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UNIÓN<br />
<strong>ARGENTINA</strong> <strong>DE</strong> <strong>RUGBY</strong><br />
ARGENTINE <strong>RUGBY</strong> UNION<br />
MEDIA GUI<strong>DE</strong>
SUMARY<br />
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09<br />
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23<br />
26<br />
The squad<br />
UAR Board<br />
The City<br />
Match Schedule<br />
Stadium<br />
Staff<br />
Profiles<br />
RWC Stats<br />
Statistics<br />
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THE SQUAD<br />
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NAME<br />
NICOLÁS BRUZZONE<br />
VALENTÍN CRUZ HENESTROSA<br />
JERÓNIMO <strong>DE</strong> LA FUENTE<br />
FRANCISCO MERELLO<br />
MATÍAS MORONI<br />
RAMIRO MOYANO<br />
DIEGO PALMA<br />
ANÍBAL PANCEYRA GARRIDO<br />
FACUNDO PANCEYRA GARRIDO<br />
IGNACIO PASMAN<br />
GASTÓN REVOL<br />
JAVIER ROJAS<br />
POSITION<br />
SCRUM HALF<br />
FLY HALF<br />
CENTRE<br />
WING<br />
CENTRE / WING<br />
FULLBACK / WING<br />
WING<br />
FLANKER<br />
CENTRE / WING<br />
FLANKER<br />
FLY HALF / SCRUM HALF.<br />
FULLBACK / CENTRE<br />
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UAR BOARD<br />
UNIÓN <strong>ARGENTINA</strong> <strong>DE</strong> <strong>RUGBY</strong><br />
Founded April 10th 1899<br />
President<br />
LUIS FRANCISCO CASTILLO (Tucumán)<br />
Vice president 1º<br />
GUILLERMO QUEVEDO (Unión Sanjuanina de Rugby)<br />
Vice president 2º<br />
CARLOS ARAUJO (Unión de Rugby de Rosario)<br />
Secretary<br />
MARCELO AMBROGGIO (Unión Cordobesa de Rugby)<br />
Treasurer<br />
CARLOS BARBIERI (Unión de Rugby del Noreste)<br />
Board Members<br />
MANUEL GALINDO (Tucumán)<br />
NÉSTOR GALÁN (U.R.B.A.)<br />
AGUSTÍN PICHOT (U.R.B.A.)<br />
JOSÉ CILLEY (U.R.B.A.)<br />
FERNANDO RIZZI (U.R.B.A.)<br />
JULIO CLEMENT (Santafesina)<br />
TOMÁS PETERSEN (Unión de Rugby de Lagos del Sur)<br />
FERNANDO CURET (Unión Santiagueña de Rugby)<br />
SANTIAGO GALASSI (Unión de Rugby del Noreste)<br />
CARLOS RIGHI (U.R.B.A.)<br />
ALEJANDRO CUBELLI (U.R.B.A.)<br />
MARCELO RODRIGUEZ (Unión Sanjuanina de Rugby)<br />
JAIME BARBA (Unión Entrerriana de Rugby)<br />
Facebook: Facebook.com/unionargentina<br />
Twitter: @unionargentina<br />
Youtube: youtube.com/uarprensa<br />
Flickr: flickr.com/prensauar<br />
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THE CITY<br />
Moscow the capital of Russia and one of the<br />
ten largest cities in the world. Boasting more<br />
than 850 years of history - Yury Dolgoruky<br />
founded the city in 1146 – Moscow has grown<br />
into a metropolis of more than 11.6 million<br />
people.<br />
Despite cold winter temperatures, Moscow’s<br />
summer climate is perfect for sevens rugby,<br />
with average late June temperatures of<br />
17-19°C and the possibility of significantly<br />
warmer days.<br />
Moscow is renowned as an international scientific,<br />
cultural, business and financial centre<br />
boasting a world-class transport and hotel infrastructure.<br />
The city is visited by more than<br />
4 million tourists every year, who come for<br />
attractions including more than 60 museums<br />
and who stay in the city’s 300+ hotels. These<br />
include the Kremlin Museum, the Tretyakov<br />
Gallery, and the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum.<br />
The city is served by three international airports:<br />
Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo.<br />
The largest of these, Sheremetyevo,<br />
lies just nine kilometres from the Moscow<br />
Ring Road, while Domodedevo is 22 kilometres<br />
away and Vnukovo 10.<br />
All three are connected to the city centre<br />
with regular train services to three of the<br />
city’s nine major train terminals.<br />
Moscow’s public transit system is among the<br />
world’s most developed, and the city’s underground<br />
rail system boasts 12 lines and 185<br />
stations.<br />
The city is also a heralded global sporting<br />
centre and has hosted such major international<br />
