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1990 Argentina Rugby Union Tour Of British Isles
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina National Rugby Union Team
The Argentina national rugby union team (Spanish: ''Selección de rugby de Argentina'') represents Argentina in men's international rugby union; it is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union ( es, Unión Argentina de Rugby). Nicknamed the Pumas (''Los Pumas'' in Spanish), they play in sky blue and white jerseys. They are ranked 6th in the world by World Rugby, making them the highest-ranked nation in the Americas. Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British Isles team. Argentina has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament of 1987, and the country are considered the strongest team within the Americas, being undefeated against all but Canada, against whom they have suffered three losses. The Pumas' impressive results since the 1999 World Cup have seen rugby's popularity in Argentina grow significantly. Argentina has achieved several upset victories, and are capable of regularly defeating Six Nations sides. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
