1985 New Zealand rugby union tour of Argentina

1985 New Zealand tour of Argentina
Tour captain(s)	Jock Hobbs
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

The 1985 New Zealand rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in October and November 1985 in Argentina by New Zealand national rugby union team.

The national side played 7 matches, with 6 won and 1 draw in the second test v. Argentina, when fly-half Hugo Porta scored 21 points (four penalties and three drop goals) for Argentina.^[1] Porta would be named "the best fly-half of the world" at the end of that year.^[2]

The All Blacks were an extraordinary team. I was a very close friend of several players because of having faced them before and some matches disputed in New Zealand with invited combined teams. They had a mixture of experienced and young players that would later take part of that fabulous team that won the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Their style of playing was different from the Europeans, with a dominant presence and less improvisation

— Hugo Porta during an interview in 2003^[2]

Matches

Summary

List of matches played by New Zealand in Argentina:^[3][4]

  Test matches

Scene of the second test v. Argentina at Ferro Carril Oeste, the only draw of the tour (21–21)

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Res.
1	12 Oct	C.A. San Isidro	Buenos Aires	Ferro C. Oeste	22–9
2	15 Oct	Rosario	Rosario	Jockey Club Stadium	28–9
3	19 Oct	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Ferro C. Oeste	31–9
4	22 Oct	Córdoba	Córdoba	Chateau Carreras	72–9
5	26 Oct	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ferro C. Oeste	33–20
6	29 Oct	Mar del Plata	Mar del Plata	José M. Minella	56–6
7	2 Nov	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ferro C. Oeste	21–21

Balance

Pl	W	D	L	PS	PC
7	6	1	0	263	87

Match details

2 November 1985

Argentina	21–21	New Zealand
Pen: Porta (4) Drop: Porta (3)	Report	Try: Kirwan (2) Mexted (1) Green (1) Con: Crowley (1) Pen: Crowley (1)

Ferro C. Oeste, Buenos Aires Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)

Team details

Argentina New Zealand Argentina New Zealand Bernardo Miguens FB 15 FB Kieran Crowley Juan Lanza W 14 W John Kirwan Diego Cuesta Silva C 13 C Victor Simpson Fabián Turnes C 12 C Warwick Taylor Pedro Lanza W 11 W Craig Green Hugo Porta (c) FH 10 FH Wayne Smith Guillermo Holmgren SH 9 SH Dave Loveridge Ernesto Ure N8 8 N8 Murray Mexted Tomás Petersen F 7 F Jock Hobbs (c) Jorge Allen F 6 F Mark Shaw Gustavo Milano L 5 L Andy Haden Eliseo Branca L 4 L Gary Whetton Fernando Morel P 3 P Brian McGrattan Tomás Cubelli H 2 H Hika Reid Diego Cash P 1 P Steve McDowall Coach: Coach: Héctor Silva HC Brian Lochore

References

1. Cuando Los Pumas estuvieron al borde de la hazaña by Patricio Connelly on ESPN, 2012
2. A mano con los All Blacks, La Nación, 16 Sep 2003
3. Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1985). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1985–86. Rothmans Publications Ltd.
4. Memoria y Balance 1985 on UAR website