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TIESI GoNZALo
Age: 26 Tests: 30 Points: 40
Full name: Gonzalo Pedro Tiesi
Weight & Height: 92 Kg & 1,84 m.
Date of birth (place): 24/4/1985 (Buenos Aires)
occupation: Rugby player
Club: San Isidro Club
previous Clubs: London Irish (R.F.U.), Harlequins (R.F.U.), Stade Francais (F.F.R.)
position: Centre
Test Debut: 4/12/2004 vs. South Africa
Tests: 29
Tests points: 40 (8 tries)
Honours: Pumas 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011; Argentina
A 2007; Pumas 7’s 2005; Argentina M-19 2004; Argentina M-21 2005; Buenos
Aires provincial team.
Tests: 30
2011: RWC: 10/09 vs. England.
2010: 12/06 vs. Scotland (1 try); 19/06 vs. Scotland; 26/06 vs. France; 13/11 vs. Italy; 20/11 vs. France; 28/11 vs. Ireland.
2009: 06/06 vs. England; 13/06 vs. England; 14/11 vs. England; 21/11 vs. Wales; 28/11 vs. Scotland.
2008: 7/06 vs. Scotland (1 try); 14/06 vs. Scotland; 7/11 vs. France; 15/11 vs. Italy.
2007: RWC: 11/9 vs. Georgia; 22/9 vs. Namibia (1 try); 14/10 vs. South Africa
2006: 11/6 vs. Wales; 17/6 vs. Wales (2 tries); 24/6 vs. New Zealand; 1/7 vs. Chile; 8/7 vs. Uruguay; 11/11: vs. England.
2005: 23/4 vs. Japan; 2/7 vs. Canadá (2 tries); 19/11: vs. Italy (1 try); 3/12: vs Samoa.
2004: 4/12: vs. South Africa.
other appearances:
2009: 20/06 vs. French Barbarians.
2007: 4/8 vs. Chile XV.
Sevens:
2005: 4-5/2: Wellington; 12-13/2: Los Angeles.
Tours: 12
2011: Wales & England – New Zealand (RWC)
2010: Italy, France & Ireland.
2009: England - England, Wales & Scotland.
2008: France, Italy & Ireland.
2007: Wales & Belgium – France (RWC)
2006: England, Italy & France.
2005: Canadá – Scotland & Italy.
2004: France & Ireland.
From 2006, GoNZALo TIESI has played two seasons in London Irish and then he moved to Harlequins and Stade
Francais, and finally he returned to his club, SIC. Tiesi, which took part of several tours with the national team,
scored his first try against Italy in November, 2005, in what it was his second game as starter on The Pumas.
In 2005, the player was also part of the Argentine 7´s in the IRB World Circuit Seven, in Wellington and Los Angeles
series. Gonzalo is the third youngest player to play a test with The Pumas, behind Lisandro Arbizu and Federico
Méndez. When it made his debut, in 2004 against South Africa, it had just 18 years and some months.
He was member of the team who finished third on the 2007 RWC in France. Also played the 2011 RWC in New
Zealand where he suffered a serious injury on the first game of the tournament.
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