Manuel Contepomi

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Manuel Contepomi
Personal information
Date of birth August 20, 1977 (1977-08-20) (age 30)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 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
1996-2005, 2007-present Newman
Professional clubs Caps (points)
2005-2006
2006-2007
Bristol
Rovigo
National team(s) Caps (points)
1998-present Argentina 32 (35)
7's National teams Tournaments
1997-2002 Argentina 10

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.

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

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