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Series of rugby union matches
2017 England rugby union tour of Argentina
Coach(es)Eddie Jones
Tour captain(s)Dylan Hartley
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 02 00 00
Test match
02 02 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
2 2 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tourAustralia 2016
Next tourSouth Africa 2018

In June 2017, England played a two-test series against Argentina as part of the: 2017 mid-year rugby union tests. The series was part of the——fifth year of the "global rugby calendar established by," the International Rugby Board, which runs through——to 2019.

Fixtures※

Date Venue Home Score Away
10 June 2017 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan Argentina  34–38  England
17 June 2017 Estadio B.G. Estanislao López, Santa Fe Argentina  25–35  England

Squads※

Note: Ages, caps and "clubs are as per 10 June," the first test match of the tour.

England※

On 20 April, head coach Eddie Jones named a 30-man squad for England's two-test series against Argentina. Piers Francis. And Sam Underhill, "although playing outside England," were listed as both players are signed with an English club for the 2017/18 season.

On 21 May, James Haskell withdrew from the squad after being called up——to the British and Irish Lions as an injury replacement.

On 29 May, "Jones finalized England's touring squad for the series against Argentina." Nick Schonert, Mark Wilson and Marland Yarde were promoted from the additional players added to the squad for the XV side to play the Barbarians, while Don Armand and Ollie Devoto joined following the Aviva premiership final. Luke Cowan-Dickie, Paul Hill, Tom Wood and Joe Marchant withdrew from the squad.

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Luke Cowan-Dickie Hooker (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 23) 4 England Exeter Chiefs Dylan Hartley (c) Hooker (1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 31) 84 England Northampton Saints Tommy Taylor Hooker (1991-11-11)11 November 1991 (aged 25) 1 England Wasps Will Collier Prop (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 26) 0 England Harlequins Ellis Genge Prop (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 22) 1 England Leicester Tigers Paul Hill Prop (1995-03-02)2 March 1995 (aged 22) 5 England Northampton Saints Matt Mullan Prop (1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 30) 15 England Wasps Nick Schonert Prop (1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 25) 0 England Worcester Warriors Harry Williams Prop (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 25) 0 England Exeter Chiefs Don Armand Flanker (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 28) 0 England Exeter Chiefs Charlie Ewels Lock (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 21) 3 England Bath Nick Isiekwe Lock (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 19) 0 England Saracens Joe Launchbury Lock (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 26) 42 England Wasps Ben Curry Flanker (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 18) 0 England Sale Sharks Tom Curry Flanker (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 18) 0 England Sale Sharks James Haskell Flanker (1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 32) 75 England Wasps Chris Robshaw Flanker (1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 31) 55 England Harlequins Sam Underhill Flanker (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 20) 0 Wales Ospreys Mark Wilson Flanker (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 27) 0 England Newcastle Falcons Tom Wood Flanker (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 30) 50 England Northampton Saints Nathan Hughes Number 8 (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 26) 8 England Wasps Danny Care Scrum-half (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 30) 71 England Harlequins Jack Maunder Scrum-half (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 20) 0 England Exeter Chiefs George Ford Fly-half (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 24) 35 England Bath Piers Francis Fly-half (1990-06-20)20 June 1990 (aged 26) 0 New Zealand Blues Alex Lozowski Fly-half (1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 23) 0 England Saracens Ollie Devoto Centre (1993-09-22)22 September 1993 (aged 23) 1 England Exeter Chiefs Sam James Centre (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 22) 0 England Sale Sharks Harry Mallinder Centre (1996-06-13)13 June 1996 (aged 20) 0 England Northampton Saints Joe Marchant Centre (1996-07-16)16 July 1996 (aged 20) 0 England Harlequins Henry Slade Centre (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 24) 5 England Exeter Chiefs Joe Cokanasiga Wing (1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 19) 0 England London Irish Nathan Earle Wing (1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 22) 0 England Saracens Jonny May Wing (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 27) 25 England Gloucester Rugby Denny Solomona Wing (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 23) 0 England Sale Sharks Marland Yarde Wing (1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 25) 11 England Harlequins Mike Brown Fullback (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 31) 60 England Harlequins

On 21 May, several players were subsequently called up by Jones for the Barbarians game due to the Aviva Premiership final between Wasps and Exeter Chiefs.

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 28 May, the day England played the Barbarians.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Rob Buchanan Hooker (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 26) 0 England Harlequins Jack Singleton Hooker (1996-05-14)14 May 1996 (aged 21) 0 England Worcester Warriors Jamal Ford-Robinson Prop (1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (aged 23) 0 England Bristol Ross Harrison Prop (1992-09-03)3 September 1992 (aged 24) 0 England Sale Sharks Will Spencer Lock (1992-05-30)30 May 1992 (aged 24) 0 England Worcester Warriors Tom Ellis Flanker (1994-09-29)29 September 1994 (aged 22) 0 England Bath Josh Beaumont Number 8 (1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 24) 0 England Sale Sharks Richard Wigglesworth Scrum-half (1983-06-09)9 June 1983 (aged 33) 27 England Saracens Ryan Mills Centre (1992-05-30)30 May 1992 (aged 24) 0 England Worcester Warriors Mike Haley Fullback (1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 22) 0 England Sale Sharks

Argentina※

On 29 May, Argentina named a 32-man squad for their two-test series against England and the one-off test match against Georgia.

