1981 England rugby union tour of Argentina

1981 England rugby union tour of Argentina
Summary
P W D L
Total
07 06 01 00
Test match
02 01 01 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 1 1 0

England were the first of the Home Nations to tour Argentina, and to take advantage of the recent International Board (IB) ruling that full caps could be awarded for matches against non-IB countries. It had been the intention to tour Argentina in 1973, but terrorist threats had necessitated cancellation and the side had gone to Fiji and New Zealand instead.

Touring party

  • Manager: Derek Morgan
  • Assistant Manager: Mike Davis
  • Captain: Bill Beaumont (Fylde) 30 Caps
Player Club Caps Position Match
Played 		Score Total points
tries conv. pen. drop
Dusty Hare Leicester 10 Full back 4 0 8 7 37
Brian Patrick Gosforth 0 Full back 3 2 9 5 41
John Carleton Orrell 9 Wing 5 5 20
Tony Swift Swansea 0 Wing 4 3 12
David Trick Bath 0 Wing 3 4 16
Paul Dodge Leicester 14 Centre 7 2 8
Nick Preston Richmond 3 Centre 3 2 8
Clive Woodward Leicester 8 Centre 4 2 8
Huw Davies Cambridge University 3 Fly Half 4 4 16
John Horton Bath 9 Fly Half 3 0
Nigel Melville Wasps 0 Scrum half 3 1 4
Steve Smith Sale 18 Scrum half 4 0
Steve Mills Gloucester 0 Hooker 4 0
Andy Simpson Sale 0 Hooker 3 1 4
Clint McGregor Angouléme 0 Prop 3 0
Gary Pearce Northampton 4 Prop 6 0
Paul Rendall Wasps 0 Prop 1 0
Colin Smart Newport 6 Prop 5 1 4
Steve Bainbridge Gosforth 0 Lock 4 0
Bill Beaumont Fylde 30 Lock 6 0
John Fidler Gloucester 0 Lock 4 0
David Cooke Harlequins 4 Flanker 3 0
Nick Jeavons Moseley 3 Flanker 6 0
Mike Rafter Bristol 15 Flanker 4 0
John Scott Cardiff 18 No.8 5 1 4
Bob Hesford Bristol 1 No.8 2 2 8

Matches

Complete list of matches played by England in Argentina:[1][2]

16 May 1981
San Isidro Club14–20England
Try: Aguirre, Loffreda
Pen: Loffreda 2		Try: Carleton
Swift 2, Smart
Con: Hare 2
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: José María Cabanas (Argentina)

San Isidro Club: F.Argerich; F.Sainz Trápaga, M.Perez Coba, M.Loffrede, L.Corral (F.Aguirre); R.Madero, A.Soares Gache; T.Petersen, R.de Vedis (capt,), R.Lucke; C.Durlech, M.Glestra; C.Seinz Trápaga, J.Perez Cabo, F.Insus.
England: D.Hare; J.Carleton, C.Woodward, P.Dodge, A.Swift; J.Horton, S.Smith; N.Jeavana, J.Scott, M.Rafter; W.Beaumont (capt.), J.Fidler; C.Smart, A.Simpson, C.McGregar.

19 May 1981
Combinado Regional del Norte [note 1]12–36England
Try: Bobadilla
Con: Sauce
Pen: Sauce 2		Try: Patrick 2, Davies 2
Carleton, Trick
Scott, Preston
Con: Patrick
Club Belgrano, Córdoba
Referee: Ricardo Colombo Argentina

Regional del Norte: G.Bustos (Córdoba); P.Bobadilla (Córdoba), R.Mas Dan (Córdoba), M.Ambroggio (Cordoba), Guran (Tucumán); G.Palau (Tucumán), R.Sauce (Tucumán); M.Martinez (Cordoba), R.Hyleveld (Cordoba), M.Espósito (Cordoba); E.Amador (Cordoba), R.Passaglia (Cordoba) (capt.); E.Rodríguez (Cordoba), H.Bianchi (Cordoba), J.Ferro (Tucumán), (A.Sanchez Salta)
England: B.Patrick; D.Track, R.Dodge, N.Preston, J.Carleton; G.Davies, N.Melville; D.Cooke, J.Scott, R.Hesford; W.Beaumont (capt.), S.Bainbridge; P.Rendell (C.Smart), S.Milla, G.Pearce.

23 May 1981
Buenos Aires RU25–34England
Try: : Courreges, Sainz Trápaga
Con: Beccer Varela
Pen: Beccer Varela, Sanguinetti		Try: Dodge 2
Swift, Hesford
Con: Hare 3
Pen: Hare 4
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Douglas Kerr

Buenos Aires: F.Argerich; A.Puccio (J.Palma), E.Sanguinetti, G.Lorenzo, F.Seinz Trápaga; G.Beccer Varela, A.Nicholson (capt.); J.Allen (C.Neyra), R.Sanz, R.De Vedia; M.Iachetti, M.Glastra; F.Insús, A.Courreges, P.Devoto.
England: W.Hare; J.Carleton, S.Woodward, P.Dodge, T.Swift; H.Davies, S.Smith; N.Jeavons, J.Scott, D.Cooke (B.Hesford); S.Baindridge, W.Beaumont (capt.); J.Smart, S.Milla, G.Pearce.