tournaments as the 1980 Summer<br />
Olympics and the 2008 UEFA Champions<br />
League final, as well as annual World and European<br />
Championships in a variety of sports.<br />
(IRB.com)<br />
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MATCH SCHEDULE<br />
ALL MATCHES AT THE LUZHNIKI STADIUM<br />
POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D POOL E POOL F<br />
Australia<br />
South Africa<br />
Samoa<br />
New Zealand Fiji England<br />
France<br />
Scotland<br />
Kenya<br />
United States Wales Argentina<br />
Spain<br />
Russia<br />
Zimbabwe<br />
Canada Tonga Portugal<br />
Tunisia<br />
Japan<br />
Philippines<br />
Georgia Uruguay Hong Kong<br />
DAY 1 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28<br />
MATCH TIME DAY 1 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
15:00<br />
15:22<br />
15:44<br />
16:06<br />
16:28<br />
16:50<br />
16:50<br />
17:12<br />
17:34<br />
17:58<br />
18:30<br />
18:52<br />
19:14<br />
Samoa vs. Zimbabwe<br />
Kenya vs. Philippines<br />
New Zealand vs. Canada<br />
United States vs. Georgia<br />
Fiji vs. Tonga<br />
Wales vs. Uruguay<br />
Wales vs. Uruguay<br />
England vs. Portugal<br />
Argentina vs. Hong Kong<br />
Opening Ceremony<br />
Australia vs. Spain<br />
France vs. Tunisia<br />
South Africa vs. Russia<br />
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19:36<br />
DAY 2 - SATURDAY, JUNE 29<br />
Scotland vs. Japan<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
09:00<br />
09:22<br />
09:44<br />
Samoa vs. Philippines<br />
Kenya vs. Zimbabwe<br />
New Zealand vs. Georgia<br />
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MATCH SCHEDULE<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
26<br />
27<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
10:06<br />
10:28<br />
10:50<br />
11:12<br />
11:34<br />
11:56<br />
12:18<br />
12:40<br />
13:02<br />
13:24<br />
13:46<br />
14:08<br />
14:30<br />
14:52<br />
15:14<br />
United States vs. Canada<br />
Fiji vs. Uruguay<br />
Wales vs. Tonga<br />
Argentina vs. Portugal<br />
England vs. Hong Kong<br />
Australia vs. Tunisia<br />
France vs. Spain<br />
South Africa vs. Japan<br />
Scotland vs. Russia<br />
Zimbabwe vs. Philippines<br />
Canada vs. Georgia<br />
Tonga vs. Uruguay<br />
Portugal vs. Hong Kong<br />
Spain vs. Tunisia<br />
Samoa vs. Kenya<br />
31<br />
32<br />
16:20<br />
16:42<br />
New Zealand vs. United States<br />
Fiji vs. Wales<br />
33<br />
34<br />
17:48<br />
18:10<br />
England vs. Argentina<br />
Australia vs. France<br />
35<br />
19:16<br />
South Africa vs. Scotland<br />
36<br />
19:38<br />
DAY 3 - SUNDAY, JUNE 30<br />
Russia vs. Japan<br />
37<br />
38<br />
09:30<br />
09:52<br />
Bowl - Quarter Final<br />
Bowl - Quarter Final<br />
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MATCH SCHEDULE<br />
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40<br />
41<br />
42<br />
43<br />
44<br />
45<br />
46<br />
47<br />
48<br />
49<br />
50<br />
51<br />
52<br />
10:14<br />
10:36<br />
10:58<br />
11:20<br />
11:42<br />
12:04<br />
12:26<br />
13:00<br />
13:22<br />
13:44<br />
14:06<br />
14:28<br />
14:50<br />
15:12<br />
15:34<br />
Bowl - Quarter Final<br />
Bowl - Quarter Final<br />
Plate - Quarter Final<br />
Plate - Quarter Final<br />
Plate - Quarter Final<br />
Plate - Quarter Final<br />
Youth Matches<br />
Cup - Quarter Final<br />
Cup - Quarter Final<br />
Cup - Quarter Final<br />
Cup - Quarter Final<br />
Bowl - Semi Final<br />
Bowl - Semi Final<br />
Plate - Semi Final<br />
Plate - Semi Final<br />
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54<br />
16:40<br />
17:02<br />
Cup - Semi Final<br />
Cup - Semi Final<br />
17:24 Closing Ceremony<br />
55<br />
18:15<br />
Bowl Final<br />
56<br />
19:05<br />
Plate Final<br />
57<br />
19:55<br />
3/4th Play Off<br />
58<br />
20:55<br />
Melrose Cup Final<br />
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STADIUM<br />
LUZHNIKI STADIUM<br />
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki<br />
Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki<br />
Stadium, is the biggest sports stadium<br />
in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 89,318<br />
seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of<br />
the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously<br />
called the Central Lenin Stadium The name<br />
Luzhniki derives from the flood meadows in<br />
the bend of Moskva River where the stadium<br />
was built, translating roughly as “The Meadows”.<br />
The stadium is located in Khamovniki<br />
District of the Central Administrative Okrug<br />
of Moscow-city. As part of the Olympic complex<br />
Luzhniki also have the Palace of Sport<br />
at Luzhniki.<br />
Its field is used mainly for football games<br />
by Torpedo Moscow club, who also own the<br />
sports complex, and Spartak Moscow. It is<br />
also one of the few major European stadia to<br />
use an artificial pitch, as it installed a FIFAapproved<br />
FieldTurf pitch in 2002. The pitch<br />
is necessary for the cold Russian climate,<br />
as regular grass pitches are often destroyed<br />
during a typical winter and must be replaced<br />
at high cost. However, a temporary natural<br />
grass pitch was installed for the 2008 Champions<br />
League Final.<br />
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has been awarded<br />
to Russia and the Luzhniki Stadium has been<br />
selected by the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup<br />
bid as the venue for the final which will be<br />
held on July 8, 2018. The stadium will then<br />
join Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, Munich’s Olympic<br />
Stadium and London’s Wembley Stadium<br />
as the only stadia to have hosted the finals<br />
of the FIFA World Cup, UEFA’s European Cup/<br />
Champions League and featured as a main<br />
stadium of the Summer Olympic Games.<br />
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STAFF<br />
JULIO CLEMENT<br />
Team President<br />
ANDRÉS ROMAGNOLI<br />
Coach<br />
NAHUEL GARCÍA<br />
Coach<br />
MARCOS CALDO<br />
Manager<br />
JORGE RUÍZ<br />
Fitness Coach<br />
DAMIÁN MUÑOZ<br />
Physiotherapist<br />
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PROFILES<br />
BRUZZONE NICOLÁS<br />
DOB: 24/10/1985<br />
Twitter: @NicolasBruzzone<br />
Home Town: Santa Fe<br />
Height: 1,69 m<br />
Weight: 75 kg<br />
Position: Scrum half<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Enjoy barbecues with friends<br />
Best Rugby Memory: My first game in My club´s First XV, Universitario, When I<br />
won different tournaments playing at San Isidro Club. Wining the Vodacom Cup with<br />
Pampas and all the Sevens tournaments.<br />
Sporting Hero: I don´t have a special one. I admire a lot of sportsmen.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): I played with two of my brothers in my club´s First<br />
Xv and now I´m coaching my young brother.<br />
Nicolás Bruzzone is one of the most experienced<br />
players in the Argentine squad. He has<br />
been part of the team for nine years and his<br />
participation amounts to 41 Sevens tournaments.<br />
He made his debut in the Argentine<br />
national teams in 2005 in the U21 category,<br />
participating as well in the Sevens competition.<br />
The player from the club Universitario Santa<br />
Fe played a test match with the Pumas<br />
against Chile in the South American tournament<br />
and was part of the team that made<br />
the tour of France, Italy and Ireland in 2008.<br />
In 2011 he played with the Pampas XV, who<br />
were champions in the Vodacom Cup.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
CRUZ HENESTROSA VALENTÍN<br />
DOB: 20/10/1990<br />
Twitter: @valencruzh<br />
Home Town: Buenos Aires<br />
Height: 1,86 m<br />
Weight: 90 kg<br />
Position: Fly half<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Sports and play with friends with Playstation<br />
Best Rugby Memory: My first day at my club, Pucará, when my fahter took me.<br />
