1985 New Zealand rugby union tour of Argentina
# 1985 New Zealand rugby union tour of Argentina

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. Porta would be named "the best fly-half of the world" at the end of that year.

   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

## Matches

### Summary

List of matches played by New Zealand in Argentina:

Test matches

| # | 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 |

## 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 |
