Gabriel Ascárate

Gabriel Ascárate
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Ascárate
Born20 October 1987
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Club information
Playing positionCentre / Wing
Current clubGlasgow Warriors
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2014Club Natación y Gimnasia()
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club()
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2010–12Pampas XV16(15)
2012–13US Carcassonne18(7)
2013–14Glasgow Warriors6(5)
2015Pampas XV()
Representative team(s)
2006Argentina U197(49)
2007Argentina U212(5)
2007–08Argentina A3(10)
2008–11Pumas Sevens5()
2009–10Argentina Jaguars7(5)
2007–Argentina14(20)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 June 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 15 June 2014.

Gabriel Ascárate (born 20 October 1987) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro 12.[1][2][3]

Career

Ascárate started his career in his homeland playing for both Club Natación y Gimnasia in his hometown of San Miguel de Tucumán and later the Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club. He also represented the Pampas XV in the South African Vodacom Cup between 2010 and 2012[4] before moving abroad to join French side US Carcassonne for the 2012–13 season. He made 18 appearances in France before moving north in July 2013 to join Glasgow Warriors. [1][2][3]

International career

He made his senior debut for Los Pumas against Chile in May 2007 and to date he has amassed 8 caps and scored 2 tries.[5] He is also a former Pumas Sevens player, making 5 appearances in the IRB Sevens World Series between 2008 and 2011.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Glasgow Warriors sign Argentine back Gabriel Ascarate". BBC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Gabriel Ascarate signs to bolster Glasgow midfield". Scotsman. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Gabriel Ascárate itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Gabriel Ascárate Argentina Rugby Player Profile". Argentina Rugby. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. "Gabriel Ascárate ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 4 September 2013.