Sporting Hero Stephen Larkham.<br />
Sporting Hero: I don´t have a special one. I admire a lot of sportsmen.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): Scored points in all three games with the<br />
national senior team.<br />
This young wing from the club Pucará has<br />
been having a solid performance in all national<br />
teams since he started in the U18. He<br />
played the South American Senior tournament<br />
with the Pumas in 2012, participating<br />
in the three matches of the competition and<br />
scoring a total amount of 32 points.<br />
During the same year, he was part of the Jaguares<br />
team and also made his debut with the<br />
Sevens team for the IRB Series, playing six<br />
tournaments and repeating the same amount<br />
of participations in the current season.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
<strong>DE</strong> LA FUENTE JERÓNIMO<br />
DOB: 24/2/1991<br />
Twitter: @jerodelafuente<br />
Home Town: Rosario<br />
Height: 1,83 m<br />
Weight: 93 kg<br />
Position: Centre<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Spend time with my friends.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: When I played with the JWC and the 2011 Litoral Final Tournament.<br />
Sporting Hero: Tana Umaga.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): I played in all Argentinian teams: U19, U20,<br />
Jaguars, Pampas XV and Sevens, scoring tries in all this participations.<br />
Jerónimo de la Fuente is another valuable<br />
example of the players who started in the national<br />
teams at a very young age, playing with<br />
the U19 team against Chile in 2010, where he<br />
scored a try. He participated in the 2011 JWC<br />
and the following year was called for the Sevens<br />
team.<br />
During that season, he performed in the eight<br />
stages of the Series and in the current 2013<br />
he played the tournaments carried out in Wellington<br />
and Las Vegas. Moreover, he has been<br />
part of the Jaguares and Pampas XV teams.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
MERELLO FRANCISCO<br />
DOB: 21/12/1984<br />
Twitter: None<br />
Home Town: Buenos Aires<br />
Height: 1,82 m<br />
Weight: 92 kg<br />
Position: Wing.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Read books and spend time with my friends.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: When my club won the Buenos Aires Semifinal in 2002 scoring<br />
a penalty in the last minute.<br />
Sporting Hero: Javier Spencer Talbois.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): When I was a boy, i didn´t have my club´s socks,<br />
so I have to use my father´s. I used to go in the middle of the night to his bedroom to<br />
take it, and he complained the other day. Once I confused and I took green ones but<br />
my club´s are blue!!<br />
Francisco Merello is undoubtedly the most<br />
experienced man in the squad, having 49 participations<br />
in Sevens tournaments since his<br />
debut in 2006 and, in addition, he is the only<br />
player in the team who played the 2009 Sevens<br />
World Series in Dubai. His career in the<br />
national teams started in 2003 when he wore<br />
the Argentine jersey for the first time as part<br />
of the U19 team in the World competition of<br />
that category.<br />
He played the U21 RWC the two following<br />
years. He was part of the Pumas squad from<br />
2007 to 2010, as well as the teams Argentine<br />
A and the Jaguares.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
MORONI MATÍAS<br />
DOB: 29/3/1991<br />
Twitter: @tutemoroni<br />
Home Town: Buenos Aires<br />
Height: 1,85 m<br />
Weight: 84 kg<br />
Position: Centre/ Wing.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Play soccer and Playstation with my friends.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: First game in his club First XV with his friends Agustín Migliore<br />
and Joaquín Miguens.<br />
Sporting Hero: Juan Román Riquelme.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): Until 17 years old I used to play college rugby and<br />
