Manuel Contepomi

Manuel Contepomi

Date of birth	20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) (age 34)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
School	Cardinal Newman College (Buenos Aires)
Notable relative(s)	Felipe Contepomi (twin brother)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1996-2005, 2007-2008	Newman
correct as of 24 September 2007.
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005-2006 2006-2007	Bristol Rovigo
correct as of 24 September 2007.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1998-2007	Argentina	32	(35)
correct as of 24 September 2007.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
1997-2002	Argentina		10
correct as of 24 September 2007.

Manuel Contepomi (born 20 August 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for the Argentina national team. He is the twin brother of fellow Argentine rugby international Felipe Contepomi.

He formerly played for Bristol in the Guinness Premiership and Rovigo in Italy.

Contepomi played for the national under-19 and under-21 Argentina sides in the early years of his career. After making his international debut for Argentina in 1998, he was included in the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad for Wales. He made his second World Cup appearance at the 2003 tournament in Australia.

Facts

• Manuel Contepomi has received the prestigious Olimpia de Plata for Rugby on two occasions, in 1998 and 2001.

External links

• (English) UAR profile
• Manuel Contepomi on the official Rugby World Cup 2007 site
• 1999 RWC profile
• Manuel Contepomi signs for the Bristol Shoguns
• Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires

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Name	Contepomi, Manuel
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Date of birth	20 August 1977
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
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