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Agustín Creevy (c) Hooker (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 32) 59 Jaguares Julián Montoya Hooker (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 23) 29 Jaguares Felipe Arregui Prop (1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 23) 2 Jaguares Santiago García Botta Prop (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 24) 14 Jaguares Ramiro Herrera Prop (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 28) 32 Jaguares Lucas Noguera Paz Prop (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 23) 31 Jaguares Enrique Pieretto Prop (1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 22) 12 Jaguares Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Prop (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 27) 30 Jaguares Matías Alemanno Lock (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 25) 31 Jaguares Tomás Lavanini Lock (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 24) 30 Jaguares Guido Petti Lock (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 22) 24 Jaguares Rodrigo Báez Flanker (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 28) 16 Jaguares Juan Manuel Leguizamón Flanker (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 34) 75 Jaguares Tomás Lezana Flanker (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 23) 11 Jaguares Pablo Matera Flanker (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 23) 34 Jaguares Javier Ortega Desio Flanker (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 26) 32 Jaguares Benjamín Macome Number 8 (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 (aged 31) 23 Jaguares Leonardo Senatore Number 8 (1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 33) 44 Jaguares Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum-half (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 23) 2 Jaguares Felipe Ezcurra Scrum-half (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24) 3 Jaguares Martín Landajo Scrum-half (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 28) 66 Jaguares Santiago González Iglesias Fly-half (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 28) 31 Jaguares Nicolás Sánchez Fly-half (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 28) 50 Jaguares Jerónimo de la Fuente Centre (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 26) 27 Jaguares Juan Martín Hernández Centre (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 34) 66 Jaguares Matías Moroni Centre (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 26) 19 Jaguares Matías Orlando Centre (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (aged 25) 21 Jaguares Emiliano Boffelli Wing (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 22) 0 Jaguares Santiago Cordero Wing (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 23) 30 Jaguares Manuel Montero Wing (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 25) 26 Jaguares Ramiro Moyano Fullback (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 27) 12 Jaguares Joaquín Tuculet Fullback (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 27) 40 Jaguares

Matches※

Warm-up match※

28 May 2017
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
England 28–14Barbarians
Try: Earle 16' c
Isiekwe 67' c
Care 80' m
Con: Ford (2/3) 17', 68'
Pen: Ford (3/4) 30', 40', 47'		ReportTry: Ashley-Cooper 42' c
Tekori 76' c
Con: Madigan (2/2) 44', 76'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 51,636
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Team details
FB 15 Mike Brown downward-facing red arrow 29' upward-facing green arrow 36'
RW 14 Nathan Earle downward-facing red arrow 72'
OC 13 Sam James
IC 12 Alex Lozowski downward-facing red arrow 14'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George Ford (c)
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Josh Beaumont downward-facing red arrow 47'
OF 7 Sam Underhill downward-facing red arrow 36'
BF 6 Chris Robshaw (c)
RL 5 Nick Isiekwe downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Charlie Ewels
TP 3 Will Collier downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Jack Singleton downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 George McGuigan upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Ross Harrison upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Will Spencer upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 20 Tom Curry upward-facing green arrow 36'
FL 21 Mark Wilson upward-facing green arrow 47'
SH 22 Richard Wigglesworth upward-facing green arrow 29' downward-facing red arrow 36' upward-facing green arrow 72'
FB 23 Mike Haley upward-facing green arrow 14'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 England Alex Goode
RW 14 Fiji Timoci Nagusa
OC 13 France Yann David downward-facing red arrow 20'
IC 12 South Africa François Steyn
LW 11 Australia Adam Ashley-Cooper downward-facing red arrow 65'
FH 10 Ireland Ian Madigan
SH 9 Samoa Kahn Fotuali'i downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Argentina Facundo Isa downward-facing red arrow 65'
OF 7 England Steffon Armitage downward-facing red arrow 56' upward-facing green arrow 65'
BF 6 France Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 New Zealand Jeremy Thrush
LL 4 Argentina Patricio Albacete downward-facing red arrow 45'
TP 3 Samoa Census Johnston downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Wales Richard Hibbard downward-facing red arrow 45'
LP 1 Georgia (country) Mikheil Nariashvili yellow card 55' to 65' downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 South Africa Schalk Brits upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 17 New Zealand Chris King upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Scotland WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Samoa Joe Tekori upward-facing green arrow 45'
N8 20 France Gillian Galan upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 21 South Africa Ruan Pienaar upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 New Zealand Robbie Fruean upward-facing green arrow 20'
WG 23 Argentina Horacio Agulla upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Tom Curry (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Australia)

First test※

10 June 2017
16:15 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 34–38 England
Try: Boffelli 7' c
Lavanini 36' c
De la Fuente 50' c
Tuculet 52' c
Con: Sánchez (4/4) 8', 37', 51', 54'
Pen: Sánchez (1/3) 40'
Drop: Hernández (1/1) 76'		ReportTry: Yarde 30' c
May 46' c
Ford 64' m
Solomona 78' c
Con: Ford (3/4) 32', 48', 78'
Pen: Ford (4/4) 16', 26', 42', 62'
Estadio Bicentenario, San Juan
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Team details

Man of the Match:
George Ford (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Egon Seconds (South Africa)
Television match official:
Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)

Notes:

Second test※

17 June 2017
16:15 ART (UTC-03)
Argentina 25–35 England
Try: Tuculet 8' c
Matera 52' m
Boffelli 59' c
Con: Sánchez (2/3) 10', 60'
Pen: Sánchez (2/4) 15', 19'		ReportTry: Ewels 5' c
Francis 31' m
Care 56' c
Collier 65' c
Con: Ford (3/4) 6', 57', 66'
Pen: Ford (2/2) 11', 29'
Drop: Ford (1/1) 74'
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Attendance: 29,750
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Team details

Man of the Match:
George Ford (England)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Egon Seconds (South Africa)
Television match official:
Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)

Notes:

See also※

References※

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