then I started to play in CUBA, my club right now.<br />
Coming from the U19 team that played the<br />
2011 JWC, Matías Moroni has been earning<br />
his place in the Sevens national team since<br />
his first call in 2012 for the Gold Coast tournament.<br />
Being a South American champion this season,<br />
he has participated 10 times so far in the<br />
Argentine Sevens team.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
MOYANO RAMIRO<br />
DOB: 28/5/1990<br />
Twitter: @ramiro_moyano<br />
Home Town: Tucumán<br />
Height: 1,80 m<br />
Weight: 83 kg<br />
Position: Fullback/Wing.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: I love to play with the Play Station.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: My first game at IRB JWC.<br />
Sporting Hero: Roger Federer.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): In the same year that he played at IRB JWC<br />
played his first Sevens torunament in Dubai.<br />
Ramiro Moyano has played nine tournaments with the<br />
Argentine Sevens team, being his first stage in Dubai<br />
in 2010, when he also played the JWC with the U20<br />
team. He was champion in the 2011 Vodacom Cup with<br />
the Pampas XV and then participated in the two following<br />
cups, playing 19 matches and scoring 11 tries.<br />
He also played four test matches and scored six tries<br />
with the Pumas in two participations in the XV South<br />
American tournament.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
PALMA DIEGO<br />
DOB: 26/3/1988<br />
Twitter: @diegopalma88<br />
Home Town: Buenos Aires.<br />
Height: 1,73 m<br />
Weight: 74 kg<br />
Position: Wing.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Ride a horse and sports.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: Play in my club´s First XV with my brother.<br />
Sporting Hero: Roger Federer.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): Scored tries in every game he played against Uruguay<br />
and Paraguay in U19 and U20<br />
In 2007, Diego Palma made his first steps in<br />
the national teams, playing the South American<br />
tournament and the JWC. After that, he<br />
moved on to the U20 and U21 teams until<br />
2010 when he made his debut with the Sevens<br />
team in the Wellington tournament.<br />
Since then, he has constantly played in the<br />
Sevens teams, having played in 22 tournaments.<br />
Moreover, he played two matches<br />
with the Pumas, against Uruguay and Chile.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
PANCEYRA GARRIDO ANÍBAL<br />
DOB: 23/10/1988<br />
Twitter: @AnibalPanceyraG<br />
Home Town: Córdoba.<br />
Height: 1,94 m<br />
Weight: 106 kg<br />
Position: Flanker.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Play the piano and guitar.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: Play with my brother at Pumas Sevens.<br />
Sporting Hero: None.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): His first Sevens series were at Dubai with his<br />
brother playing his second tournament.<br />
After playing with the U19 and U20 junior<br />
teams in the 2007 and 2008 World Cups respectively,<br />
Aníbal Panceyra Garrido made<br />
his debut in the Sevens series in Gold Coast<br />
in 2012.<br />
This year he represented the national team in<br />
the South American tournament and he was<br />
also present in the six stages of the IRB Series.<br />
The stout player shares the team with<br />
his brother, Facundo.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
PANCEYRA GARRIDO FACUNDO<br />
DOB: 24/11/1990<br />
Twitter: @TigrePG<br />
Home Town: Córdoba.<br />
Height: 1,92 m<br />
Weight: 99 kg<br />
Position: Centre/Wing.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Play tennis and guitar.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: Won the Córdoba tournament with his club Tala.<br />
Sporting Hero: Roger Federer.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): Since 7 years old he played at club and different<br />
