1997 England rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia
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Matches
- Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Status Cordoba 38 21 21/05/1997 Chateau Carreras Stadium, Cordoba Tour match Buenos Aires XV 21 23 24/05/1997 Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Ground Tour match Argentina A 58 17 27/05/1997 Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Ground Tour match Argentina Argentina national rugby union teamThe Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
46 20 31/05/1997 Ferrocarril Stadium Estadio Ricardo EtcheverryEstadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry is a multi-purpose stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located close to the Puan station on Line A of the Metro. It is currently used mostly for football matches, by Ferro Carril Oeste. The stadium has a capacity of 24,442 people...
, Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
First Test Test match (rugby union)Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....Cuyo 37 8 03/06/1997 Mendoza Rugby Club Tour match Argentina Argentina national rugby union teamThe Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
13 33 07/06/1997 Ferrocarril Stadium Estadio Ricardo EtcheverryEstadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry is a multi-purpose stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located close to the Puan station on Line A of the Metro. It is currently used mostly for football matches, by Ferro Carril Oeste. The stadium has a capacity of 24,442 people...
, Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
Second Test Test match (rugby union)Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....Australia Australia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
6 25 12/07/1997 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney SydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
Test Match Test match (rugby union)Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....
Touring party
- Manager: Jack RowellJack RowellJack Rowell OBE is a former coach of rugby union sides including Bath and England.-Coaching:Between 1978 and 1994 Rowell coached Bath during their golden era, winning eight John Player/Pilkington Cups and five League Championships....
- Coach: Les CusworthLes CusworthLes Cusworth is a former English rugby union footballer and current Argentine Director of Rugby.-Education:He was educated at Normanton Grammar School and the West Midlands Teacher Training college....
- Captain: Phil de GlanvillePhil de GlanvillePhilip Ranulph de Glanville is a former English rugby union player who played at centre for Bath and England.-Rugby career:...