José María Núñez Piossek

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name = José María Núñez Piossek


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José María Núñez Piossek (born 6 December, 1976 in Tucumán) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for French club Aviron Bayonnais in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has alsos represented the Argentina national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is on the wing.

He made his international debut for Argentina in May 2001 in a match against Uruguay. He played one other match that year; coming off the bench in a match against the All Blacks. In 2002, he played in four Tests including games against Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Australia.

On April 27 2003 Núñez Piossek scored 9 tries in a 144-0 victory over Paraguay.

He played a number of Tests during the early part of 2003, and was then included in the Pumas' 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. he played in games against Australia, Romania and Ireland. He played four Tests in 2004, and in two the following season. He played in the 2006 June Tests against Wales and the All Blacks.

Núñez Piossek is Argentina's all-time leading try scorer, [cite web|url=http://212.69.36.41/news/news_detail.asp?newsid=36529&country=Argentina |title=Piossek wary of wounded Wales |publisher="Scrum.com" |date=2006-06-15 |accessdate=2007-02-23] with 29 tries in 24 tests as of February 23, 2007.

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External links

* [http://www.rwc2003.irb.com/EN/Tournament/Teams/Argentina/Players/Jose%20Maria+Nunez%20Piossek/ José María Núñez Piossek] on rwc2003.irb.com
* [http://www.uar.com.ar/nunez_jose.htm José María Núñez Piossek from UAR.com.ar]
*fr icon [http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur2500000000004648.html lequipe profile]