Provinces and National teams with his brother.<br />
Facundo Panceyra Garrido made his debut<br />
in a national team with three victories in five<br />
matches in the U18 and U19 South American<br />
tournaments. After that, he played a match<br />
against South Africa with the U20 and in 2012<br />
he was called for the Sevens competition.<br />
In his two seasons with the Sevens national<br />
team, he has participated sixteen times,<br />
many of which were shared with his brother,<br />
Aníbal.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
PASMAN IGNACIO<br />
DOB: 9/8/1988<br />
Twitter: @ignaciopasman<br />
Home Town: Buenos Aires.<br />
Height: 1,89 m<br />
Weight: 94 kg<br />
Position: Flanker.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Cook.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: Play in my club´s First XV with my brother.<br />
Sporting Hero: Roger Federer.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): I played the IRB JWC by casualty. The coaches<br />
called me to the squad at last minute, 4 days before travelling and then I played four<br />
of the five games at that tournament.<br />
For Ignacio Pasman the year 2008 was the<br />
take-off year because, since his participation<br />
in the U20 JWC, he played two test matches<br />
with the Pumas in the South American Senior<br />
competition.<br />
The following year, he was called on to play<br />
with the Jaguares, being part of the tour of<br />
Europe in 2009 and playing three times in<br />
the Nations Cup. During 2012 and 2013, he<br />
moved on to be part of the Sevens team and<br />
participated in nine stages of the series.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
REVOL GASTÓN<br />
DOB: 26/11/1986<br />
Twitter: None<br />
Home Town: Córdoba.<br />
Height: 1,70 m<br />
Weight: 76 kg<br />
Position: Fly Half/Scrum Half.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Fishing, going to the ciuntryside and eat barbecues. Also playing different<br />
sports.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: Won the Cordoba tournament with my club, La Tablada<br />
against our traditional derby. I had 19 years old and I scored all my team points.<br />
Sporting Hero: Lionel Messi.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): When I was a boy I was scared of tackle and now<br />
is one of my best skills.<br />
Gastón Revol is another player in the team<br />
who has great experience in the sevens category.<br />
He was called for the first time in 2010<br />
when he played in the IRB series stages in<br />
Dubai and George.<br />
Since then, his name has usually appeared in<br />
the Sevens team lists and he has participated<br />
in 26 tournaments.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
ROJAS JAVIER<br />
DOB: 15/4/1991<br />
Twitter: @javierrojasalva<br />
Home Town: Tucumán.<br />
Height: 1,72 m<br />
Weight: 85 kg<br />
Position: Fullback/Centre.<br />
RWC Sevens Appearances: 0<br />
Hobbies: Sports.<br />
Best Rugby Memory: When I played in youth temas with my club.<br />
Sporting Hero: Emanuel Ginóbili.<br />
Unusual Fact (Did you know?): He scored a try in his first game with Senior<br />
Pumas against Uruguay.<br />
Javier Rojas wore the Argentine jersey for<br />
the first time when he entered the U20 team<br />
that played the 2011 JWC. The following year,<br />
he was called for the Pumas and played three<br />
test matches in the 2012 South American<br />
tournament, scoring a try in his debut against<br />
Uruguay.<br />
Then he participated in two different Vodacom<br />
Cups with the Pampas XV and in 2013<br />
he made his first steps in the Series in Wellington<br />
and Las Vegas.<br />
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RWC STATS<br />
RWC 1993, SCOTLAND<br />
SQUAD<br />
Lisandro Arbizu (Belgrano Athl.)<br />
Pedro Baraldi (Jockey Club, Rosario)<br />
Gonzalo Camardon (Alumni)<br />
Fernando Del Castillo (Jockey Club, Rosario)<br />
Gonzalo García (Duendes)<br />
Hernán García Simón (Pueyrredón)<br />