25 May 1981
Combinado Regional del Sur [note 2]3–47England XV
Pen: CutukTry: Trick, Carleton 3
Hesford, Preston
Simpson, Melville
Con: Patrick 6
Pen: Patrick
Parque Camet, Mar del Plata
Referee: Carlos Gregotti

Combinado Sur: L.Elissando (Tandil); D.De Pau (Mar del Plata), V.Cutuk (Sur) G.Paulucci (Mar del Plata) R.Bonavita (Mar del Plata); G.Pedroza (Mar del Plata), A.Valderrey (Mar del Plata); 0.Varade (Mar del Plata), M.Riego (Mar del Plata), J.Feullassier (Mar del Plata); D.Rotelo (Mar del Plata), B.Minguez (Mar del Plata) (capt.); H.Bruno (Mar del Plata), R.Rovere (Tandil) (N.Bosso (Mar del Plata), J.Quaglia (Sur)
England: B.Patrick; J.Carleton, P.Dodge, N.Preston, D.Trick; J.Hartan, N.Melville; M.Rafter (capt.), R.Hesford, N.Jeavons; S.Bainbridge, J.Fidler;

First test

30 May 1981
Argentina 19–19 England
Try: Campo 2
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta
Drop: Landajo, Porta		ReportTry: Davies, Woodward 2
Con: Hare 2
Pen: Hare
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Jean-Pierre Bonnet (France)
Team details
Argentina
England
Daniel Baetti FB 15 FB Dusty Hare
Marcelo Campo W 14 W John Carleton
Marcelo Loffreda C 13 C Paul Dodge
Rafael Madero C 12 C Clive Woodward
Adolfo Cappelletti W 11 W Tony Swift
(capt.) Hugo Porta FH 10 FH Huw Davies
Tomás Landajo SH 9 SH Steve Smith
Gabriel Travaglini N8 8 N8 John Scott
Tomás Petersen ] F 6 F Mike Rafter
Ernesto Ure F 7 F Nick Jeavons
Alejandro Iachetti L 5 L John Fidler
Eliseo Branca L 4 L Bill Beaumont (capt.)
Fernando Morel P 3 P Gary Pearce
Javier Pérez Cobo H 2 H Steve Mills
Topo Rodriguez P 1 P Colin Smart
2 June 1981
Combinado Regional del Litoral [note 3]21–25England
Try: Minoldo, Minaldo
Con: Baetti, Dip
Pen: Baetti (2), Dip		Try: Trick (2)
Con: Patrick
Pen: Patrick
Drop: Horton
Jockey Club Stadium, Rosario

Regional del Litoral D.Baetti; A.Piscione; J.Escalante, A.Trini, D.Giner; M.Dip, R.Cestagna; C.Marengo, V.Macet, G.Minoldo (J.Comba); G.Milano, J.Mangimelli (capt.); C.Fernández, C.Cristini, A.Risler.
England: B.Patrick; J.Carleton, P.Dodge, N.Prestan, D.Trick; P.Horton, N.Melville; R.Hesford, D.Cocke, N.Jeavons; S.Bainbridge, W.Beaumont (capt.); G.Pearce, A.Simpson, C.McGregor.

Second test

6 June 1981
Argentina 6–12 England
Try: Travaglini
Con: Porta		Try: Davies
Con: Hare
Pen: Hare 2
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Attendance: .000
Referee: Jean-Pierre Bonnet (France)
Team details
Argentina
England
Daniel Baetti FB 15 FB Dusty Hare
Marcelo Campo W 14 W John Carleton
Marcelo Loffreda C 13 C Paul Dodge
Rafael Madero C 12 C Clive Woodward
Adolfo Cappelletti W 11 W Tony Swift
(capt.) Hugo Porta FH 10 FH Huw Davies
Tomás Landajo SH 9 SH Steve Smith
Gabriel Travaglini N8 8 N8 John Scott
Ernesto Ure F 7 F Mike Rafter
Tomás Petersen F 6 F Nick Jeavons
Alejandro Iachetti L 5 L John Fidler
Eliseo Branca L 4 L Bill Beaumont (capt.)
Fernando Morel P 3 P Gary Pearce
Javier Pérez Cobo H 2 H Steve Mills
Topo Rodriguez P 1 P Colin Smart
Replacements
Juan Pablo Piccardo C 16

Notes

  1. ^ The "Combinado Regional del Norte (Regional North Combined)" was composed of players from the provincial unions of Córdoba, Salta and Tucumán.
  2. ^ The "Combinado Regional del Sur (Regional South Combined)" was composed of players from the provincial unions of Mar del Plata, Sur and Tandil.
  3. ^ The "Combinado Regional del Litoral (Litoral Combined)", a selection of players from the north east of Argentina) was theoretically composed of players from the provincial selections of Rosario, Entre Ríos and Santa Fe. Nevertheless, the team that played England was composed of players from Rosario exclusively.

References

  1. ^ Memorias 1981 on UAR website
  2. ^ Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1982). Rothmans Rugby Yearboook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 65–67. ISBN 0907574130.
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