Mario Ledesma
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| Mario Ledesma | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mario Ledesma Arocena | ||
| Date of birth | May 17, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Pedro Ledesma (Stade Français) (brother) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
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| Position | Hooker | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2005-present 2003-2005 |
Clermont Castres Narbonne Curupaytí |
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| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1996-present | Argentina | 62 | (15) |
Mario Ledesma Arocena (born 17 May 1973 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, and the Buenos Aires club in Argentina. Ledesma has also played for the Argentina national team, including being a part of their 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cup squads. His usual position is at hooker.
Ledesma was an under-19 and student international for Argentina during the early years of his career. He made his international debut against Uruguay in 1996. He played one other match in 1996, against Canada. He then became a regular in the Argentina team, and even captaining them against Japan in September of 1998. He played numerous games during the 1999 World Cup in Wales.
He won well over 10 caps in the build up to the 2003 World Cup in Australia, where he played in numerous games, including the tournament oener against the Wallabies at Telstra Stadium, Sydney. He went on the November tours in both 2004 and 2005, and was a part of the team that defeated Wales in the home Test series during June of 2006.
Mario is one of many unsung and underrated Argentinian professional rugby players. Through much of the milleniun decade and into Argentina's impressive 2007 RWC, he was considered one of the world's top hookers for his workrate, mobility, lineout throwing and pivotal set-piece leadership.
[edit] Family
Ledesma comes from a sporting family and his younger brother Pablo Ledesma recently signed with the French club Stade Français.
[edit] External links
- Mario Ledesma at Unión Argentina de Rugby (English)
- Mario Ledesma on ercrugby.com
- 1999 RWC profile
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