Gonzalo Tiesi

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Gonzalo Tiesi
Rugby union career
Full name	Gonzalo Pedro Tiesi
Date of birth	(1985-04-24) 24 April 1985
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight	13 st 12 lbs (92 kg)
Playing career
Position	Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003-2005 2005–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012 2013 2013-	S.I.C. London Irish Harlequins Stade Français S.I.C. London Welsh Newcastle Falcons	16 24 18 7 6 0	(15) (10) (5) (10) (0) (0)
correct as of 17 June 2013.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–	Argentina	38	(30)
correct as of 17 November 2013.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2005	Argentina		1
correct as of 23 September 2007.

Gonzalo Tiesi (born 24 April 1985 in Buenos Aires) is a rugby union player from Argentina who plays for the London Welsh since January 2013. Tiesi has also played for the London Irish and Stade Français, and as for 31 December 2012 won 32 full caps for his national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is at centre.

Tiesi formerly played for the San Isidro Club, north of Buenos Aires. Prior to signing with Harlequins he played for London Irish. He has also represented Argentina Sevens at the IRB Sevens event in Los Angeles. He also played for Buenos Aires Rugby Union in 2005 and previously represented Argentina at both under-21 and under-19 level.

At the end of 2011-12 season he left France for getting back to San Isidro Club of Argentina;^[1] in January 2013 Tiesi was signed by the London Welsh.^[2] On 6 November 2013, he signed for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.^[3]

References

↑ "Gonzalo Tiesi volvió a jugar en el SIC" [Gonzalo Tiesi got back to SIC]. La Voz del Interior (in Spanish) (Córdoba). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
↑ "London Welsh: Gonzalo Tiesi joins the Exiles". BBC. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
↑ "Newcastle Falcons sign Argentina centre Gonzalo Tiesi". BBC Sport. 6 November 2013.

External links

v t e Newcastle Falcons squad

Forwards	Graham McGuigan Thompson Vickers Fearn Frazier Golding Hall Murray Shiells Wells Beaumont Boyle Hudson Swinson Townson van der Heijden Hogg Pennycook Robinson Tomaszczyk Tuifua Welch Wilson Fondse Mayhew

Backs	Chudley Crockett Pasqualin Pilgrim Gopperth Higgins Hodgson Manning Eves Fitzpatrick Helleur Hufanga Shortland Fielden Sheriffe A.Tait M.Tait Catterick Goosen

Coach	Russell

v t e Argentina squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Albacete Ayerza Bustos Campos Carizza Creevy Farías Cabello Fernández Lobbe (vc) Fessia Figallo Galarza Ledesma Leguizamón Roncero Scelzo Senatore Vallejos

Backs	Agulla Bosch Camacho Contepomi (c) Fernández González Amorosino Gosio Imhoff Lalanne Rodríguez Sánchez Tiesi Vergallo

Coach	Phelan

v t e Argentina squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup Third Place

Forwards	Albacete Álvarez Kairelis Ayerza Durand I. Fernández Lobbe J. Fernández Lobbe González Bonorino Guiñazú (vc) Hasan Ledesma (injured) Leguizamón Longo Lozada Ostiglia Roncero Scelzo Schusterman Vernet Basualdo

Backs	Agulla Borges F. Contepomi M. Contepomi Corleto N. Fernández Miranda Hernández Martín Aramburú Pichot (c) Senillosa Serra Miras Tiesi Todeschini

Coach	Loffreda

Persondata
Name	Tiesi, Gonzalo
Alternative names
Short description	Argentine rugby union player
Date of birth	24 April 1985
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death

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