Horacio Herrera (Córdoba Athl.)<br />
Gustavo Jorge (Pucará)<br />
Santiago Mesón (Tucumán R.C.)<br />
Martín Terán (Tucumán R.C.)<br />
Cristian Viel Temperley (Newman)<br />
COACH: Ricardo Paganini y Miguel Setién.<br />
RESULTS<br />
Argentina 17-Italy 7<br />
Argentina 14-Scotland 10<br />
Argentina 5-Tonga 17<br />
Argentina 5-Australia 42<br />
Argentina 26-Taiwan 5<br />
Argentina 24-Korea 0<br />
Plate Final: Argentina 19 - Spain 12<br />
RWC 1997, HONG KONG<br />
SQUAD<br />
Lisandro Arbizu (Belgrano Athl.)<br />
Cristian Viel Temperley (Newman)<br />
Facundo Soler (Tala)<br />
Gonzalo García (Duendes)<br />
Pablo Bouza (Duendes)<br />
Santiago Phelan (CASI)<br />
Leandro Lobrauco, (Atlético del Rosario)<br />
Gonzalo Camardón (Alumni)<br />
Eduardo Simone (Liceo Naval)<br />
Marcos Garicoche (CASI)<br />
COACH: Bernardo Otaño.<br />
RESULTS<br />
Argentina 7-South Africa 45<br />
Argentina 31-Ireland 22<br />
Argentina 33-Morocco 7<br />
Argentina 12-Western Samoa 28<br />
Argentina 5-Hong Kong 26<br />
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RWC STATS<br />
RWC 2001, MAR <strong>DE</strong>L PLATA<br />
SQUAD<br />
Diego Albanese (Grenoble, FFR)<br />
Pedro Baraldi (Jockey Club, Rosario)<br />
Felipe Contepomi (Bristol, RFU)<br />
Ignacio Corleto (Narbonne, FFR)<br />
Martín Gaitán (CASI)<br />
Francisco Leonelli (La Tablada)<br />
José Núñez Piossek (Huirapuca)<br />
Santiago Phelan (CASI)<br />
Agustín Pichot (Bristol, RFU)<br />
Hernán Senillosa (Hindú)<br />
COACH: Gonzalo Albarracín.<br />
RESULTS<br />
Argentina 49-Russia 7<br />
Argentina 27-Korea 14<br />
Argentina 12-Fiji 19<br />
Argentina 33-Ireland 12<br />
Argentina 36-Kenya 7<br />
Argentina 14-South Africa 12<br />
Cup Semifinal: Argentina 7 - New Zealand 31<br />
RWC 2005, HONG KONG<br />
SQUAD<br />
Juan Martín Berberian (CASI)<br />
Francisco Bosch (Hindú Club)<br />
Lucas Borges (Pucará)<br />
Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Liceo Naval)<br />
Santiago Gómez Cora (Lomas Athletic)<br />
Fernando Higgs (Los Tordos)<br />
Francisco Leonelli Morey (La Tablada)<br />
Lucio López Fleming (SIC)<br />
Federico Martín Aramburú (Biarritz Olympique, FFR)<br />
Andrés Romagnoli (San Fernando)<br />
Martín Schusterman (Plymouth Albion, RFU)<br />
Federico Serra Miras (SIC)<br />
COACH: Hernán Rouco Oliva.<br />
RESULTS<br />
Argentina 40- Russia 5<br />
Argentina 24-Tunisia 5<br />
Argentina 36-Kenya 7<br />
Argentina 33-Uruguay 19<br />
Argentina 5- South Africa 12<br />
Argentina 14-Fiji 22<br />
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RWC STATS<br />
RWC 2009, DUBAI<br />
SQUAD<br />
Martín Bustos Moyano (Córdoba Athl.)<br />
Dino Tomás Cáceres (Tucumán Lawn Tennis)<br />
Gonzalo Camacho (Buenos Aires C&RC)<br />
Agustín Figuerola (CASI)<br />
Pablo Gómez Cora (Lomas Athletic)<br />
Santiago Gómez Cora (Lomas Athletic)<br />
Lucas González Amorosino (Pucará)<br />
Lucio López Fleming (SIC)<br />
Francisco Merello (Regatas Bella Vista)<br />
Santiago Piccaluga (Newman)<br />
Martín Rodríguez (Atlético del Rosario)<br />
Horacio San Martín (Tala)<br />
COACH: Duncan Forrester.<br />
RESULTS<br />
Argentina 19-Uruguay 7<br />
Argentina 40-Zimbabwe 5<br />
Argentina 14-Wales 0<br />
Argentina 14-South Africa 12<br />
Argentina 12-Kenya 0<br />
Cup Final: Argentina 12 - Wales 19<br />
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STATISTICS<br />
Participated in all 5 7´s RWC<br />
31<br />
Played Games<br />
21<br />
Won<br />
10<br />
Lost<br />
639<br />
Points Scored<br />
436<br />
Conceded<br />
Highest Score<br />
Widest Margin<br />
Best Position<br />
49-7 v Russia, 2001<br />
49-7 v Russia, 2001<br />
2nd., 2009<br />
Against<br />
Portugal<br />
Hong Kong<br />
England<br />
No Games<br />
7´s RWC 1997, Argentina 5 - Hong Kong 26<br />
No Games<br />
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UNIÓN<br />
<strong>ARGENTINA</strong> <strong>DE</strong> <strong>RUGBY</strong><br />
ARGENTINE <strong>RUGBY</strong> UNION<br />
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