgentinaSimon HodgkinsonFB15FBAlejandro ScolniNigel HeslopW14WSantiago Ezcurra(capt.) Will CarlingC13CDiego Cuesta SilvaJerry GuscottC12CMatias AllenRory UnderwoodW11WGustavo JorgeRob AndrewFH10FHHugo Porta (capt.)Richard HillSH9SHGonzalo CamardónDean RichardsN88N8Agustin MacomePeter WinterbottomF7FMiguel BertranouJon HallF6FPablo Garreton Paul AckfordL5LPedro SporlederWade DooleyL4LGerman LlanesJeff ProbynP3PDiego CashJohn OlverH2HRicardo le FortJason LeonardP1PFederico Méndez Replacements Gary ReesL
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.
Scotland ArgentinaGavin HastingsFB15FBGuillermo AngautTony StangerW14WDiego Cuesta SilvaScott HastingsC13CLisandro ArbizuSean LineenC12CSantiago MesonAlex MooreW11WMatias AllenCraig ChalmersFH10FHHugo Porta (capt.) Gary ArmstrongSH9SHRodrigo CrexellGraham MarshallN88N8Miguel BertranouGeorge Buchanan-SmithF7FEmilio EzcurraJohn JeffreyF6FPablo GarretonDoddie WeirL5LPedro SporlederChris GrayL4LGerman LlanesPaul BurnellP3PDiego CashKenny MilneH2HAlejandro CubelliDavid Sole (c)P1PManuel Aguirre Replacements FHAlejandro Scolni
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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