Gonzalo Quesada

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Gonzalo Quesada was born May 2, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He won 36 caps playing at Fly-half for the Argentinian rugby union side between 1996 and 2003. He made his test debut at the age of 22 against the United States the 14 September 1996. He won his final cap the 26 October 2003 during the 2003 Rugby World Cup against Ireland. Argentina lost the match but Quesada scored 12 of Argentinas 15 points. He was the top points scorer at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales, scoring 102 points.

Before the 1999 Rugby World Cup he played for Hindú Club in Argentina alongside the Fernández Miranda brothers Nicolas and Juan. After kicking 102 points at the 1999 Rugby World Cup (and finishing top point scoer of the entire tournament) he was invited to play for Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée in France. He left Narbonne in 2002 to sign for another French club, AS Béziers Hérault where he still plays. The English madia nicknamed him Speedy Gonzales.

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• Gonzalo Quesada - Official Site (Spanish)
• Gonzalo Quesada - Gonzalo Quesada - Wales 1999 (Spanish)